Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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cleokaya said, 2 months ago

I am sad to see it go.
Margueritem said, 2 months ago

Amen, Calvin, amen.
Yukoner said, 2 months ago

It’s just like being retired.

Of course the problem of being retired is that you are never sure when you are supposed to be on vacation.
yyyguy said, 2 months ago

my Dad claims he hasn’t had a vacation in 20 years - which is how long he’s been retired.
hagarthehorrible said, 2 months ago

This is exactly one would like to spend day away from work and family. These are precious moments which we grown ups miss!
baslim_the_begger said, 2 months ago

Those were the days my friend,
We thought they’d never end!
Ivy0730 said, 2 months ago

Summer is soo over in Beijing, Autumn is officially here!
Yay for it!
jukeofurl said, 2 months ago

oddly apt—-all things considered
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

Go, baslim!
“Summertime, and the living is easy.”
Calvin and Hobbes don’t have the “Summertime Blues”
“V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N…in the summertime!”
LX013 said, 2 months ago

Vacation were wonderful, but they ended already, work waits again!
Leonardeuler said, 2 months ago

No time to play Calvinball or to play house with Suzy and mr. Bun ??
Ronshua said, 2 months ago

“and the Red Bird sang” Coloratura soprano I think .
Herocoder said, 2 months ago

There is nothing more pleasurable than doing nothing eh?
cryptomaniac said, 2 months ago

Really miss those summer hols… long, hot, lazy days stretching out forever.
grazer said, 2 months ago

Wish I knew where that great tree is.
Watterson sure knew how to draw moods.
carpetinwater9 said, 2 months ago

No Worries,Life at it’s Best. Ahhhhh!
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

cryptomaniac,
“Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer” - Nat King Cole

The trunk of a tree doesn’t make the best pillow,
but its ‘bark’ is worse than its bite.
♠Lonewolf♠ said, 2 months ago

Amen, Carpetinwater9, amen!!
madampresiden12 said, 2 months ago

Ahhhh, but just think, time to torture Miss Wormword.
Carmy said, 2 months ago

Is there room under the tree for me too?
Dale Cooley said, 2 months ago

It’s nice to get paid to stay home!
markmc87 said, 2 months ago

I know exactly what day it is 9/11 anyone remember that…uncool comic for this day!!
skipping said, 2 months ago

Ahhh, summertime was and is the best! Except when mom made me go to vacation bible school. You have a vacation from school only to go to bible school???
EarlWash said, 2 months ago

I’m looking forward to the crisp cool evenings and the beautiful folage colors of autumn.
Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

I loved summer vacation too as a kid and in those days we did a lot of playing outside. I always wished summer vacation would go on forever.
Revbluejeans said, 2 months ago

I absolutely LOVE the irony (or was it intentional?) that this was today’s post. The press is crazy with September 11th madness and Calvin and Hobbes get what’s important.
Susan001 said, 2 months ago

This is the BEST strip of the whole week.
\BTW, markmc87, it’s a repeat; “Calvin & Hobbes” was discontinued long before 9/11.
bigbeard61 said, 2 months ago

That may be true, Susan001, but the editors either made an unfortunate mistake or are being inappropriately ironic.
Stede_Bonnet said, 2 months ago

Doing nothing is nice but having the freedom to do anything is better. The ability to choose is what makes it all worthwhile.
rricchhterr said, 2 months ago

kids usually fail to recognize the magnimity of an act of war,
unless it is close to home, or unless they are reminded just how precious life is…

l thought it [the comic strip] was appropriate with the notion of taking a moment of silence on this day
N7326 Foxtrot said, 2 months ago

I still get depressed about laboor day time, because geez I hataed going back to school.
SQUIDBREAKER said, 2 months ago

Its the day before my Gregorian calendar birthday but eight days before my Hebrew calendar birthday.

There’s a puzzle to figure out how old I am.

A.
musicnut1986 said, 2 months ago

baslimthebegger said,
“Those were the days my friend,
We thought they’d never end!”

We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days
oh yes, those were the days.
pearlandpeach said, 2 months ago

C&H is perfect for today. A minute of silence.
Hoomi said, 2 months ago

And to think we were once in a hurry to grow up, so we could do whatever we wanted to…
musicnut1986 said, 2 months ago

Yes, Puddleglum2, i can just hear Janis belting out Gershwin’s lyrics to “Summertime”. What a classic blues version of a great broadway tune.

A great song to be intraspective to as we remember the events of 8 years ago.
BC13 said, 2 months ago

Though Calvin & Hobbes wasn’t in production during 9/11, I agree that this is is as appropriate as you can get for C&H. A quiet moment to reflect.

I remember exactly where I was when I heard what was going on.
j42case said, 2 months ago

Without being nationalistic, the world did change 8 years ago. I find myself watching for the NYC skyline in old movies just to get a glimpse of the twin towers again.
Hobbes always ‘gets it’ and every once in a great while, like in this strip, Calvin catches up with Hobbes and just enjoys the moment. I hope your moments are wonderful today.
bald 716 said, 2 months ago

I’ve been on summer vacation for 2 years and 11 days now., but who’s counting

ahh i like retirement
dadallen85 said, 2 months ago

vacation being laid off what is the difference? who cares at least c & h is still a bright spot!
JanCinVV said, 2 months ago

Lucky Calvin. The strip is running a little over a month behind real time so he’s got another month or more of vacation. Of course that means he stays in school next spring longer than anyone else…..
primacyofreason said, 2 months ago

As a mother of two, my vacation begins when their summer vacation ends. I think I’ll go sit under a tree and do nothing for a while today.
bandz said, 2 months ago

“The only thing wrong with doing nothing is that it’s hard to tell when you’re finished.” – Ron Shandler

“Half a loaf is better than no rest at all.” – The Grizwells [cartoon]
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

musicnut1986,
Your name and posts imply your liking for music. Duh!
I just listened to the versions of “Summertime” by Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Fantasia Barrino, Leona Lewis, and Janis. Numerous other artists have done it over the years since ‘Porgy and Bess’ in 1935. I’m sure almost everyone can find a version he/she likes, unless the person doesn’t like the song, itself.

I hadn’t connected the cartoon with 9/ll until it was brought up. Many of the comments are pertinent in one way or another.
MisngNOLA said, 2 months ago

Puddle, have you ever heard Summertime by Cleo Laine with Ray Charles on piano? It is most exquisite.
Jacobrocks1997 said, 2 months ago

Life is good
bmonk said, 2 months ago

I think I remember that tree near Chicago, and in Indiana out by Fort Wayne, and in Wisconsin, and…
kab2rb said, 2 months ago

C&H and DT are the only sites who remember today. I viewed some of the other strips and commented on some.
I have to agree with C&H relaxing at the tree timing can only interpet reflection of today that happend 8 years ago.
What a sad day to remember:(.
grammahotsho said, 2 months ago

What a shocking day. As I watched what was happening on TV that morning I thought I would wake up and it would be a nightmare. Never, never, never forget!
ratlum said, 2 months ago

Relaxing under that tree
With his friend oh how nice
Enjoy Calvin you will most certainly need the rest for trying times to come