As I post this, I’ve just returned from a side-quest to Wegmans Grocery (they da best!), and the shuffle-play of my MP3 popped out Foreigner’s “Cold as Ice” (1977). On my movie-viewing list is Michael Caine in Blue Ice (1992),[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The film Soylent Green has it’s 50th anniversary this year (although the film is set in 2022, so it’s right about on schedule), so Caedmon’s retort seemed reasonably timely. I confess to being envious of Theo for being able to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Why yes, I’ve been spending some time at Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon recently; why do you ask? This one goes out, with great affection, to Gabriel A., my favorite Aussie Clydesdale. Yes, he’s the one featured as a guest commentator from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another happy bit of fourth-wall breaking from our favorite white tiger. It’s been a while since we checked in on Theo at his customer support desk, and I thought it was time to bring out one of the amazing last[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Theo is not one to pass up the opportunity to demonstrate a proper pun (or an improper one, for that matter). He does risk incurring the wrath of his housemates, and given Ophelia’s way of expressing her irritation, he’d better[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Collecting Cockney rhyming slang and British colloquialisms — especially from the Dickensian era — is a favorite pastime of mine. This observation came to me during the earliest days of the strip’s development, around 2008, and the new year seemed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The best way to end this epic story arc is to make a callback to Strip #127, where Theo gets to explain why Cora’s first meeting with him was so warm. With this cuddly scene, the introduction of Cora to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looks like Theo isn’t the only one who can’t get to sleep tonight. Speaking for myself, those restless nights of non-stop brain-racing thoughts are best soothed by having a loved one to hold on to, talk with, calm down with.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Few nights are as lonely as the ones spent without someone you’ve fallen in love with. So many questions, so many hopes and fears. Even when a relationship has grown to the point where we know that we will see[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In The Merchant of Venice, Portia is to be wed to whosoever chooses the correct chest, from a selection of three. The first contender is the Prince of Morocco, who sees the three casks and the notes upon each (Act[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…