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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Nabuquduriuzhur said, 9 months ago
Sadly, the days of being a professional are just about over in the U.S. and we are all worse off for it.
deeceewye said, 9 months ago
Maybe Caulfield will grow up to be a songwriter, too. A short attention span seems to be a prerequisite for a creative mind!
Varnes said, 9 months ago
Hey, look at the shiny thing. Oh, and there’s one over there, and there and there…and over there! Hey, We started out in Africa, how did we get to Australia? Shiny things…..ADD people populated the planet! Suck it normal people!…..
Cantankerous Coot said, 9 months ago
Working for an ADD boss is like working for an Asshole!
SueB1863 said, 9 months ago
Yeah, by the time Caulfield’s grown up the workforce is going to be a very different place. There will be very few full time jobs with benefits. Instead the work force will be mainly made up of part time no benefits jobs and having two or three part time jobs with no paid vacations or days off will be considered normal.
Ronald Davis said, 9 months ago
Odd coincidence of this strip with Reality Check. Is there a hidden connection?
rshive said, 9 months ago
@SueB1863
Perhaps. As one astute observer of humanity noted once, you make something (e.g full-time employment) more expensive and people will tend to want to buy less of it.
masterskrain said, 9 months ago
Wow, a really perceptive look at the modern…SQUIRREL
Doctor Toon said, 9 months ago
Jobs and careers are important, but I feel sorry for the people who think that is what life is all about
Take time to appreciate Squirrels
USAFMSGT said, 9 months ago
@SueB1863
But that will make the unemployment rate look low.
Notsoastute said, 9 months ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
It is no different anywhere. New World Order has seen to that. I used to scoff at that notion, unfortunately, now I believe it is true.
USAFMSGT said, 9 months ago
@Doctor Toon
I agree. Squirrels really are fun to wa.. Hey a gecko.
Notsoastute said, 9 months ago
@Notsoastute
Hey! Check out the squirrel !
moepatches2000 said, 9 months ago
ADHLAS
puddleglum1066 said, 9 months ago
Ah, yes, our glorious information-age technological civilization now allows, encourages, even demands that we constantly flit from one interest to another. Meanwhile (and I speak from experience here, having helped to create that technology), creating, evolving and maintaining that technological civilization requires the ability to focus intensely on a single subject for an extended period. Anybody see a slight disconnect here?
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The next fifty years or so are gonna be very interesting indeed.