Frazz by Jef Mallett follows the adventures of an unexpected role model: an elementary-school janitor who's also a Renaissance man. While he's sweeping the hall, he's whistling Beethoven. Or Lyle Lovett. He paints the woodwork in the classrooms; he paints a Da Vinci on the cafeteria wall. He's a trusted authority figure who is every kid's buddy. He took the janitor's job while he was a struggling songwriter, and when he finally sold a hit song, he decided to stay on at school. Frazz appears in 200 newspapers worldwide, including the Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune and Detroit News. "A few years back, I wrote and illustrated a children's book," says Mallett. "When I was traveling around reading it at school assemblies, I noticed that often, the most respected, best-liked grown-up in the building was the janitor. And I thought, 'Hmm, there's a comic strip in that.'" Often praised for its intelligent wit, gentle spirit and effortless diversity, Frazz won a Wilbur Award from the Religion Communicators Council in 2003 and 2005 for excellence in communicating values and ethics.
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jnik23260 said, about 13 hours ago
“Sleep until whenever and eat whatever”?
Sounds like my weekends between paydays!
SusanSunshine
said, about 11 hours ago
I didn’t think May was that cold in Michigan.
Varnes?
bagbalm said, about 10 hours ago
We had a hard freeze last week in dear old Michigan.
bagbalm said, about 10 hours ago
Should add – down by the Ohio border – not up in the frozen north.
Rainfoot said, about 10 hours ago
I live in Lake Erie and that east wind yesterday was quite brisk.
masterskrain said, about 9 hours ago
THIN MINTS!! YUM
SAMOAS!!! YUM!!
Richard S. Russell said, about 9 hours ago
Wouldn’t a black bear’s whole year entail at least SOME rifling thru garbage cans?
N said, about 7 hours ago
Northern Michigan had snow last week! Enough to shovel.
neatslob said, about 7 hours ago
@Rainfoot
You live IN the lake?
Alexikakos said, about 7 hours ago
The first Girl Guide (Scout) cookie was sold in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1927.
AshburnStadium said, about 7 hours ago
@bagbalm
Should add – down by the Ohio border – not up in the frozen north.
Holy Toledo!
AshburnStadium said, about 7 hours ago
I wonder if I’ll freeze when I go to Hell next month. I’ll be up there to attend the Oldsmobile Homecoming car show in Lansing the day before Father’s Day. When I used to do that from 2003-2007, the weather was incredible each time. I submitted this slogan to the Michigan tourism authorities: “Mich-Again!”
Varnes said, about 7 hours ago
Susan, not every year, but this year …We’ve only had a couple warm days recently…..This our first week of 70’s….Of course it does depend on which side of the bridge you’re on..Keweenaw?….Winter is a month and a half of bad snowmobiling, up there…..And I’ve felt a cold north wind on a 50º rainy day that would take you breath away…
magicwalnut said, about 6 hours ago
@jnik23260
Sounds like my retirement! ;-D
magicwalnut said, about 6 hours ago
@SusanSunshine
Mid thirties in Michigan last week. At night, anyway.