It seems like just yesterday I was telling you that “summer hours” were over, and I’d try to post more regularly. I did manage to do that during the cold months, but summer—and summer hours—seem to have returned already. Tell you what: starting next week we’ll do things a bit differently. You won’t notice so much (No, it’s not the much ballyhooed Web site redesign.), but I think it’ll work better for us all. I’m going to prepare five cartoons that will preload during the week, regardless of what I happen to be doing first thing in the morning. Perhaps I will make a comment, or perhaps I won’t, but I am going to try and check in more regularly during the day and comment on your comments more than I do now. To be honest, coming up with something trivial but interesting to write every morning is the hard part of this task; this way, you can help. I think it sounds like fun. We’re always working to improve your Arlo & Janis experience!
Music to the Ears
By Jimmy Johnson
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86 responses to “Music to the Ears”
JJ, you are Symply one of the first stops every day and one of the most Fargone too. Always enjoy the AM visit and the rest throughout the day. Thanks for sharing your time with us!
I’d like to see a Facebook Like button. It seems I want to share the cartoons often. As for keeping up, I have a little program that checks the RSS feed every 10 minutes. If there’s a new post, it just opens my browser to the page.
I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve looked in the back seat to make sure my teenager was still in the car! LOL
Glad to see you whenever you’re here, JJ!
Welcome back, JJ! Hope you enjoyed yourself – we did!
Wow! 394 posts on a “Touch of Glass”!
However you want to do it, Jimmy…it’s your blog. As far as us helping with your daily lead-in comments, well, we’re all about “something trivial but interesting” here. If you don’t believe that, just look at our comments.
I hate to repeat my self, but I want to give a big kudo to JJ for today’s strip and its call back to the classic “There’s something about a peak”. As a long-time reader, I got a big laugh out of it; I imagine the newer readers are scratching their heads.
JJ,you were gone? What with Debbe and GR6 it’s hard some days to get a blog posted. ????
Hey Ghost, how are we going to stay on topic on this one?
Love, Jackie Monies
Thanks for what you do Jimmy.
Some people don’t have enough to do it seems!
Hope all our friends in the Midwest are OK today, especially those in chicken/egg farms where the buildings aren’t very sturdy. I have been worrying about you all.
We all learned what a “derecho” was awhile back here in Oklahoma. We had one hit, the sirens went off, we hit the above ground shelter, came out and everything was laying flat on the ground. Trees, gardens, all knocked flat. We’ve had more than one since but the weather people still have to explain them.
Love, Jackie Monies
If you really, really want to see “Something about a peek”, go to the archives section at the bottom of the blog, click on March 2008, and find Jimmy’s post for 3-24-2008. Within those comments will be a link to that cartoon.
If you get to the old cartoon, be sure to read Jimmy’s comment. See? It’s not just me.
And the other related cartoon should be here:
http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2000/08/22#.U481-_ldWa8
^°^°^°^°^°^ rolls his eyes. Good old GR6, always eyes on the target.
Jimmy, nice to see back in the nut house. Is not how often you post, rather that the quality of your postings inspire this troup to wallow about in the shallow end.
It’s fun to wallow.
Your site, your cartoons, your rules, Jimmy.
Whatever schedule you set, that’s what we adapt to.
And just to let you know, there’s always a pleasurable excitement that runs through the site when you comment on our comments.
I have two British friends who are “words masters”. Both are boat designers of some note.
They love doggerel, puns, plays on words. Word jokes, double entendre, all fun with words.
Jimmy is their equal and he can draw things really well beyond boats!
Love, Jackie Monies
JJ, I was going to say something pithy or wise but I really don’t think I can say it better than the sandcastler did. As you could tell by the activity the last few days we are content to “wallow” even when you aren’t standing lifeguard.
Wallow, wallow, wallow….
Holy Moly! I just went over to Gocomics for my daily ‘toons with lunch and damn near spewed burrito all over my monitor. Jimmy, that was fantastic! Janis should never give up that secret.
Thank you for the tremendous laughter!
Blinky (9:49) “peak”, eh? I do believe there’s a slightly different joke in that word in the context we have!
Wallow, wallow, wallow indeed. What a good word.
Also, welcome back, Jimmy, and GOOD LUCK, Debbe!
We really should check the rear seats frequently on long trips…
http://www.snopes.com/autos/mishaps/behind.asp
Bryan,
Julie Dstroy’s Lipgloss N’ Chaos Album FYI I will spew burrito: http://youtu.be/moQtg2JM278
The above party is not responsible for any lack of musical talent of the above artist, quality only depends on the listeners ears.