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1. 1 day ago on Pooch Cafe

   I admit that was the very first thought that crossed my mind.

   And that said, I’ve always hated posh hotel bathrooms that have some guy in there handing out towels and sundries, expecting a tip. I appreciate that he’s got a job and is doing it well… but one can’t even take a dump any more without someone lurking around waiting to get paid? Seems just… creepy… on so many levels. That is especially so if someone is having digestive problems and is somewhat “noisy” in the process.

   It is somewhat enjoyable exiting the stall and checking if the guy has managed to keep a straight face.

   Okay I know, TMI. But that’s my story an’ I’m stickin’ to it. ;D

   (All that said, and probably a bit too much, one has to somewhat pit an elderly guy who has to stand in a bathroom hours on end. Gotta be hard on the knees and nose.)

2. 1 day ago on Garfield

   “There’s the old joke: “The Earth can’t be flat, otherwise cats would have pushed everything off the edge by now.””

   bwahahahaahahaaaaaa…. good one. : )

3. 1 day ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   I so totally agree with this comic strip. While some historic points are important, others not so much. Even as I was in school I realized that who was President in such and such a year meant zip to earning a living or being able to learn valuable skills… and that memorizing the names of state capitals was useless. While it is good to improve one’s ability to memorize, that was a waste of mental energy that could have been used for memorizing far more important facts that would prove useful later in life.

   I was taught by my parents that learning principles and concepts was far more important than learning trivial facts. Knowing that it is deadly dangerous to cross a train track while the lights are flashing is far more important than memorizing the weight of the train. ;D

4. 1 day ago on Calvin and Hobbes

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   These comics are all repeats from many years ago. Of course drawings from photos have been done for decades. One can almost always see definite signs of photocopied source being used as material of a comic strip.

   However, Watterson is known in the industry for his excellent artwork on Calvin and Hobbes. This can be seen all through this collection of work, and is especially visible when the theme is prehistoric times. His use of chiaroscuro (heavy contrast of light and dark) and excellent ink work is often stunning… especially for a comic strip. I would love to own one of such original panels; it would be a centerpiece in my living room displays. : )

   In my youthful days I worked extensively in pen and ink and even had some pieces published. Examining his line work and style, I feel confident in stating that while he most likely used a photograph for visual reference, the bulldozer in the strip was drawn and inked by hand. If we examine panels 2 and 3, we can note that the style of art, variation of thickness of lines and use of shading are identical.

   Regarding mom in the bulldozer… it’s common in artwork to reduce the detail on items that are not the main focus of the piece… just as our eyes naturally focus on our point of vision and the brain “fills in” approximations of what we see in our peripheral vision. In this piece, artistically Mom’s face detail wasn’t required; the focus is on the dozer itself.

5. 2 days ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   This is where Calvin and Hobbes shines. Look at the artwork and detail in that bulldozer… and even in the following panel. Simply excellent.

6. 2 days ago on Non Sequitur

   "Having not provided you with any beliefs I could hardly compare mine to yours or care what yours are.”

   I think by now anyone would recognize that statement as absolute pudu.

7. 2 days ago on Dark Side of the Horse

   I agree with you that “silence exists”. But of what value / reality is there in writing a “musical score”… of silence?

   Trash exists. I don’t need a barrel dumped in my living room to be aware of that. And while I’m aware that there are people who are addicted to sound to the point they can’t spend an hour without an iPod stuck in their ear… I envision myself sitting in an audience for over four minutes watching an orchestra sitting there and not playing, and I would be very tempted to stand up and say, “The emperor has no clothes!”— likely much to the delight of the audience around me, many regretting that they didn’t say it first.

   I dunno, call me a realist. I simply don’t swallow just any meal set before me… especially if the green fungus is visibly moving. ;D

8. 2 days ago on Non Sequitur

   "I haven’t offered any beliefs. I don’t have beliefs that are of value in a community setting.

   While I agree you don’t have beliefs that are of value in a community setting… that has not prevented you from posting them all over these forums. You have repeatedly posted your extremely strong belief that the Bible is false and “propaganda”. You have openly insulted God, Christ, Scripture and Faith, repeatedly and in the most blasphemous manner you could conjure up. You have presented that there is no God. You believe that abiogenesis is possible and that man was not created, but “evolved”.

   Those ARE beliefs Bil. You believe that those of faith should not be posting their beliefs on public forums (but it’s okay for you to post your opinions and beliefs, no matter how offensive to others). Surely you’re not so out of touch with reality that you don’t understand these things.

   "Provide me with one bit of evidence validating the bible that has been peer-reviewed from an unaffiliated and impartial source.

   Are you seriously asking me to provide evidence using your playing field? From an “unaffiliated and impartial source”? What source would that be… sources that agree with you?

   Read four messages back, and you’ll will find the answer to your demand already posted. Once again you have repeatedly demanded “evidence”… when you have repeatedly ignored or denied such evidence in the past. There is little doubt you would continue to do so and to deny and argue with such evidence no matter how valid.

   So in a word: No. I’m not going to waste my time playing that sad and repetitious troll game. You demand “evidence”. Then you either judge that evidence by your criteria or ignore it if you have no valid answer to it, change the subject and make yet more charges. I’m not insulting you here; I am stating a known pattern of activity, and I refuse to waste my time on that zero-value activity… with you as the sole judge. Just no.

9. 2 days ago on Non Sequitur

   " The human experience is too complex to be summed up as a simple platitude."

   A good reply throughout, that raises good questions.

   The statement, “What you sow you will also reap” should not be considered an individual, every-time concept, quickly fulfilled. Sometimes it is what one sows over a lifetime that bears final results, leaving one either fulfilled or horrified at the life they have lived.

   As an example: despite your personal beliefs, try to imagine someone absolutely denying God’s existence and then finding out, when it is too late, that God actually does exist and that it’s too late to change their attitude. Then everything they’ve done all their life will have zero value… and they will most certainly reap what they’ve sown.

   More short term examples are clear: a person who drives recklessly will eventually discover the meaning of “wreck”.

   A person who is immoral will often contract VD, unwanted pregnancy, or the severe emotional trauma resulting from such unwise activity.

   A person who breaks secular laws will often eventually wind up in jail. They may “get away” with things (in their mind) for years… until the final consequences fall into place.

   Scripture puts it another, equally simple way, in Deuteronomy:

   “I present before you today both good and bad. You must do good and live, or do bad and perish.” This was God’s direct statement to the Israelites that He had given them the right to follow his wise directions, or not… to their own peril. He set it right in front of them, not mincing words at all.

   “What you so you will also reap.” It’s not a difficult concept to understand, nor one that will be denied just because someone refuses to believe it.

10. 3 days ago on Loose Parts

    Ya’ll never been ta Texas, huh? ;D