Today’s classic was a subtle—or not—plug for this blog that appeared in newspapers in 2008. When cartoonists first began to insert web addresses and such into printed newspaper comics, a lot of editors weren’t keen on the practice. They felt as if they were forced to share a property after they’d paid for exclusive rights. It was even muttered that syndicates and cartoonists perhaps should pay for “advertising.” The editors might have had a point, but, muttering or no, that horse left the barn a long time ago. What we now call “social media” are an intrinsic fact of life. What, you thought we were going to talk about the art of inking? We will, but not today. Instead, I want to call your attention to the new GoComics web site, which went live this week. I will refrain from comment now, but I very much would like to know your opinion.
312 responses to “The new GoComics site is up”
Morphy: Elaine and I [and maybe an adult kid or whatever] saw a rendition of ‘Babar’ at a children’s theater in Mpls maybe 30 YA. Rich old lady portrayed by Wendy somebody [Lehr?] , who was well known in MN then, maybe had some connection w/ Bemidji. Narrator read the whole tale [= original Babar mostly, I think] in English but actors spoke French. Babar, of course, was two guys in an elephant suit. Much fun.
It’s tomorrow in Kenya, sun is up:
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/african-safari-camera
Peace,
GR6, maybe of interest to you. My strongest memory of that visit to Wright-Patterson, is of the Doolittle Raiders. I know I should not be maudlin so early in our new year, but I went to look at the Wikipedia entry. Time marches on. I do not recall how many sterling silver goblets still stood upright in the display, but I knew the significance. I remember more recently when the few survivors [maybe last two] decided to end the toast as travel had become burdensome. Most of that write up has been removed from the article. Col. Richard E. Cole, copilot of aircraft No. 1 (age 101) is now listed as last survivor, and deserves mention.
Sidetrack, I know Wikipedia has a weakness in crowdsourcing veracity. But what disturbs me more is when material is removed in interest of brevity. I fear it is a metaphor of our disappearing knowledge base, and the volatility of electronic stored information over the pen and parchment of antiquity. If some body of curators can decide to remove or change information at will; you have to consider who’s will is important.
Too dark, That’s one hell of a museum there. Two days was not enough, but I have not returned. Anyone with a passing interest in flight should go, pick a time period, and limit yourself to that section. Otherwise you’ll breeze by too much good stuff.
Here’s Wendy:
https://www.minnpost.com/arts-culture/2014/05/wendy-lehr-and-politics-getting-people-room-together
Peace,
Hello Jackie — sorry, I did not know about diabetics’ issues with dairy products. No one in my family is diabetic, except for one son-in-law. He seems to be doing okay, is careful.
Well, that is a bummer; too bad, for milk is good food. You are very careful with what you eat, I can see; good for you.
Home again, home again, jiggity jig.
Believe it or not, I was only 25 miles south in McAlester all this time.
Had a huge green salad at Rib Crib, shared most of meat with Dickens and brought half salad back for lunch tomorrow. Believe it or not, that may be healthiest place in town to eat! One of only a couple I will eat in down there. My waitress said she ate there and otherwise drove to Tulsa like me.
Arranging my roses and going to bed. A friend from Texas is supposed to come up and get a boat I am giving him and we are to eat barbque so who knows where we’ll end up.
A place called The Rib Crib is in McAlester OK, and all’s right with the world.
Lady Mindy? Everything OK?
One quick comment. So far I have no objections to the new GoComics site. I do appreciate the strip appearing in a larger size now. Somewhat harder to navigate to other strips from A&J when I get there, but I’m managing.
Good night everybody.
Putting together a very colorful collection to wear tomorrow. I think I have become my own pallette I paint and color match. A challenge far harder than silk flowers for someone’s living room.
But fun.
Bought interesting foods at that big super Walmart which is stocked from a different distribution center than the one 15 miles north of me, the one where Carrie Underwood worked.
Got ghee which I needed, some tiki marsala curry sauce, bunch of ethnic stuff. I only needed coarse ground black pepper when I went in. Somehow a couple hundred $$$ flew in cart including two lovely green dinosaur stuffed animals for grandson Jack and a black fleece jacket with a big Green man eating dinosaur on front. For Valentines. You don’t give a 4 year old who transforms himself into a snarling dinosaur like Calvin and Hobbes a cute teddy bear with a heart.
Ghost sir, the famous chicken fried steak restaurant here in town burned down before Christmas. Today I stopped in to ask their meat supplier if they were still doing the steaks with them gone? They have one commercial account left, so yes. But only once a week now and not cutting and stocking in meat case.
The butcher’s husband used to be head cook at the famous CFS restaurant but left for job at Army munitions plant when restaurant sold to current owner. Of course the fire is suspicious but I say they weren’t cleaning grease traps often enough, just sloppy.
Long story short, I am ordering some custom cut this Friday and putting them in the big freezer with a DO NOT EAT on container and a date just in case you accidently have to come this way some day. Can’t believe I would have a hope chest of meat!
Some trouble on the new site with large (top-to-bottom) cartoons like Pibgorn. The lower part gets cut off. There is a bar labelled “expand” at the bottom, but clicking or trying to drag it doesn’t do anything I notice. Ideas?
Why is it 1.20 a.m. and Go comics hasn’t posted the new A and J?
Charlotte, it’s not that diabetics have trouble with dairy products, it’s just that they contain carbs that have to be taken into account.
Miss Charlotte, to complicate diabetic diets further there are low and high glycemic foods to count too. Diabetics try to eat from lower ones.
Typically for me I try for two servings lean protein , three of whole grains, six to eight vegetable or fruit servings, no more than two fruits normally so four to six Vegs. One or two dairy at most, a few good fats. Lots of water and iced tea up to 200 ounces daily.
Some days more protein or grains. Try to add no sugars, no fats or little, no salt. I eat almost no whites, like potatoes, bread, rice, pasta. For those I have to use a whole grain version.
Jackie:
Love you, but couldn’t let ‘two lovely green dinosaur stuffed animals’ go by. Where does one get green dinosaur to stuff the animals with?
Don’t know about GoComics, but Melcher has not yet posted a new TIP. Maybe I’m up too early; I am, but I feel good and plan an afternoon nap, after [in order] copy-editing the BUMC bulletin, grocery shopping, working out, and lunch.
Peace,
Kenya site is running highlights now, more interesting than watching hippos come up for air.
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/african-safari-camera
Peace,
What’s up with GoComics? Neither A&J nor Dick Tracy is showing today’s strip. Still on yesterday!
Trouble in GoComics land! Almost 7:00 CST and nothing (that I’ve found) updated on GoComics. Perhaps the new site wasn’t really ready after all. As a former information technology manager, I suspect that someone is going to be facing reprimand.
However, there is beautiful moonlit snow at Old Faithful. No update on the prediction for the next eruption there. Maybe the world has stopped updating today?
https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
TIP BlogSpot is new, and ironic. No, I’m planning to stay around. The TIP Comic site has not yet changed from yesterday.
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
Peace,
Kenya live again. Elephants, right side.
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/african-safari-camera
emb, “…two guys in an elephant suit.” That just tickled my funnybone this morning!
Though the new GoComics site has one obnoxious feature: If you follow the link at the bottom of the blog page to http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis, you’ll get today’s comic. But if you wait a day and go to that URL again, it gives you the comic you’ve seen already (which, by that point, is the previous day’s). You have to clear cookies before the URL will take you to the current comic.
gocomics.com appears to have updated in the past hour or so. I attempted to check it last night before turning it and got a message to the effect that the site was either “overloaded or undergoing maintenance”.
So yeah, no. Apparently not ready for prime time.