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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simpsonfan2 said, 5 months ago
We have had a lot of rainy days these past couple of weeks.
chess18 said, 5 months ago
@simpsonfan2
I second that, as a Californian!
SusanSunshine
said, 5 months ago
Yeah… they probably wouldn’t be wearing shorts in Santa Rosa!
Though I have to say, our 50 and 55 degree highs lately would feel a lot warmer to someone who just flew in from Michigan…
and L.A. is warmer than here.
So if it isn’t raining, maybe they would!
(Though certainly not in the big rainstorm we had up here on Christmas day.)
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 5 months ago
It was 13 this morning…
Varnes said, 5 months ago
Come on Frazz, LA? Cross country skiing is just starting back home. 8 months of hot dry weather wasn’t enough?…My crocuses popped in early March this year…..
Varnes said, 5 months ago
It is a great gag, though, Jef…
SusanSunshine
said, 5 months ago
When I first moved to N. CA from Wisconsin, I couldn’t believe people shivered and complained when it was 40 degrees outside…
Many years later… I find myself thinking a day with a 50ºF high is chilly.
Sigh….
I guess I’ve gone soft.
SusanSunshine
said, 5 months ago
Hi Varnes… and don’t worry….. they only came out here for a couple of days.
Are popped crocuses good with butter?
Pharmakeus Ubik said, 5 months ago
@SusanSunshine
You haven’t gone soft, you’ve just gone Californian, and not a moment too soon.
vwdualnomand said, 5 months ago
@SusanSunshine
one winter went to miami. it was in the 70s. i had a short sleeve shirt, no jacket. people were asking me if i was cold, and they were bundled up like going to do polar expedition.
vwdualnomand said, 5 months ago
@Pharmakeus Ubik
just like in la story, when everybody is at the restaurant, and someone asks what type of cuisine do they serve, they reply californian.
vwdualnomand said, 5 months ago
maybe next year frazz, when you afford it, you can take her to hawaii. beaches, 80 degrees, sunny, good food, good people, and pop the question???
KasparV said, 5 months ago
@SusanSunshine
And 105° here (Winters, Ca.) feels a lot nicer than the same temp in Michigan or Wisconsin.
KasparV said, 5 months ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
You’ve moved to Ca?
AshburnStadium said, 5 months ago
@Varnes
Croci popped in Pennsylvania in February this year!