Frazz by Jef Mallett for October 08, 2020

I know people who use grams in an entirely different context — Jef the Cyclist definitely not among them.

That logic should be turned around to say that he had an N-7 gram summer – to signify how much sunscreen he used.

Success is in the mind of the succeeder, right?

You takes your wins where you finds ’em.

Hey, if it makes him happy…

Frazz doubles his happiness first by doing it and then by making sure that everyone else knows he did it!

Wow! A solid ¼ of an ounce!

Razor-sharp humor! The cutting edge.

OK, giving a pass on the whole how-much-did-he-start-with question (or how he figured tare), as I happily give cartoons some leeway in the logic department: Is he celebrating that the summer was mild & enjoyable enough that he still 7 whole grams he didn’t have to use? Or that it was such a hot, miserable summer that he had to use all but 7g?

And let’s not get into what kind of twisted mind would consider it a worthwhile use of time & thought to weigh the freakin’ sunscreen!

Oh, wait. He’s a cyclist – and (given what we know about his proclivities) most likely a cyclist of the “weight weinie” stripe; he probably weighs everything (I have a friend who, when backpacking, cuts the labels out of his clothes to save the weight. Of course. he also packs a disposable razor – with half the handle cut off, of course – so he can keep his beard trimmed on the trail. Go figure.)

Isn’t unused sunscreen a measure of how much time you spent out of the sun? Is that a good thing?

It is amazing how often the field of Optimization becomes relevant in every day life.

My roommate thinks I’m a selfish miser because I cut open tubes to get at the 2 grams of product you can’t squeeze out.

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Frazz17 hrs · Let’s be honest. Like everyone else, I’m vulnerable to moments of introspection, of taking stock of my life. These audits can be painful, but they ultimately turn out well; it’s largely been a good life. But over years, nay, decades of such audits, I’ve noticed a pattern in which the best times have a tight correlation with the amount of sunscreen I went through. Or the amount of post-sunburn lotions and balms. (Introspection more tightly focused on my smarts and judgment is not typically flattering.)

These days I have a lot of old sunscreen lying around. I have taken note. I’m not sure what I can do about it anymore, but I have taken note.

I thought it was a spin out on Sea grams 7 so that was my summer.

“Gram”?? This is America Frazz. NO one would say “7-gram.”