Are Arlo and Janis retired? Technically, no. Although home undeniably has become the focus of the strip lately, they still have comic-strip jobs, traditional jobs where they go to a brick-and-mortar office, put in a day of routine work and collect a regular paycheck. In other words, jobs that hardly exist anymore outside comic strips. Perhaps I’ll explore this area in 2016. I’ve thought a lot about it. Heaven knows, their resume needs updating.
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220 responses to “Office Favorite”
Debbe I have mobilized prayers for the girls as best I can so you’re getting more than one faith. I noticed one of my friends who is Hindu, they have many. Let’s take all gods we can get going. I love you.
We all do realize ours is not the only God nor historically has been? These are the kinds of things that have gotten me in trouble with others all my life. Spellcheck capitalized gods and changed it to a singular, so he believes, if not me, in a one true god.
Hope this doesn’t make it impossible to go out with any of you? I am not interested in marriage so religion shouldn’t be an issue.
Funny, and also ‘Thaves’ understand their biology:
http://www.gocomics.com/frank-and-ernest?
Life is like that. Peace, emb
Jackie, your beliefs are your beliefs, and my beliefs are my beliefs. I am neither inclined to attempt to change or influence your beliefs, nor to allow you to change or influence my beliefs. And as you say, it’s not like we’re trying to decide how to raise the kids. 🙂
Jackie
It is not about Faith – it is about control.
You WILL believe as I believe — or else.
This one is good too: http://www.gocomics.com/frank-and-ernest/2016/01/15
And one from Herman: http://www.gocomics.com/herman/2016/01/15
Despite what I said about New Year’s resolutions, I did sorta kinda make one…to try to end the year looking more like a member of SEAL Team 6 than Meal Team 6.
My brother normally comes to visit my mom on Saturdays. But he won’t be by today. He and his family are attending a funeral. The brother of his son’s girlfriend was murdered last Friday. My nephew came within an hour of being there at the time of the shooting himself. You can pick your own acquaintances but you never know about the people your roommates bring in. Tuscaloosa has had a bad week. There were two killed in this incident and two more have been killed in separate incidents this week. That’s nearly half the number murdered in the entire county last year.
Another Southern term that I appreciate JJ using is “used to didn’t.” As in: “I used to didn’t have to wear glasses to read a book.” I’m afraid most of these terms are fading away, and now we’re subjected to ones like “totes” and “whatevs.”
Mark from Maine, and “shouldn’t oughta”.
More later. Out in parking lot of vets with newly neutral Sylvester.
I remembered what got moderated, it was about those videos of the elderly men and the artificially enhanced women who were on the old and preserved list too. Someone had sent me a similar one earlier. You know I am not gonna do that!
About religious tolerance. Truly tolerant people are also respectful of believers. We are also respectful of ALL believers which doesn’t go down well with those who believe THEIRS is the only true one and everyone else is going to whatever hell they believe in.
I am Anglican or Epuscopalian. I kissed my Southern Baptist granny goodbye in her coffin and pinned her roses on her suit, whispered in her ear, “Hell’s full of Episcopalians.”
That’s what granny told me. I don’t think you’re going to whisper that in my ear, Ghost!
My belief:
People can believe in whatever god (or God) they please. I only judge them by their behavior. Those who believe their god wants them to kill or abuse their neighbors (and do so!) are all going to hell.
If we truly believe we would be compassionate pacifists for I believe no almighty being talks to us and says “Go, kill in my name.” And yes, we engage in warfare often because that is what someone is saying all the way back to beginning of time, but it isn’t true nor right.
And look at it this way, James Carville and Mary Matalin have co’habit ed for years and she has not killed him. I am not thar good a person. He’d be dead by now but I knew better than sleep with the enemy or the Mouth of the South.
Theology [and I did not initiate the above posts on faith]:
Three core passages [not that there are only three], IMO:
Micah 6:8, James 2:18, Luke 10:25-28.
a. They are all three basic to the best way of life. And,
b. None assume any systematic belief other than that Elohim exists. None are monotheistic [except by inference and context], polytheistic, trinitarian; none say anything re heaven, hell, purgatory, limbo, sheol, or even an afterlife, or anything about miracles, virgin births, resurrection, ascensions, sexual orientation, gender ID, annunciations, visions, and such, or the validity of scripture in re things scientists investigate.
Yeah, I know I’ve cited the first two before.
Peace, emb
My goodness, all this talk of going to Hell! Folks just don’t know how much effort it takes to get there, as one has to go contrary to the desires of God:
I Timothy 2:3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
I am just not dedicated enough. I gave up and gave in. 🙂
Jackie, the only thing I’m accustomed to whispering into women’s ears is “sweet nothings”. 😉
I believe I’ve mentioned that even Carville’s wife calls him “Snakehead”.
From some old friends of mine: https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/11825715_1684987911721139_881407207389053213_n.jpg?oh=9c34729cfde83c2a2566986c007633c7&oe=573F92EC
I like today’s strip. Arlo is looking for something they can enjoy while she is looking for the ideal storage shed.
Mark I just laughed out loud at you and I am still laughing. That is too funny.
If all the preachers are right then there is an afterlife of eternal damnaction but I quit listening a LONG time ago. Me and Jerry Lee.
Going to look for my $5 Off coupons from $$$General to stock up cat food by the case. Working on fluid consumption, I have given up Diet Coke again and trying to up my water and weak tea.
“Let the rednecks have their guns.”
Hey!
Actually, I want gay married couples to have the right to own guns to guard their cannabis plots.
I would post some of my photos here but don’t know how, maybe new minions can teach me. Right after my favorite which is “People my age are so much older than me” is my next favorite “Age may have slowed me down but it didn’t shut my mouth” and coming in at number three, “If I have not said anything to offend you this year, it’s only the second week of 2016.”
Ghost, you can keep your gun on but no boots with spurs. I think I stole that one.
That’s pretty liberal, your quote I mean.
Yeah, I’m just fulla surprises.
Compromise? Boots without spurs?
Won’t cut anything I suppose. Think I stole that too.