Do the people who keep setting off fireworks buy too many around the 4th of July, or do they buy extra so they can keep shooting them, or do they get arrested for shooting them on the 4th, and finish shooting their supplies after they’ve been to court, or what?
I’ve got a spooky story to tell you. I like it, and I hope you do, too.
•also, apologies for this going up late again. I don’t know what the server’s problem is, but the alerts keep popping up that I can’t finish uploading these cartoons. Then I go to bed cranky.•
Sorry I was late uploading this today.
And no, it’s not misspelled. ‘Souces’. Old-fashioned use.
I like to read (or hear) David Sedaris books.
He pointed out some time back that his family quit (or tried to) telling stories in front of him, even when he swore he wouldn’t run off with them and put them in one of his books. Because he always ran off with them and put them in one of his books. Stories fly around all the time… sometimes, they need catching and spiffing up, right?
As I’ve mentioned before… probably several times… I did this trick on a person. Only it was five bucks, not twenty.
But it was all in fun, and I think I gave the kid the five anyhow. Entertainment value and all.
But really, try not to say “Like” a lot. That just irritates people and it’s lazy conversation.
Me? I say, “Y’know” a lot. Way too much. Irritatingly, blitheringly too much. But that’s okay, and doesn’t make me crazy when I’m aware of it while I talk. Y’know.
I’ve mentioned it before.
I invented the “and then…” rule at a cub scout campout. It’s masterful in it’s simplicity and effectiveness.
The story that Froederick is trying to tell in this strip? It’s the story, as I remember it, that the cub scout told when I invented the “and then” rule.
I don’t often do bodily function jokes, but when I do, they’re disgusting.
I used to pick my camping gear with less concern for its size and weight. I mean, I didn’t want to take one of those mattresses that you hooked up to a fan and blew up, but I camped with people who did.
When you camp out of your car (because, say, the reason for the camping trip was a kayaking trip or a cub scout outing) you can bring coolers and water and food and all kinds of things. I had read various articles in #OutsideMagazine and I’d read “A Walk In The Woods” by Bill Bryson, so I knew people who backpacked were more efficient than all that.
Now, I’m starting to backpack more often.
I have my old Kelty 20 degree bags that are roomy and can be zipped together for when my wife camps with me… but now I own the sort of bag that the woman in this cartoon mentions. It felt very weird to pick out gear for its size and weight rather than for its roominess and comfort.
I like the color on this one.
Other than the color, the cartoon didn’t take long to imagine, to write, or to draw.
The first two panels didn’t take long to color, either.
Then you get to that last panel, and then ya gotta put in the time.
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