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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42Irish said, 11 months ago
On a scale of 1 to 10 I give it a B!
luvcmx said, 11 months ago
@42Irish
I will remember and use that at appropriate times in the future!
SkyFisher said, 11 months ago
Eschew obfuscation.
Tacopielvr said, 11 months ago
Uh-oh, my Garmin 205 recently broke, had to return new Garmin 210 bought on line, didnt work properly, ordered second Garmin (310XT) love it, works great! The month I went without I had to run and cycle naked (no time piece or GPS) and it drove me crazy. I do like to run naked on my terms from time to time, but hated being forced to. I love the ability of running and cycling anywhere and always knowing my time, distance, pace, and map of my workouts.
Lorenzo Browncoat said, 11 months ago
@SkyFisher
“Eschew obfuscation.”
Gesuntheit!
lanman03 said, 11 months ago
@SkyFisher
Thanks for the declarification!
tiny dancer said, 11 months ago
I love how Frazz’s hair sticks out of the helmet!
No Habla said, 11 months ago
@Tacopielvr
Yeah, my 305 kicked the bucket in a rainstorm this winter. I ended up with another 305 after reviewing a bunch of others (now I have spare parts!). I, too, like having my speedo/odo right there, so I don’t have to worry about where I am, I can just run…
bigpuma said, 11 months ago
Another click on the Caulfield Eyeball Rollometer. Ugh.
Wolf Emperor
said, 11 months ago
Weird opener. How much time does it take to tell time??? As long as it takes to direct your eyeballs to the clock. Or is he asking how long it takes a young child to learn to tell time on a clock?
bigpuma said, 11 months ago
@Wolf Emperor
I think he’s checking his watch for other time data, apart from the time of day. How long he was on the road, the time it took to cover a given distance, maybe broken into “splits”. I’m sure triathletes use all kinds of fancy gadgets to tell them all kinds of things.
As for that being a “weird opener”, Caulfield being an ironical pill is SOP.
Cartoonacy said, 11 months ago
@Wolf Emperor
You omitted a word. The question was, “How much time does it take YOU to tell time?”
In other words, “Do all those fancy electronic features you have on your wristwatch serve any practical purpose, or are they just a waste of your time?”
Dr Lou said, 10 months ago
No, actually he doesn’t have a point. Training requires data.
Yukoneric said, 10 months ago
I tell my students that my job is obfuscate the facts……
Night-Gaunt49 said, 10 months ago
Caulfield has his fun from questioning standard, accepted norms. He wants to see what happens when he inquires about them and posits other ways.