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1. almost 4 years ago on Pickles

   Never have I seen a fir tree skiing —

2. over 8 years ago on The Meaning of Lila

   Well said, Susan. And I don’t think your are the sort who would “go off” on someone who clearly means well, but sometimes gets it wrong. I have spent years trying to recognize the bits or prejudice (sometimes large ones) with which my mind was furnished early on. And just when I think I’m doing well, and getting it right, I trip over another piece of that old furniture — some odd baseless expectation of a person I have tagged with a label. We do need reminders, and some gentle grace as we all try to move beyond stereotypes and into real awareness and acceptance. Thanks for doing your part — spreading some genuine sunshine!

3. over 8 years ago on Pickles

   I would speculate that Earl was charming when he married into the family. The curmudgeon came later!

4. over 8 years ago on Pickles

   I believe that was written by Steve Stills of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, who also recorded it.

5. over 8 years ago on Arlo and Janis

   She’s telling IT, the toad frog, to go pee on Arlo, for making the same kind of fuss the debaters are making!

6. over 8 years ago on One Big Happy

   When I was young, it was always one of the teachers — probably whichever one drew the short straw that day!

7. over 8 years ago on The Meaning of Lila

   Never trust auto-correct or auto-complete! Transpose a couple letters, look back, and you may not even recognize your comment!

8. over 8 years ago on Pickles

   “Amazon is very likely the only thing that is keeping USPS from bankruptcy.”

   Seems to me most Amazon orders are being delivered by the other guy — in the brown truck!

9. over 8 years ago on Get Fuzzy

   Seems like much of what they call history now, some of us covered in “current events”!

10. over 8 years ago on Pickles

    I’d read that — I’m still a kid, been a kid for 75 years and don’t plan to give it up.