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, 7 months ago
Did the Knights Templar actually look for a mythical thing like that, or was that a story?
wecatsgocomics said, 7 months ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
With a handle like yours, you have to ask???
Pacopuddy said, 7 months ago
Perhaps not as much trouble in international terms . . .
vwdualnomand said, 7 months ago
how about a camelbak?
masterskrain said, 7 months ago
@Pacopuddy
Or as long lasting, either!
The crusades were a major source of the troubles we are having in the mid-east up to today!
olddog1 said, 7 months ago
Crusaders were not looking for the Grail. They were looking to occupy land and make money from the mid-east trade routes. Questers were looking for the Grail.
Tacopielvr said, 7 months ago
Wore a fuel/water bottle belt for exactly one marathon out of 300+ certified races (35 marathons, 1 ultra included), and many, many training runs. Threw the uncomfortable darn thing off (to a girlfriend) at mile 15. Hate belts and carrying “fuel” when I run or race. Camelbaks are stupid too. I know how to prepare so I dont need anything more than what the water/fuel stops offer on the course. I always laugh when I see very overweight people “running” (as in walking) races chowing down on all the crap they’re carring. Camelbaks, fuel belts, energy and “fuel” foods to eat while you run a marathon or less or just a marketing gimmick that a lot of people buy into. My fastest marathon was when I was so prepared I didnt do water until mile 25. And it was 80 degree weather at the finish. Did Chicago marathon the year they shut it down because of heat. I was doing more than fine, I knew it was going to be hot and prepared for it. Could’ve finished it except the stupid cops forced us off course and made walk.
Tacopielvr said, 7 months ago
Marathons should never be canceled due to heat, real runners know how to read a forecast and prepare! Marathons should be canceled when disasters strike! My hopes and best wishes go to the east coast to recover. The idiots in New York should have canceled the NYM within hours of storm. Thats just awful to let so many travel into that region for the marathon then cancel at the last minute.
leons1701 said, 7 months ago
Just to point out that Fraz is probably wearing this for training, where there are no nice volunteers with drinks along the way.
jessegooddoggy said, 7 months ago
I only run a few miles, but even in winter I want water; I wear a waist style camelback and it works for me.
davidh48 said, 7 months ago
@Tacopielvr
Water you need, the rest are just wants.
davidh48 said, 7 months ago
@davidh48
Forgot to say legs and feet help too, with a torso and brain above them.
massha said, 7 months ago
olddog- not to occupy, to take back what was occupied by Muhammed’s boys
Pacopuddy said, 7 months ago
@Tacopielvr
You’re kidding? People really EAT when they are running?
i have to admit that running a bath is the nearest I get to a marathon (though I have dogs, so I walk for miles), but it would never occur to me that you would need food for something which should take a matter of hours.** I would also have thought that the race organisers would know at what intervals to offer water. (My personal worry would be needing a wee – there’s no way I would do a Paula Radcliffe!)
I do think, though, that ridiculously overweight people should not be allowed to compete, for their own sakes as well as for the sakes of anyone they may happen to collapse onto.
**Having said that, the number of people who can’t go a 10 minute bus journey, to a 2 hour film without stuffing themselves sick amazes me. No wonder there’s an obesity epidemic!
Scott Devine said, 7 months ago
@leons1701
Exactly. I ran a training run this morning using my water belt. On marathon day I strip it down to one small bottle (just in case I need a drink between water stops).