Frazz by Jef Mallett for September 28, 2022

Well, Emily Dickinson did say that hope is the thing with feathers.

Ooooh, ooooh, I wonder if the GoComics nannybot will let us get away with “thrust”. Let’s find out.

“Hope, the most spiteful of all the demons in Pandora’s little box of tricks—”Joanne Harris, blueeyedboy

Flying is fun.

This weighty comic strip is a drag. (There. Now we have all four.)

The apostle Paul said, “Three things shall remain, faith, hope and love…”

If you want to get what you hope for you might need to make a wish lift.

I am reminded of a quote from Doctor Who: “One good hope is worth a cartload of certainties.”

And yet we all know that hope is not a strategy.

But reality is a drag…

As long as there is advancement. Small as the increments be.

At first, I took Caulfield’s second statement not as “I hope to learn to fly” but as “I hope to learn in general.” Typical Mallett brevity.

The difference between wishing and hoping is that with wishing, you really know it’s not going to happen. With hoping, you will probably be disappointed.

Apply sufficient thrust, and a pig will fly. With or without wings.

Wishing, hoping, dreaming — forget all that. Analyze, plan, take the initiative and drive.

As a retired aerospace engineer, I love this