This is the point, in all of those sitcoms that I grew up with, where the music and canned laughter tell us that hijinks are about to ensue. It’s also at this point that we need to put this particular[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always good to be clear what it is that one is ordering from the menu. As Sheila said to Theo a few strips back, there wasn’t anything extra ordered for those coffees. It should all be fair and above-board,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I asked Ophelia about this, and she expressed something of a preference for someone who doesn’t play basketball. I said that I didn’t understand, and she explained that she might not do well on Sheila’s team. I hoped to get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not everything needs to be subject to a referee’s whistle. When it comes to coffee dates (and other such gatherings), there’s no rule book out there. That doesn’t mean that we won’t keep worrying about some sort of penalty flags[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All good things must come to an end, and too much of a good thing has certainly come to Theo’s end. This comic continues our tradition of family humor, because what family doesn’t have potty jokes? Loperamide is one of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A real sixpence coin hasn’t been in circulation since 1980 (the internet tells me). An 1893 “Victoria jubilee head” is not only valuable for being over 90% silver but also for being exceedingly rare. Although there are sixpence coins (worth[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apart from a brief stint in the now-defunct B. Dalton Bookseller chain (I promise that I didn’t assist their demise!), most of my early working career was as an office temporary. Few things can compare with the horrors of being[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Humans have enough trouble with hair dryers; when everything is furry, it can take a while to get all the frizz out. I’ve asked Lightfoot if he wanted to endorse a particular brand of conditioner, but he wasn’t sure he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m posting this from warm, sunny Greenbank, Queensland, Australia, while my friends back in the U.S. are still struggling with some of the coldest weather in several decades. I’ve experienced visiting some friends along the New Hampshire/Vermont border who thought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s nothing quite as comforting as having your own IT guy living in your home. (In this case, that stands for Incredible Tiger, as Theo would no doubt be glad to tell you.) I’m far from a “power user” myself.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
