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1. 1 day ago on Rudy Park

   That’s why I got. My mother handed me a book she’d bought from Our Sunday Visitor (a Catholic paper). She said to let me know if I had any questions. Dad never mentioned the subject at all.

2. 9 days ago on Doonesbury

   I have a friend who got these. He’s marveling at how much cheaper they were than his old hearing aids — and how much better they work. I also noticed he was contributing more at our group lunch.

3. 9 days ago on Barney & Clyde

   It’s oddly meta, because panel 3 in the actual dialogue (from Arcamax) accuses Santa of not keeping up with the latest technology.

4. 9 days ago on Barney & Clyde

   I get the impression that GoComics (and ComicsKingdom) don’t exactly invest in the highest quality equipment and IT personnel — or copy editors, for that matter.

5. 10 days ago on Frazz

   It’s well established that cyclists are much safer riding with traffic, not against it. Two reasons: (1) relative speed. If a car is going 35 mph and the bike 15 mph, in a collision the relative speed is either 20 mph or 50. Big difference. (2) A car making a right hand turn from a side street will typically look almost entirely to the left. They won’t be as likely to see a cyclist riding against traffic (from their right). These are far less of an issue for pedestrians moving at 3 mph or so.

6. 12 days ago on Doonesbury

   Between the French (19th century) and the Americans (20th century) Haiti is one messed up place.

   I did some fundraising for a Mexican Catholic priest running a food bank in Port-au-Prince. (He’s since had to leave due to kidnapping risks.) My partner asked him “What do the people in Haiti want?” His answer: they want to get the h*** out of Haiti.

7. 29 days ago on Moderately Confused

   Don’t use your mother’s maiden name as your password. Your mother won’t want to change her name every 3 months.

8. 29 days ago on Wallace the Brave

   I seldom use my power pack. But when I do need to use it, I’ve really needed to use it. Great insurance.

9. about 1 month ago on Basic Instructions

   You’re almost certainly right, because Ford was a rabid anti-semite. But certainly in the decades I’ve been alive, the best jazz musicians have been black.

10. about 1 month ago on Luann

    It’s fundamentally a fight over a boy. No need to butt in.