They grow so fast. It’s unfair. Some years when I was working, I didn’t even see summer. Summer is an eternity for Calvin. One of the most shocking photos I’ve seen is that of my mom pregnant with me on a beach. My mortality became so real. Calvin and Hobbes which was first published yesterday in 1985, is immortal. I got about 20 years and then I’m gone.
The paradox of time, consciousness and growth: we feel like we are the same as yesterday, and yesterday the day before that—but over the course of several years, we can become entirely different persons.
The rain, the wind, gravity and Father Time have beaten the crap out of my body, but I’m still the same little kid still playing cowboys and Indians with all the other little rascals. But since, I’ve understood what it means when people you love disappear and everyone is sad. That doesn’t stop me, however, from being 4 and running naked in the streets in my mind.
What happenned to all the hippy kids? We skinny dipped in mountain pools all summer long, male and female. There was no shame, unless someone wore a bathing suit, they would get with the program. If someone was a little fat, so what. Now we were all kids, so we did not have to look at what we do now, in the mirror. Not all Americans are prudes.
MarblemouthI had a friend who used natural gas to lift a sheet of aluminum foil and follow it in his car. Made an interesting radar pattern at Love Field! The FBI stopped him at one launch and convinced him to take up another hobby. My pyrotechnic career was in junior high during WW-II and no problem with anyone. We are now afraid of toddlers.
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
Calvin, make sure Hobbes doesn’t bring any condiments to bed tonight.
rentier over 8 years ago
Some things of the past are better looking like the picture of something else!!- Yes, we change and times with us, thanks god!!
moontime70 over 8 years ago
Calvin had a security blanket before Hobbes came into his life.
chovil over 8 years ago
They grow so fast. It’s unfair. Some years when I was working, I didn’t even see summer. Summer is an eternity for Calvin. One of the most shocking photos I’ve seen is that of my mom pregnant with me on a beach. My mortality became so real. Calvin and Hobbes which was first published yesterday in 1985, is immortal. I got about 20 years and then I’m gone.
neverenoughgold over 8 years ago
On more than one occasion as we were cruising up and down the Mississippi, we would see folks on the riverbank mooning us!
Unfortunately, we never mooned them back…
dflak over 8 years ago
Yes, most of us cringe when we think about the things we did as toddlers. Unfortunately I cringe at things I did up until I was about 30.
bmonk over 8 years ago
The paradox of time, consciousness and growth: we feel like we are the same as yesterday, and yesterday the day before that—but over the course of several years, we can become entirely different persons.
Kind&Kinder over 8 years ago
The rain, the wind, gravity and Father Time have beaten the crap out of my body, but I’m still the same little kid still playing cowboys and Indians with all the other little rascals. But since, I’ve understood what it means when people you love disappear and everyone is sad. That doesn’t stop me, however, from being 4 and running naked in the streets in my mind.
Number Three over 8 years ago
This is a photo of me when I was about 3 years old:
Sigh. I was so pretty then. Now look at me.
xxx
hippogriff over 8 years ago
MarblemouthI do too. We used to make our own fireworks; think of how long that would keep us in prison today.
Susie Derkins :D over 8 years ago
Oh no, when you were a baby it was still the same. Except it didn’t involve getting in trouble.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 8 years ago
@Calvin; You don’t have new teeth growing in your mouth either.
route66paul over 8 years ago
What happenned to all the hippy kids? We skinny dipped in mountain pools all summer long, male and female. There was no shame, unless someone wore a bathing suit, they would get with the program. If someone was a little fat, so what. Now we were all kids, so we did not have to look at what we do now, in the mirror. Not all Americans are prudes.
hippogriff over 8 years ago
MarblemouthI had a friend who used natural gas to lift a sheet of aluminum foil and follow it in his car. Made an interesting radar pattern at Love Field! The FBI stopped him at one launch and convinced him to take up another hobby. My pyrotechnic career was in junior high during WW-II and no problem with anyone. We are now afraid of toddlers.