Here’s another Sunday from 10 years ago. So, “Little Nemo in Slumberland” would be 110 years old this year. Winsor McCay was one of the greatest comic strip artists of all time, not to mention one of the first. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s been downhill ever since, but no one has ever surpassed McCay in drawing, scripting, dialog, creativeness, pacing… the list goes on. “Little Nemo” only ran on Sundays, beginning in The New York Herald in 1905. In the day, Sunday funnies were the new technological marvel. Seriously. Many cartoonists then were little more than overworked and underpaid cogs in a giant newspaper machine, but the popular ones such as McCay and Rudolph Dirks and Richard Outcault became wealthy celebrities. Outcault pretty much invented the art form in 1895 with “Down in Hogan’s Alley” and later invented the modern comic strip with “Buster Brown.”
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78 responses to “Dutiful Dreamer”
To Jerry in Fl: Thank you for the suggestion about the picnic coolers … and thanks to Denise in Michigan, too, for the added advice. I will keep your words in mind for next time. Thank goodness, our electricity stayed on, and our friends and family around here, too!
The Boston Globe has a sad story today of some houses on the coast down there, wrecked by flooding due to the storm.
Trapper Jean, that’s quite a story about your mother and the burnt on egg pan! My mother and my grandmother used to burn food on now and then … I think after those two generations I have learned not to, so I don’t.
Debbe and Jackie, here’s your chicken catcher: http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=24458
Jackie,
My hat’s off to you for your kindness to those young police officers. Next to the military they’re my favorite people, even though the liberal press would love to give them a bad name. You are a true Christian person.
I sure hope everyone has faired well with the Winter storm. We have hurricanes but seldom get any measurable snow here in Big BR,LA. Our high temp has been near 70 all week. We’ll have 4 (maybe 6) grand kids here Friday. Wifey and I are going to a Mardi Gras Ball Saturday(very formal!) and then to my daughter’s Super Bowl Party Sunday. Don’t have a favorite but it’s a good excuse to get together with all the family. We are an unusual American family,i.e., three grown kids,spouses and 6 grand kids (13 to 7) live within 15 minutes of my house! We’re almost like an old Italian family. Makes for some fun times as we age. No amount of money can buy what we have. God bless us, everyone.
Some may recall “The Aubergine Digit Affair” of which I wrote back in mid-September, my adventures in getting my MRSA-infected left index finger treated after it appeared to be trying to turn into an eggplant. As I later mentioned, I lost considerable range of motion in its middle knuckle during the healing process, and that has persisted up until this day. Whereas I can easily bend all my other fingers inwards to touch my palms, that finger fails to do so by about two inches. And it’s somewhat painful to bend it even that far.
To make a long story even longer, the orthopedist I saw this morning told me the problem was due to internal scar tissue caused by the infection (damn thing was even worse than I thought) that is restricting movement of the tendon in the finger. His opinion is that it will improve with time and occupational therapy should help if it doesn’t improve enough on its own. But now that I know what the problem is, I’ll do my own therapy by simply forcing it to bend repeatedly, with the confidence that I won’t further injure the offending digit. It may be somewhat painful to do so, but perhaps I can find a bullet around here to bite down on.
Bit of reflected glory here (not really) –
Richard Outcault hails from this town.
I was unaware that he became wealthy, though.
For some reason, that fact does not appear in the local history about him.
GR6, start taking left handed target practice. Never know when ambidextrous muzzle control could be the solution. 😉
Good evening all. I am returned from the Big City of Tulsa with wonderful news. I already suspected but having a doc from Mayo confirm it was priceless. Every single number on every single test of everything in and on my body came back normal. The best they have been in 20 years. My diabetes numbers are perfect, my weight is going down, my mobility is coming up and my attitude is stunning, at least to my endocrinologist. He was so happy. Doctors do not often get many opportunities to be happy with their patients nor their patients with them.
Not only does he approve my proposed “life style” but thinks it is a fantastic thing to do with myself. Turns out besides boats we share an interest in fly fishing, he fishes, I plan to go back to try it again as one of my Bucket List wishes. We like the same clothing stores and covet Orvis. He has Orvis waders, gave me a recommendation for a guide south of us in our famous fly fishing lake and said to say he sent me and I gave him an author friend of mine who writes about fly fishing and life beautifully. A good office visit.
Then I went to my favorite oriental restaurant (only good one in Tulsa, pitiful choices) and had a lovely flat iron grilled salmon with grilled asparagus, lime vinaigrette on salad, brown rice and over tipped the sweet young waiter. No way was I messing up those numbers!
A satisfying day out, which proves being good can sometimes be good for you.
Love, Jackie
Sand, I thought same thing but didn’t say it. I have two “trigger finger” injuries and have for 40 years. They come and go and the surgery and shots into the joints are even worse so I just let them exist. As somewhat of a past expert on hand/finger injuries, having paid for probably a couple thousand, I don’t care if the procedure has improved, I wouldn’t do it.
Jackie: “Then I went to my favorite oriental restaurant (only good one in Tulsa, pitiful choices) and had a lovely flat iron grilled salmon with grilled asparagus, lime vinaigrette on salad, brown rice and over tipped the sweet young waiter. No way was I messing up those numbers! A satisfying day out, which proves being good can sometimes be good for you.”
Lovely. It is good to see a good person happy.
Peace, emb
Ghost, maybe one of these would help?
https://www.ncmedical.com/item_1431.html
Jackie, I can have only one response to the health report you just gave us…wonderful.
Last time I owned anything from Orvis I was a size 8 or 10 probably. And had more money too probably? But I am going to try the fly fishing again. I have decided at this point style won’t matter much unless I could afford the lodge in Scotland as well. Not own it, just visit it.
That’s the trouble with having an educated taste in reading! Think I will try for south Oklahoma or Arkansas fishing.
Wow, a robo-hand!
sand, my right hand is dominate, and my lame finger is on my left hand. That said, I do about a third of my training shooting with my secondary pistol using my left hand, on the premise that one needs not only a back-up weapon but a back-up hand as well.
In case anyone was wondering about conditions in “Hogan’s Alley” today…
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/training/hogans-alley
Jackie, I’m a Scorpio. Everything you’ve heard about them is probably true. 😉
Ghost, I think I read eclectically and then you put some of yours up! I feel like Little Mary Sunshine in comparison.
I would believe anything about you and I tend to not be gullible.
I’ve made a couple of decisions and am going to follow through with them, one I am going to clean out my mom’s apartment and offer it furnished to some young officer, I don’t suppose I can pick from a lineup? Then let it be known broadly that I am doing so and also got my gun license, and put stickers to NRA in car windows and house windows. Get myself a gun rack for
the Ford pickup (which has always been mine anyway) and while I am at it learn to kill targets, as my New Zealand friend told my mom when she asked what he killed?
My friend is going to build a small boat for me and not have to clone himself for me, so I can learn/relearn to sail something smaller than 37 feet. I own all possible materials for about six or so boats anyway, so I am not going to be in a hurry to get rid of any of them. I intend to put down a deposit on the fiberglass boat I want, whether it is a good idea or not, the worst thing that can happen is I end up selling it or letting others sail it. It will be the prettiest girl at the dance.
And I am going to do all this in print and in public, a very good way to carry through on commitments, no matter what result is. That is what being fearless is about.
What this has to do with A and J- Jimmy has given us some fictional characters who are both good, decent, often fearful and often not, very human and real and an example to us all. He has made me laugh and smile so many times, inspiring hope and joy. So, I intend to leave the dock and push away from the shore because I can do it.
Love you all, Jackie
Jackie, maybe you could get one of the canine officers with his/her partner. That ought to help keep the bad people away. Unfortunately there are no safe places anymore. To paraphrase the character in B.C., “Crooks got cars!”.
And I’m an Aquarius also, turning 60 soon. Maybe why my mind does not travel in a straight line from point A to point B, but I try to enjoy the trip!
Bless you, Jackie, I am so happy for you. Carry on with your exciting plans. Your friends in the Village are rooting for you!
Jackie, keep on rockin’ girl.
Mark, when you get to my age the brain starts doing barrel rolls and inverted loops. Half the doctors say too much medication and the other 75% say not enough. And at the price of the copays, Jack Daniels looks like a cost effective cure. Enjoy your youth.
I am sitting here laughing my head off at you guys again. I had already thought of a canine officer and because I am a dog lover I am more than willing to have canine residents too. As a total aside, I came home to find a note from one of my neighbors who could certainly know who picked up my golf cart. He had come by to talk to me while I was in Tulsa so I will call my new deputy friend with the information. Let us just say, this is not one of our Christian senior citizens but I suspect he likes me because of the little boats. He drew me a nice little red boat on his note. And is praying for me, which I also believe.
Listening to a long play list of Bruddah Iz who has to be the most amazing uke player I have ever heard, even if you don’t like Hawaiian music he is beautiful musician.
No, there is no safe place and we can’t let fear or distrust hold us back.
Love, Jackie
Ghost:
“I’m a Scorpio. Everything you’ve heard about them is probably true.”
Are you sure you are still a Scorpio? The Zodiac as usually reported is now actually out of date, because of Earth’s 26,000 year wobble called precession. Sol spends only 6 or 7 days in Scorpio now. 2,000 years ago it was about a month, and included my birthday. It no longer does. If I remember, I’m now a Libra, but don’t much care. There’s also now a 13th sign of the Zodiac. Bootes, maybe, but I’m not sure. All this is on the web.
Peace, emb
Taurus here. Married to a Scropio.
Off the subject, but how long does anyone think it will take Martine to bleed out? We can do a pool of estimates here, purely for entertainment, since Brooke won’t allow comments over on his cartoon.
I am trying to decide if I want to stay awake that long.
I have an astrological analysis done for me by a customer long, long ago that totally nailed me far better than a psychological one that cost thousands. The astrological one was free. I kept both.
Apparently Mike fell in the category of those whose sign might be different depending on which stellar system one used. I never could learn celestial navigation, or even navigation with a GPS, I would end up like Gilligan’s Island on the opposite side of the island, lost forever. We should never have married apparently? I can however read road maps pretty well.
Love, Jackie
Then sand knows. 🙂
Jackie, it might (or might not) surprise you to know I literally never think of my age. When I need to know it for a form or something, I go, “Ah…” and have to do some quick arithmetic in my head. I decided a long time ago that one of the worst ways that people limit themselves is the mindset that “I’m too old to do [whatever].” I try never to fall into that trap.
In the same way, I believe you have made the decision not to limit yourself with concerns about age, health, etc. I hope so, anyway.
You go, girl.
I’m going to live until I die. Was that the Stones? I will look it up.