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, 5 months ago
Pool’s not open until the weather thaws out, caulfield…
(For years in this town, swimming was a late spring/summer/early fall thing. On 40 degree days it was not very pleasant. BRRRR!)
Alexikakos said, 5 months ago
Blame Phil Connors, then.
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At least there might be a holiday named after him in some universe.
AshburnStadium said, 5 months ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
No indoor pool where you live? The town where I grew up has an indoor pool in its middle school, which is open to the public on a weekly basis. There are also several swim clubs, too.
Varnes said, 5 months ago
Jef, why isn’t Caufield snow boarding?
olfart said, 5 months ago
I detect a conspiracy! Why are there never any groundhogs at the public pool?
SuperNick1112 said, 5 months ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
unless it’s heated.
Tacopielvr said, 5 months ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
Caulfield is referring to the indoor pool…..I hope.
detourjones said, 5 months ago
@Alexikakos
don’t swim angry…
defunctdoormat said, 5 months ago
There was just a strip where Frazz said he went swimming in the morning. So the pool is not normally closed. So it’s obviously an indoor pool.
TheWildSow said, 5 months ago
My city had a Drowned Hog Swim this morning in the river, but I slept in and missed it ;-)
Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur
Yes an indoor pool comes immediately to mind. You are slipping.
Lynnskay
said, 5 months ago
@TheWildSow
Looking at your avatar, I’m thinking you forgot to set your alarm on purpose…ummm?
DDS029 said, 5 months ago
@Robert Tompsett
As a kid I went to an evening open swim at a high school. Never could figure out the “naked” thing. Now as I look back on it as an adult, it REALLY seems weird.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago
@DDS029
By “naked thing” you mean swimming sans clothes? I like it myself, no drag.