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Feverish Plans

By Jimmy Johnson


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This comic strip from ten years ago this month is an excellent example of the subtlety for which A&J is known. Subtlety usually elicits one of three responses: “That’s cute;” “I like funny comic strips,” and, most often, “I don’t get it.” I suppose this particularly strip could have been made better if I’d added a thought balloon in the first panel, reading, “Boy, I really do like to relax and do nothing in the beautiful spring weather” and another in the second panel to the effect, “I sure do like to work hard in the yard and garden when spring finally comes!” I’m sorry. I’m not talking about you. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t get it. It’s just that I woke up in a snarky mood.

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317 responses to “Feverish Plans”

  1. Jackie monies Avatar
    Jackie monies

    Albert Einstein or the alligator in Pogo? Or you and I are cousin’s? Debbe get through working so darn hard. I intend to come kidnap you to go do something for the heck of it

  2. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Jackie, this will help you answer Jerry’s question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ma8OhzFdIA

  3. domaucan1 Avatar
    domaucan1

    Thanks for all the suggestions on “that Friday” but, I have the impression that Arlo was thinking of something more romatic than Nov.22, 1963. I could be wrong. Maybe JJ can straighten us out. I’m sure everyone remembers where they were on that day, unless they weren’t born yet.
    God bless us every one.

  4. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Anybody need to remove useless programs from a new pc? Or from the one you already have? Here’s an article on how to do that. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2477704,00.asp

  5. Jackie monies Avatar
    Jackie monies

    I need more than an article Mark!

  6. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Debbe 😉 I believe you asked about this one, once upon a time. Did you ever find it?

    http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2007/05/15

  7. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Jackie, I would enjoy travelling most anywhere with a mild climate, good food and no unnecessarily restrictive gun laws.

  8. Jackie monies Avatar
    Jackie monies

    Subtle Ghost

  9. Jackie monies Avatar
    Jackie monies

    I am on way to a drop daughter and grandson in the capable hands of Delta. GS partied until 3 am.

  10. emb Avatar
    emb

    Jerry: I presume Albert Einstein. Still no OF prediction.

    TIP BlogSpot and comic the same again: http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/

    Peace, emb

  11. emb Avatar
    emb

    The Albert Anker painting is “Leapfrog.” Not surprising. Prominent Swiss painter. Lots of portraits, town scenes, school house, etc. No nudes in any sites I sampled. Splendid still lifes:

    http://www.artoyster.com/albert-anker-paintings_still-life-two-glass-of-red-wine-a-bottle-of-wine-a-corkscrew_sl10740.html

    Many others; that is just the first URL I came upon.

    Peace. emb

  12. Jackie monies Avatar
    Jackie monies

    So, what’s your week look like Ghost? I am looking at seduce which means I haven’t got one yet.

  13. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Nothing too exciting planned for the week, Jackie, although now that you mention it, perhaps I will seduce someone, also.

  14. Jackie monies Avatar
    Jackie monies

    I am laughing hysterically at
    That one. I typed schedule not seduce. These smart phones are supposed to anticipate what they think you want to say but that is downright funny, Mind reading? Ouju board or Magic 8 Ball?

  15. sideburns Avatar

    Mark, I have a much better and more efficient way to get rid of that junque on a new PC: the first time I boot is from a LiveUSB drive and I use it to blow away every single partition on the hard drive so that I can install Linux instead. YMMV and clearly does.

  16. emb Avatar
    emb

    Still no OF prediction. Is St. Urho’s Day a holiday in MT? Peace, emb

    http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html

  17. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    I’d be stuck in the tent for the rest of my life!
    http://cheezburger.com/8093501440

  18. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    See what I meant about not knowing whether or not Janis is really naked in the tub? Dammit.

    http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2007/06/06

  19. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Thought for the Day: Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

  20. Jerry in Fl Avatar
    Jerry in Fl

    We’ve gone from winter straight to summer, from frost to temp’s in the 80’s.

  21. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    And add to the signs (along with the warmer temps and the birds returning and the budding trees) that spring is all but sprung the fact that yesterday I saw a sno-cone stand in the corner of a nearby shopping center parking lot being prepped to open for business for the season.

  22. emb Avatar
    emb

    Yesterday: “High today was high 60s F, but down to 63 at 1800 when . . ..”

    Trouble with that is you lose your winter acclimatization. About 0950 today, it was 38F, light rain + occ. snow flakes. Depressing. Saturday walked to and from the gym at the hospital. Will drive today, as soon as lunch settles down.

    Peace, emb

  23. Ruth Anne in Winter Park Avatar
    Ruth Anne in Winter Park

    emb – I believe Yellowstone’s “winter season” is over, meaning there’s no public access to the OF area for a few weeks and thus no predictions. In years past this has meant that catching eruptions is random luck but chances of seeing wildlife may improve.

  24. emb Avatar
    emb

    Ruth Anne: Thanks. Also, re: “Is St. Urho’s Day a holiday in MT?”, the geyser basin is in WY, I think. emb