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On Best-Laid Plans
I had really hoped to be writing a blog post or two from Victoria, Canada (my mostly-regular Thanksgiving weekend haunt), but alas, even the best-laid plans fall apart. In my case, it was a mechanical issue with the plane (still … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: Sunday with Pizzazz
Today’s a solid day in the Sunday funnies. Calvin and Hobbes featured another “sigh” moment from Calvin that has some great visuals (and a good response from Calvin’s mom). Technology played a fun role in both Peppermint Patty’s view of … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: What Dreams May Come?
I recently finished A Pilgrimage into Letting Go by Andrew and Kara Root. It’s an interesting gloss on Hartmut Rosa’s thinking about the (un)controllability of the world. Today’s Sunday-sized Frazz has some nice overlap with Rosa’s thinking, too.
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Sunday’s Best: The Crust of the Matter
Today’s Frazz comic by Jef Mallett leaves with something to think about. Turns out the crust really does matter but it’s also something often taken for granted (and perhaps why it’s the one thing left to mess around with at … Continue reading
Sunday’s Best: Spice of the Season
There’s a little bit of seasonal humor in the air in the Sunday funnies. Today’s FoxTrot is all about the spice, pumpkin spice, that is. It’s not something that I find particularly appealing, but it’s definitely become part of culture … Continue reading
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Maintenance Work
Week two of fall break has felt significantly different than week one. Week on was full of movies; week two has been full of board/dice games. Week one was about wrapping up the first quarter; week two has been about … Continue reading
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Dark to Dawn
Last week marked ten years since the release of Andrew Peterson’s The Burning Edge of Dawn. It’s an album that has brought much encouragement to me over this last decade, the opening track in particular. Here’s a version of “The … Continue reading
Sunday’s Best: The World When You’re In It
Lots of fun in the Sunday funnies, but a classic Calvin and Hobbes takes the title. FoxTrot has some fun seasonal humor, with Jason trying to use tree-and-property knowledge to his advantage. Canines end up basking in a better light … Continue reading
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Just As I Am [October 6, 2025]
And so fall break begins, not with a bang but with a . . . drizzle? (And a not unwelcome one at that.) Today marks the first full day of fall break, which isn’t totally accurate because an odd overlap … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: Sunday Fun-Day
Quite the fun day in the Sunday comics today: There’s a great Calvinball game going on in Calvin and Hobbes, Frazz and Caulfield have an interesting conversation about wake-up times, and A math quiz reveals a serious character flaw in … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 