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, 4 months ago
Yooper Four Seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, Road Construction.
wecatsgocomics said, 4 months ago
@simpsonfan2
Somewhat like Maine:
Almost Winter, Winter, After Winter, July and August
jnik23260 said, 4 months ago
Quebec only has two seasons: Winter and Preparing for winter.
Heidi Tentee said, 4 months ago
Dallas-
Too hot
Labor day
Too cold
Memorial day
masterskrain said, 4 months ago
Florida.= Tourist + Hurricane
Chicago = Winter + 4th of July
Wolf Emperor
said, 4 months ago
I do miss the 4 seasons living here in Arizona.
Ewal Doh said, 4 months ago
Funny, Jef is not that far from Northeast Ohio where we do have two weeks of winter, followed be two weeks of spring, followed by a week of winter, followed by more spring followed by …
After five months of that, we bring out the orange barrels because the roads are now crap.
puddleglum1066 said, 4 months ago
@masterskrain
Not the last couple years. After nearly eleven months, Chicago finally had an inch of snow yesterday. I’ve been out riding the Harley—without the heavy cold-weather gear—in November (when it hit 70 at least once), December (50s) and January (47 last Saturday). And while it dipped into the single digits early this week, it’s supposed to be back in the 40s on Monday. Go figure…
Richard S. Russell said, 4 months ago
I used to think the 4 Tops were better till I met Vivaldi.
rshive said, 4 months ago
I knew a guy who went to the movies once and missed summer.
Tacopielvr said, 4 months ago
Yup, the older I get the less I like winter. People have know idea how serious I am when I say if I NEVER saw another snowflake in my life or never felt a temp below 60 degrees I would be thrilled! Albuquerque here I come! Yea, I know it still gets cold there but not near as bad as this gray, gloomy, depressing northern Illinois rust belt area I live in now, yuck.
Ned Snipes said, 4 months ago
@jnik23260
Similar in Ontario, Winter season and construction season.
jessegooddoggy said, 4 months ago
I am lucky to live in the Owens Valley at the base of the Eastern Sierra, we have 4 true seasons and I enjoy them all!
tagteam said, 4 months ago
@Richard S. Russell
I think you slipped that one right past the weather whiners! …and yes Vivaldi is outstanding!
mmrevans
said, 4 months ago
We have 2 seasons in Duluth, bad weather for triathlons and July!