August slouches on, with triple-digit heat indices forecast again today. It’s a good time for a sun dress; just don’t wear it outdoors.
It’s You
By Jimmy Johnson
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60 responses to “It’s You”
And what would be the fun in that? No Jimmy, wear it out doors for the peek-a-boo effect. Now you see it, now you don’t. Just good summer fun and great ambiance.
Thats what I tell my wife, I like it Just dont wear it to work
There’s a reason that there is an “Arlo” category on Comics I Don’t Understand (CIDU). 🙂
Definitely a Ghost favorite….
Panel two struck me: It reminds me of Maurice Sendak’s drawing. It’s also a bit like Chuck Jones, but what really reminds me of Sendak is that kind of thickness and thinness of the lines that reminds one, be it ever so slight, of woodcarvings. So alive—
That’s a bit closer and a lot wetter than I would want…
https://www.ksl.com/article/46382249/have-you-seen-this-whale-look-at-that-this-entire-boat-got-drenched
There’s nothing like a peek.
Mdt48302, this is true, no matter if you’ve seen the same item(s) brazenly displayed on other occasions, the peek at it can still provide a distinctive thrill. Jimmy knows this as well– if not better– than we.
Mdt48302:
I recall the strip in which Arlo said that.
It seems we both have a good memory about certain things.
Everybody must be out peeking at sundresses or something.
Well, we’ve finally got Internet at our new home in Trinidad, CO. Still don’t have our furniture, but at least we’re not completely cut off from civilization any more!
Sideburns: Welcome back! What are you sitting/sleeping on while you wait?
Bob and I are coming up on our 40th wedding anniversary this weekend, plus 5 years together before that. (I’ve been looking through lots of old pictures and marveling at how skinny we were!) Inevitably someone will ask how we managed to make it. Those of you with similar longevity know the answer is something along the lines of “one day at a time”. Neil Gaiman’s timely, for us, Facebook post today contained this link: http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2017/10/wedding-thoughts-all-i-know-about-love.html
We have a pair of canvas deck chairs and air mattresses. Mine is so comfortable that I’m going to put it into my slat frame when it gets here, as I needed one anyway. As I think I may have mentioned before, our new (to us) house is at 6159 feet above sea level, and cooking is going to take a bit of getting used to. Not only isn’t coffee quite hot enough, it needs to brew longer in a french press.
Congratulations, Ruth Anne & Bob! Keep ’em comin’ ….
Ruth Anne and Bob, 40 yr. Congratulations. Have a friend whose husband died suddenly after only 36 yr. Much too short; 58 was too short.
Saw her today at an SRO recital at FLC today. Seems to be coping.
http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2017/10/wedding-thoughts-all-i-know-about-love.html
That poem is a keeper.
Peace,
Ruth Anne and Bob:
Please accept my sincere congratulations and best wishes.
Congrats, Ruth Anne and Bob!
Asked MB what she wanted for supper – she said “Stop doing that – I was just going to ask you.”
We tend to finish each others sentences.
Congratulations to Ruth Anne & Bob and all those that make it work.
They used to claim the 1st year was hardest – maybe that is why we lasted this long –
we saw very little of each other the first year.
Congratulations Ruth Anne and Bob. My wife and I have just celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. I’m sure that Bob understands, as I do, that the secret to a long and happy marriage can be summed up in two words: “Yes, Dear”.
Reticulated giraffe; elephants and guenons at other sites.
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Peace,
Our generation had another bit of sage advice I apply to marriage: Make Love, Not War. I made the conscious decision to always ask myself whether an issue was worth fighting about, and so far nothing has reached that level. We’ve had 38 years and survived having 3 autistic daughters (plus one without that problem) and my little SCA experience.
Wow! 17 hours without a post.
Steve from ROI: “Definitely a Ghost favorite….”
Oh, yes. Definitely in my personal Top 10 Favorite List; conceivably in the Top Five.
Perhaps one day I shall post the story of how a fairly innocent thirteen-year-old boy was introduced to the “mysteries” that are sometimes revealed by a sundress, thereby beginning a life-long appreciation of that garment and those who wear it so fetchingly.
Another 12.5 hours without a post!