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The Run of Things

By Jimmy Johnson



OK, here is the last of the running sequence from 2010. This is really getting crazy: it seems I drew this yesterday, and you’re telling me it was seven years ago!? I figure I have drawn over 11,500 A&J strips since I began. It’s strictly an educated guess, but I would say I am proud of 10% of them, embarrassed by 20% and ambivalent about the remaining 70%.
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156 responses to “The Run of Things”

  1. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Oil on canvas nude selfies…Professor Katy is obviously a free spirit.

    Never got to see nude pix of any of my teachers. In most cases, meh, but there were a couple in high school I suspect wouldn’t have put my eyes out to see in their birthday suits. As well as several ed students from the university doing their “practice teaching”.

  2. David in Austin Avatar
    David in Austin

    Happy Birthday Jackie! Celebrate with a sugar-free, gluten-free, fair-trade chocolate cupcake! Or, like me, just eat bacon! 😀

  3. Steve from Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    Ghost it must be with all of the news sources that we have, but there sure have been a lot of kids seeing their teachers in their birthday suits. A lot of really sick people out there.

  4. TruckerRon Avatar

    My county is at 160% of its average snow fall for the season. I’m tired of shoveling so much “global warming” from my driveway.

    Never forget, “Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get.” — Uncertain attribution; Robert A. Heinlein was the first to use it in print.

  5. TruckerRon Avatar

    The French teacher at my HS was certainly a beautiful young lady who inspired fantasies among her students, but my mother talked me into studying Latin from a much older teacher.

  6. emb Avatar

    Elaine chose to take Latin in public h.s. Think the teacher was male. In h.s., Elaine could easily be overlooked as skinny, studious, late-developing, introverted genius. Hah! Cornell soph lad in F ’48 realized otherwise.

    Tax scam season. Got this in today’s Weekly Connect from my boss. I’m truant from my post today to spare colleagues and patients from any lingering common cold germs.

    https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-scams-consumer-alerts

    Mlle. McGillicuddy was no beauty, but a real good jhs teacher. Should’ve been Mme.

    Peace,

  7. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    On the Wx radar, it looks like the Crayolaâ„¢ box is throwing up all the way from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast today. Everyone keep an eye to the sky and stay safe.

  8. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Happy Birthday, Jackie. I don’t want to fight, but here is a list of record highs/lows for Eufaula, OK. Looks very mixed to me.
    http://www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=USOK0182

  9. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    The sad thing about the tax (and other) scams is that with the technology to make literally millions of bogus calls, the scammers only have to have to succeed with a tiny percentage of their contacts to make out like the bandits they are.

  10. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    I am having a fantastic fun day and no rain in sight, not even a cloud. Have a load of sodas in back seat, trunk is full. Going home for a surprise party. Dickens is unsure about Black Jack top less.

    Me, that has never bothered him but cars going without tops?

  11. emb Avatar

    Jackie: Isn’t ‘Going home for a surprise party.’ an oxymoron? I’ve been at several that were really surprises, one for a nonagenarian that I worried might expire then and there. She’s now 94 or so, still sharp and thin.

    Then there are the sad items in the paper inviting us to Mr. 88th bday party, at his home or the rehab.

    Peace,

  12. emb Avatar

    ‘Me, that has never bothered him, but cars going without tops?’

    Wonder what goes on in critters’ minds. To mind read, we’d have to understand ideas not structured into words, but here’s this person who removes part of her skin, and there’s more
    underneath, and has no or little extra skin in summer or the shower or bed or whatever.

    Wonder what categories they put experience in, and how much memory is of events as we’d understand them rather than actions that have worked and been retained as the way we always do things.

    Peace,

  13. emb Avatar

    ‘Mr. Doe’s 88th … .’ Knew his name would eventually come to me. Peace,

  14. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Band setting up and tuning. This is a great day, I am having fun, hamburgers cooking, lots of music starting. I get one of my favorite life wishes, my own personal honky tonk with beer and a band.

    Fact I don’t drink beer is immaterial. It is atmosphere. I do own a large galvanized cow tub and don’t own a cow. And a shrimp cooler that holds thousands of cans of beer and I don’t shrimp.

  15. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Jean dear, getting slightly concerned you haven’t checked in with us since you went for your knee procedure. Vos ist los?

  16. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Having great party here. Band is great playing Eagles, Take it Easy.

    Wish everyone was here with me eating and drinking beer and listening. Great bar band.

    I will sponsor a Village reunion if anyone would come to Oklahoma.

    Me, I am drinking one of my favorites. https://youtu.be/vc0uiUEc570

  17. Laura from AR Avatar
    Laura from AR

    Happy birthday, Jackie. I hope you have many more.Sounds like you are having great time.

  18. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    This is the first birthday party I have ever had given for me. I am both over whelming at the love and having a great time.

    It is never too late for a first time.

  19. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Hal, not the sangria.

  20. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    “It is never too late for a first time.”

    I like that sentiment. I think as we get older, many of us forget that.

  21. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    That’s my purpose in life you know, to raise people’s consciousness and inspire a tiny bit. It helps that I can laugh at myself and know how ironic this is.

    I do something every day that I have never done before if I can.
    Not all are saintly but most are fun!

  22. Charlotte in NH Avatar
    Charlotte in NH

    Bless you, Jackie, just for being you! Happy birthday — you richly deserve the great party your friends gave you!

  23. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Happy Birthday Jackie

    By the way I trade your temp for our temp==
    it is 10* F heading for 3*

    emb is heading to the minus side of zero.

    Glad you are having a terrific time.

  24. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    For those that like steam whistles – scroll down and click on video

    http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/discoverforsale/forsale/7_Gautreaux/index.htm#Powell