There are problems with the discussion again this morning. Old discussions are unavailable, but at least comments are working for today’s post—for now. This is the same issue that first beset us late last week. I have some possible repairs I haven’t tried yet, but I don’t have time this morning to tackle this thing. I apologize, but rather than blunder around and crash the whole site as I did Monday, I’m going to take a more measured approach this time. I want discussion to be available, but the truth is, the vast majority of people who visit this site do not comment. For them life goes on. For those who want to comment, please be patient while I try to work out all the bugs.
Jumping Jill
By Jimmy Johnson
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54 responses to “Jumping Jill”
Continued good luck in figuring this infernal thing out, JJ. God speed!
“Lusty song of the bird”, eh? I just wish the area pine trees would finish having sex with each other.
Not having comments is better than spam, IMHO.
Ah, plug-ins. They sort of remind me of the time when I was a kid and learned that poking a table knife into the toaster while it was toasting was not a good idea.
Hey Johnson, I hope you get the all the kinks kinked out. Kinky. You should make an Arlo and Janis X-rated comic. That would be hot and hilarious. Feel free to use the idea, I don’t expect payment, however I do accept payment.
Good luck, keep up the good work, we love it!
Love,
PB & Janis
GR 6: sexy pine trees? Are you actually allergic to pine pollen? I’m glad I’m not, though I still react some to grasses and ragweed. The jackpines around here release so much yellow pollen that, on a windless day, our lakeshores look like you could walk on water. That’s probably about 5-6 weeks away.
It’s interesting the difference a dot makes in the hands of a skilled artist. On one’s cheek it’s a freckle or acne, on a wet tee, it’s a pokie, and in today’s retro, it’s a tum button [Walt Kelly introduced wife and me to that term in the ’50s].
Today’s TIP blogspot is a delight: http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
The regular TIP has mostly been reruns for several days now.
eMb, that’s what I call it when the pines are “swapping pollen” around here. Most local folk blame the current spate of seasonal allergies on pine pollen, I suppose because they can see it (like, everywhere). But my understanding is that the very reason they can see pine pollen (its relatively large size) is why it is not actually an allergy trigger for most people (it’s too large), and that their allergies are more likely triggered by other less visible pollens that are in the air at the same time.
Coincidentally, at my recent routine physical, my resting heart rate was also 55. And yes, I have been working out.
And also yes, today’s retro could have been improved, in my estimation, by the addition of two more “dots”. 😉
I never post in here.
And a “dot” morning to you, Mindy.
Ghost: On a loose shirt like that, they wouldn’t work.
Not likely in Panel 4, but perhaps in Panel 2.
The sometimes ephemeral nature of pokies is part of their charm. 😉
Another lesson learned. Don’t plan on looking back at today’s post tomorrow. Oh well, out of town until Thursday night.
I almost wish I posted here from time to time so I could comment about Ghost’s ephemeral quest for pokies. Or is it a quest for the “perfect” pokie? Good morning, Ghost. It’s a two dot morning. Afternoon, actually, been out in the sun. I never post here. Ginger and Shelly were with me. They never post, either. I’ve learned a lot from Shelly. Goodbye.
So Arlo and Janis.com has become Las Vegas: What is posted here, stays here, then gets wiped out the next day.
emb – What is it that’s 5-6 weeks away? The next windless day? Mid May is about when the spring winds die down around here. Today they are a placid 20-25mph + gusts.
It did mud again overnight. That’s what passes for rain these days. Ten to 15 minutes of sprinkles, just enough to pull dust from the air and coat everything outside with it.
On the bright side the brisk temperatures do tend to lead to more pokies!
So, Mindy, inquiring minds want to know why you and Shelly don’t post here….are you three abandoning us? And just what have you learned from Shelly….she’s posted that she is a carpenter…..ahh….now there’s a song….”If I were a carpenter, I’d be……”quick Mark, who sung that song…I don’t recall.
Indy Mindy…got that boat out yet??
GR 😉
PB and Janis…read somewhere today it’s National Peanut Butter and Jelly day…so happy PBJ day.
later………………
‘What is it that’s 5-6 weeks away?’ Jackpine pollination time. Right now, of course, you can walk on the water, but not as uniformly as you could a month ago. We’ve had several ‘warm’ [= above freezing] days, but the ice on most nearby lakes was probably > 2′ thick earlier on. Lakes will be largely ice-free in 5-6 weeks.
It’s not that I’m allergic to pine pollen, but I get tired of having to clean it off everything, and it makes my usually dark green truck a weird chartreuse color.
I don’t think I post here. I looked to see if I did yesterday, and didn’t find anything, so maybe I don’t.
Jerry in FL, I posted about the Golden Sahara yesterday. My suggestion is just to Google it. Look for Kustom Kars and Rik Hoving.
Debbe 😉 The Carpenters? 🙂
Happily, most of my comments are of the throw-away persuasion, as many of them apparently got thrown away.
Yes, Mindy, what have you learned from Shelly that you didn’t already know?
Mindy, or teach Shelly that she didn’t already know?
I visit the site and comment, but nobody pays any attention to me. I feel like a new kid at a clique party 🙁
Somehow I knew that I’d opened Pandora’s Box. And she wasn’t even with us! Oh, Mommy! Guess what I learned in school today! 😀 Shelly is a very lovely, intelligent and nice woman.
Dear Lilyblack, I have often felt exactly the same way. But once in a while one of the “popular kids” will pay attention and then I feel good. Keep trying, I will respond; notice that this site has got problems lately, so I fervently wish that Mr. Johnson can straighten them out without too much aggravation to himself.
Lily, I thought I had replied to one of your comments. (Not that I’m one of the “popular kids”, of course.) A nurse, aren’t you?
“Shelly is a very lovely, intelligent and nice woman”, Mindy? I was already convinced of that. I was hoping for some major dish (not to confused with Lt. Dish in MASH) about something I didn’t already know. 🙂