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By Jimmy Johnson


I’m not quite as intransigent as I make Arlo appear in this not-so-old A&J strip, but it does reflect my ambivalence about the ever-shifting online experience. I think I can say, without contradiction, that Arlo & Janis was one of the first syndicated newspaper strips to embrace digital technology. A&J was one of the first comics—if not the first—to invite email back in the heady days of AOL hegemony, and I diligently have maintained a personal Web presence for well over 20 years. (OK, I sometimes have been more diligent than other times.) I am not a Luddite, but I am antediluvian. I find myself flummoxed these days by what seems to me the chaotic array of ‘social media.’ I have dabbled in Twitter, and I have waded up to my knees in Facebook, but I’ve not taken any plunge. Still, we all know this site is getting a bit threadbare. That’s not your fault! That’s mine. If you’re reading this, I thank you, and I take it as a sign you have at least a vague interest in where this all goes. I know, I know: I’ve talked about this before, a lot, and it hasn’t been just talk. I have sought professional counsel (Not that kind, although it might not hurt.) from various sources and never found a good fit. I continue to struggle with this, I think, important issue. Perhaps I’m overthinking it. Again, I don’t want to sound as if I’m in any way discounting those of you who continue to visit this site and find something to enjoy. You’re my rock! Whatever I do, it will be built on the foundation of what we’ve been doing here for years. But one of these days, I will do something!
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55 responses to “Tweets, share and the like”

  1. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    Good morning Villagers…..

    Jean…we be the same age…and if I had known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.

    Miss the chicken house….kept me fit…getting a little belly fat on me now. Dad refuses to exercise. Next doctors appointment I am going to have the doc re-enlist him in physical therapy. Something I should be doing my self

    Miss Charlotte, thank you for your kind wishes.

    Hugs to all today 🙂

    Good evening Old Bear

  2. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Good morning. Are there lurking Villagers in the 20 to 60 year range who hang around and read this but don’t post?

    If so would you at least come out and be counted so Jimmy will know you are there? You can step back in background again.

  3. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    this seemed appropriate for the subject being currently covered:

    https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9083418880/h6E02297D/

  4. Mark from TTown Avatar
    Mark from TTown

    Jimmy has posted a new strip and new comments have started.

  5. Bob Avatar
    Bob

    And all this time I thought I was one of the older persons who read this. Y’all make me feel like a whippersnapper. 🙂