I like this one, even if it is from just last year. Plus, it somehow seems to fit our ongoing discussion about content and advertising on the Web and about changes coming to the GoComics Web site. Probably you think I know a lot more about these changes than I’m telling, but I don’t. I don’t know more than you, although I am a lot more curious, believe me. I will admit to a brief conversation with Aaron Weber, the young man in charge of developing the new site, and he stressed that the changes will be far beyond cosmetic. Whether they are fooling themselves remains to be seen, but I do believe the folks at Universal Uclick are serious about exploring the future of “printed” comics. I am excitedly trepidatious, or trepidatiously excited. Mostly, as I stated yesterday, I will wait and see.
308 responses to “Hossing Around”
Smigz on 22 Oct 2016 at 7:24 am #
Debbe, it IS flat in this part of the state. Our Upper Peninsula, ie., Upper Michigan, is a lovely bunch of up and down. I’d like to move up there.
There’s real topography in Lower MI on and near U.MI’s. E.S. George Reserve about 25 mi. NW of Ann Arbor. A ridge referred to as an esker, other glacial outwash features. Skidded off a steep hill E. of Pinckney in late Jan. ’56 [avoiding an oncoming car that was slithering up the same hill]. Was bringing Elaine and our week-old firstborn home from U.MI. hospital in our ’50 Pontiac, the only used car we ever bought. He’s now 60, M.Div., UMC pastor in MN.
Peace,
Eurasian Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, in action. Smaller than our Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis [actually, about the size of the grays on the U.F. campus in Gainesville, FL, that I saw at an Amer. Soc. Mammalogists meeting there], a closer relative of our gray and Fox squirrels [Sciurus niger] than of our Red Squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus. Introduced American grays have serious lowered the populations of S. vulgaris in the UK.
https://weather.com/science/nature/video/epic-peacock-vs-squirrel-battle
The ESGR had all 3, gray, fox, and [few] red in ’55-’58. Peace,
The Inmate Booking Roster I got from the Sheriff’s Office this morning had a mug shot of a darned good-looking babe with charges of…
Public Drunkenness
Public Profanity
Disorderly Conduct
Lewd Conduct
She probably would have made for more fun last night than I had. 😀
Ghost, now why do you get booking rosters. Darlin’ I am getting more and more convinced you are indeed in law enforcement. Unless this is a way to meet errant women and not have enough to join a dating service through Facebook and Twitter as my late husband did
Seriously I came online to say I got my cartoons from Jimmy and absolutely love them! They are fantastic sailing cartoons and I am going to drop them off for framing this morning. I love the inscriptions you did .
Thankso my friend.
Jackie, Ghost could be an attorney or bailsbondman. Recall he has confessed to be well armed and wearing cargo pants.
Many years ago, I had to testify in divorce court (to corroborate the testimony of the plaintiff; what did you think?) and, looking around the witness waiting area, had the passing thought it might be a good place to meet some good-looking soon-to-be-single women. Fortunately, sanity prevailed.
Attorney? Naw. I have enough trouble getting myself out of trouble.
I’m neither a bail-bondsman (too risky, financially) nor a bounty hunter (have too many teeth and not enough tattoos).
Oh, and from the booking photos, tank tops of one color and visible bra straps of a contrasting color are still a thing among the female inmate population. Guess that will end with arrival of the cooler weather.
Reminds me of Jeff Foxwothty’s “If you’ve ever worn a strapless dress with a bra that’s not…you may be a redneck.”
I will go you one better on my mama. My uncle the kazillionaire Shriner let my mom come as company for his sister in law to share a suite on a big Shriner cruise. I loaned mama a wide choice of designer cocktail and even evening clothes and the underwear and chemises to go under sheers.
She wore a sheer see through top with a contrasting bra and no chemise for dinner at the captains table. My uncle banned her from all cruises unless she had a dresser.
Got my first Arlo and Janis cartoon framed. I will take photo but it turned out so fantastic I will do all sa.e.
Damn, wish we had a like button I could clic on.
Where are your tattoos, Ghost?
It was 49 degrees at home this morning and it’s hard to believe that it was short sleeve weather in Central Park in NYC earlier this week. I never knew from seeing it on tv what a beautiful park it is.
Glad you are home Jerry. Just spent evening listening to my friends with Captain Legend Band and thought about you. Wish you could have heard them.
Debbe 😉 I was listening to some of their older songs on Spotify, and here was this one. I really have had enough changes for one year, I believe. And landslides.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQ7cuYgjzw
So, about tattoos, Ghost, do you really have some or are you kidding?
Could be worse, Arlo.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/26/63/31/2663313e3d0b9c7d6e11422559f9cdf7.jpg
I think I went to that party one year.
Remember, Jackie, “too few tattoos” to be a bounty hunter could mean “none”. If so, would that be disqualifying for the sailing life?
I have none and don’t intend to acquire any. I am accustomed to none. None would be my first choice. I do however love beards, not that I am accustomed to those.
Had a great spinach salad with water cress, rare steak slices and sunflower dressing tonight. My waiter suggested. Most dramatic thing was the enormous raccoon that jumped from rocks by waterfall under window of table, fattest thing have seen. There is park by restaurant so he lives on good scraps.
Just gave my entire schedule of events from Thursday October 27 ending Tuesday November 1. Ithe disappeared.
I have no strong pro or con feelings about tattoos; I just never got one because I was just raised by a father who felt only “common” (his word for “low-class”) people got tattoos, and I suppose I was influenced by his feelings about them when I was younger. At the same time, I don’t look down on anyone who chooses to get one, or two, or more, although I feel too many (ugly) tattoos can certainly make one look like a walking freak show.
One of my best friends sent me some pictures made recently while she was getting a tatt, and what she chose and the location was perfect for her. Another friend suddenly showed up with one on the inside of her left wrist, which really surprised me about her, until I realized the scripted letters were the initials of her brother, who had been a homicide victim the year before. (She, her mother, and her sisters had all gotten identical tattoos.) I fact, I have given some serious thought since to getting three small sets of initials inked on me, in memory of my father, my mother, and my sister. Somehow, I don’t think Daddy would mind that.
Well, mine was designed for me and drawn on my hip in appropriate srtists’ inks so I could see it. It was actally lovely but I will be unlikely to have it done. Many of my friends have tattoos, my daughter does. We used to say it would help identify her but I have never seen it.
Mine was to be a Thorny Rose inside a compass rose.
Your daddy sounds familiar, rather as your mama does. I think they would allow that as tasteful and appropriate.
My family adhered to same belief. Mama never knew about daughters rose tattoo. That SIL has several tattoos but he may have some not visible? Doubt mama saw those either.
Good morning Villgers….
Sandcastler, you went way over my head with that second paragraph 🙂
Laptop running slow this morn, Ian left his (is it called domain?) on, and I closed some windows and it said game still running when I hit the shut off button.
Jerry, glad to see you back home and posting…missed you.
later….
GR 😉 not even going to Utube you this morning, but I do love the song Landslide.
later
Elephant drinking from the river. Close expl ore. Peace,
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