Recent Comments

1. about 11 hours ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Even 6 more weeks would be an early spring around here. We’re currently in the middle of our annual mid-winter thaw, but winter will be back as usual.

   I have my own personal groundhog living in a burrow under the hill in my front yard. He came out on Thursday but didn’t see his shadow because it was overcast and drizzly. I’ll check on him tomorrow.

2. about 12 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   For a brief time in 1972, I owned a VW station wagon. They called it a “Squareback”, plenty of storage both front and back.

3. 1 day ago on Pearls Before Swine

   The groundhog that lives in my yard came out yesterday and climbed the hickory tree in my front yard. He stayed there all day. I have no idea what that means in terms of more winter.

4. 14 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Here in central IL we have had snow constantly on the ground since Jan. 2. Fortunately it only comes 1 or 2 inches at a time and shrinks a little (I wonder if that’s what Uncle Kenny means by sublimation?) before the next time. The last 2 days the temperature has been above freezing and all but the drifts finally melted. Like everyone else east of the Great Plains, we are expecting below zero temperatures for the next 3 days. My middle-aged son said he was tempted to build a snowman but changed his mind.

5. 18 days ago on FoxTrot Classics

   I still drink Tang whenever I’ve forgotten to buy fresh orange juice. I also use it in a pork chop marinade recipe.

6. 24 days ago on Pickles

   I did that when I was younger but now I run out of steam half way through, sit down to catch my breath, and promptly fall asleep.

7. 28 days ago on Wizard of Id Classics

   Pizza was introduced as a school menu item when I was in the 9th grade — pizza toppings on half of a hamburger bun. It was pretty good actually. That was in the 60s.

8. 28 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   I’d rather have a bed that doesn’t come undone while I’m in it than get all hung up about perfectly folded sheets in the closet. I’ll stick with my fitted bottom sheets.

9. 2 months ago on FoxTrot Classics

   I hear about D&D all the time from my children and grandchildren. They all play. I still do not understand the intricacies of the game, but I think the dice are interesting looking. One of my sons has a large collection of them.

10. 2 months ago on FoxTrot Classics

    Many years ago my husband and I and another couple traveled to Chicago to watch the Bears play at Soldier Field on a cold January day with temperatures below zero. If any footballs were going to shatter from the cold it would have been then. Brrrr.