Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 07, 2021

A socially conscious princess.

Greenpeace would be proud of Alex. This girl always had a keen intelligence.

When my parents asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I could rarely think of anything…

Alex is the only person in this strip who has her priorities, values and hopes clear in her mind. Don’t go dissing those fairy princesses, Popsicle, or you will be Pop-suckle in an instant.

Reminds me of my five year old granddaughter…She’s trying to decide between growing up to be a brain surgeon…or Mother Goose….

She was a nice kid until they moved to Seattle.

I for one am glad we are not talking about computers today.

“Save the Manatee” bath beads?!? It’s funny, but is it because there actually was such a product, or because it satirizes what could have been?

Panel 3 looks like a mini Hunk-Ra appearance.

The difference between the genders of tech geeks is that the girls smell nice.Yes, I have a pair. :D

Mmmmm…..kaaaaayy….

Who says little girls are difficult to shop for? :D

The meanest Tomboy girls I ever met, still smelt good. …just don’t mention it.

This seems really strange having a Xmas story during Easter. Although, there is evidence that Dec.25th was not the true date for Xmas. Xmas in April is probably way too early, whereas August or September is a more likely scenario. One date span suggests Aug.22nd (my b’day) to Sept.23rd.

You tell ’im, Princess!

Don’t soak too long in your perfumed bath Alex, or your Princess parts will suffer.

It’s ok to be brilliant and a little girlie, too.

It’s not about smelling like a fairy princess. It’s about saving the manatees. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

It would have been fun if today’s strip had been published just a couple Wednesdays ago on Manatee Appreciation Day.

I was certain this strip was going to make fun of Disney products until the last panel.

She’s giving him a snow job.

Good thing he has the kind of job where he can afford all this stuff.

Lightning poll: Body Shop or Bath and Body Works?

Wasn’t the phrase “Babes with Brains” quite popular about this time? Seems to me the phrase started with Agent Scully, though for me, the effect started with Agent 99.

Bath beads! I’d forgotten about those!!