Today, I’m going to begin a series of cartoons that first ran in 1997. It ran for two weeks in newspapers, and before we’re finished, I intend to show the entire series. So, I hope you enjoy “Hardly Harvey,” because Harvey will be visiting with us for days to come. Harvey is a giant dust bunny visible only to Janis, and he is, of course, based upon the title character in the 1950 movie starring Jimmy Stewart, which probably would make my list of 25 favorite movies.
Hardly Harvey
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68 responses to “Hardly Harvey”
The Minn. R. is a piddling stream in a very wide valley. The valley was carved by Glacial River Warren, the longtime southern outlet of Glacial Lake Agassiz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_River_Warren
and related sites. Neat stuff. emb
you can find anything on the internet, sometimes you can even find good things.
here is a site for sailing fiction readers: http://historicnavalfiction.com/
among my other favorites are the richard bolitho novels by alexander kent, the series on alan lewrie by dewey lambdin, and those about ramage by dudley pope.
jackie might know mr lambdin. the reference site says he sails his schooner in the gulf of mexico, lives in nashville, tn.
Just asked, we own those Mark but the reference guide is great!
Gosh, I love readers!
Mike has gotten rid of a lot of books outside his sailing/sailing fiction books but he keeps them on lists so we don’t end up with duplicates. When we do, we donate them to the book sale each year for others.
I loved Ramage too. I loved the t.v. Hornblower and Ramage series more than I did the movies. I am not thinking they made movies on Ramage?
As a little girl I read everything I could get my hands on, usually reading everything in some limited libraries, so my mom bought me paperback novels. In the 1950’s historical novels were big, so I read all I could find, many not appropriate for an 8-9 year old!
I loved knights, sea captains, adventurers and detectives. Dainty little girl stories held no appeal for me! Still don’t, no romances or women’s books except cooking and gardening, which men like too.
And war stories too, Lily. And mystical lands like Middle Earth.
Love, Jackie
jackie, if you have a smartphone or tablet, go to barnes and noble or amazon and search for megapack in the nook or kindle books. lots of the type stories you like in collections of around 25-27 stories (some novels) for 99 cents plus tax.
emb:
All but one of the “pros” I saw trolling the truck stop parking lots looked terrible. The only cute one looked to be 16… and walked right up to solicit me. I shouted “No!” at her as the only thing on my mind was the stuck tandem release pin I was spraying with WD-40 and hammering on… her pimp took offense at that, wondering how I could turn down such a “sweet thang”? Fortunately the pin finally retracted so I was able to move the tandems and leave.
Never been solicited by a hooker. Suppose that says something about me, just not sure what.
GR6: It says you haven’t been targeted as a potential customer. Hot, sweaty, swearing truckers apparently are. 🙁
Jackie, never said I wouldn’t enjoy the company, only that I couldn’t do the ride by myself. I’d have a panic attack. I’m not good by myself, I have to have company. Which is why I love this house so much, always somebody around to talk to. Hm, I love the Hornblower books, especially Commodore Hornblower, and I love other CSF books like The Captain From Connecticut and The Good Shepherd. Ramage is okay though he is kind of a Mary Sue, Alexander Kent is boring. Marryat is fun, Nicholas Monserrat is awesome, HMS Ulysses by Alistair Maclean is kind of dark. There was a book about a Dutch tugboat captain that I read that was too dark, too. That’s all I’ve got. But none of them are a patch on Jack and Stephen
jackie/lily, ever read any of the dutch mysteries by janwillem van de wetering? or the martin beck ones by wahloo and sjowall? there are language marks in these last two i cant add. latter are dark but good.
Heh, “Dark but good” doesn’t compute with me. “Dark” just means, “I’m not gonna read that again, or anything else by that author.” “Suspense” translates just the same. I hate suspense and dark. I like happy endings, likable heroes, and dead villains. The only anti-hero I love is Harry Flashman, and I feel he is really just a hero who doesn’t lie to himself. Night night. Zzzzz
Allergies got me up early. Might as well go in and get an early start on the day. As yesterday didn’t fair so well, it might be for the best.
Morning Debbe! I say bring on the chilly! Maybe it will kill off the last of these infernal spiders! And if those teenagers keep giving you trouble, break out the ball and chains (You can tell them it’s their Halloween costumes!)
Good morning Villagers….
Mark, are you typing with one hand? Noticed you’re not capitalizing 🙂
GR 🙂 I’ve heard the pork chop joke too, still funny.
Jackie, I’ve also heard about the $100 stuck to one’s forehead. Was approached while working as a bartender once with a $100 bill….was never that hungry.
I, too, loved the movie “Master and Commander” and the Galapogos scenes.
Trying to find out some info on Verizon cell phone towers. In this little country community, we had a tower go up. Some of the county folks were scurrying to get the tower on their property. The catch, you had to have access to a paved road. If it is Verizon, and I dialed 228 for tower access which said I dialed an invalid number, they’ve not turned on the signal. I hope it is Verizon, as I get lousy reception.
JJ…I remember this story arc, thanks for clarifying the dust bunny part.
Ya’ll have a blessed day
and Indy Mindy….I feel for you and your allergies. It is a miserable time of the year for mold and stuff…I take generic Benedryl….but not at work. And hen house dust is miserable too.l
Ryan Gosling?
http://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/
emb: Gosling is a contemporary Hollywood heart-throb and former child actor; starred in the film The Notebook. I’m too hetero to say for sure, but I suspect many women might go to some lengths to see him naked. 🙂
GR6: Thanks.
All: Re TV, which is a common topic here, today’s ‘Herman’ skewers it well. I couldn’t find a website; it comes with a gocomics I get.
I am getting old. I don’t want one of these:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPEEDY_CORVETTE
Once upon a time I would have lusted after one of those.
TR, I clicked on your http and got only AP news stuff. Was there more?
Yup. Same happened to me, cxp. I seldom to never take time for the musical links but often look at the others. BTW, we loved Pickles today, and I thought you should be sure to see it, cxp. Also BTW, I am married to a CXP.
http://www.mycomicspage.com/pickles/2014/10/02/