When in doubt, follow your jingle. I don’t think Popeye’s, Sara Lee, or Dunkin Donuts will mind the free advertising, although I only purchase one with any regularity. (Sorry, no points for guessing which one; I don’t want to jinx[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m just glad that so many of you are reading all of the terrible puns and day-to-day madness that our furry householders are wont to deal with. This joke is akin to the fellow who wanted to have his future[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s things like this that keep me up at night. Like that Minute Maid commercial where Popeye and Bluto appear to have reconciled their differences, much to Olive Oyl’s distress. Wondering what sort of patients were kept on the Montgomery[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, give us a break… we’re barely into a new year here, and it still feels a lot like the old one. We’re cranking up with better strips, I promise. For those unfamiliar with my reference… Writer Peter Packer wrote[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
I may have mentioned before that Sheila and Theo had considered a more intimate relationship, in the early days of their being in the house, but neither was quite ready for it. Like all good friends, they still love each[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Theo’s always been a staunch supporter of Sheila. They considered dating, a while back, but neither was ready at the time. He’s just as glad that he didn’t make any assumptions about her, then or now. The consequences, as our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
