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, 4 months ago
Nike sandals…
goblue562 said, 4 months ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
Um… Keen sandals.
The Old Wolf
said, 4 months ago
Oh, Groan.
vwdualnomand said, 4 months ago
wasn’t martin luther an anti-semite?
J Ba said, 4 months ago
Watch out Jef, Caulfield’s getting good at drawing!
His jokes might hold him back tho :)
Richard S. Russell said, 4 months ago
@vwdualnomand
One of the worst.
kingstonave said, 4 months ago
While visiting Assisi we saw two monks standing in a piazza, conversing. We wondered if their discussion was theological or liturgical. Though we couldn’t hear what they were saying, it was apparent from their gestures (feeling the material of each other’s robes, showing off their footwear) that they were showing off their “outfits.” Probably comparing bargains. So funny, so human.
zellman said, 4 months ago
@vwdualnomand
Everyone was…sad part of history.
raceon4
said, 4 months ago
Luther was not an anti-semite in the way people would understand it today.
jessegooddoggy said, 4 months ago
I have been wearing Keens for years, year round with socks! My fashionista relatives roll their eyes, but my feet are clean and comfy!!!
bigpuma said, 4 months ago
Everyone who thinks Mrs. Olsen might have any idea that Keen is the name of a footwear company, raise your hand.
flintcrow said, 4 months ago
I love my Keens!
Tacopielvr said, 4 months ago
Keens rock!
MaxStarmanJones said, 4 months ago
@vwdualnomand
Thanks for the poison. Some places I just like to laugh.
fritzoid
said, 4 months ago
@raceon4
Luther was in favor of letting Jews stay Jewish when the only available aternative was the Church of Rome. But later on, when he told them “As Lutherans, you can now be Christian without being Catholic,” he took offense when they demurred.
There are many flavors of anti-semitism, but to the extent that any are based on the stubborn insistence of Jews in remaining Jewish rather than converting to the local “One True Faith”, Luther’s complaints against them would find an audience today.