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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Agent54 said, 4 months ago
I used to work nearby a bread bakery (brand name) it does not always smell so pleasant.
Richard S. Russell said, 4 months ago
should be noun: crabbiness
Tacopielvr said, 4 months ago
Instant billionairitude would be at least worth trying.
AshburnStadium said, 4 months ago
Could that be why supermarkets pump the aroma of baking bread into their entrances?
Alexikakos said, 4 months ago
Real estate agents have been using that type of trick for years.
Varnes said, 4 months ago
Tacopielvr, shoot, I’d go for it too! Worth a shot, anyway…..And seriously, how bad can it be to be a billionaire? Even if you blow it, it beats drinking wine in a bag on a stoop, in South Side Chicago…
Varnes said, 4 months ago
BTW, it couldn’t have been that big of an infraction…Her bun would have popped the cloud….
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 4 months ago
The morning I drove down to Katalog Flats to sign up for classes at OIT many years ago, I drove past Sweetheart Donuts. Talk about advertising. The baking doughnuts could be smelled a block away.
lipophilia said, 4 months ago
Actually, one of the by-products of rising (and baking) bread is alcohol. This might work! (But don’t keep it near the fire extinguisher – mixing them up could be a disaster.)
Arianne said, 4 months ago
Kellogg’s used to give tours of their cereal factory in Battle Creek, Mi. Oh, the aroma of baking corn flakes and froot loops! Totally drool-inducing! I wish they could make that into a candle!
masterskrain said, 4 months ago
@Arianne Driving a semi, I used to pick up loads of Kellog’s products at the plant outside Omaha, Ne. and in Battle Creek!Yes, sometimes the plants smelled WONDERFUL!But, NOTHING can beat the smell of Hershey, P.A. on a warm afternoon!
archipelago
said, 4 months ago
Mmmmmm … worth a try!
vwdualnomand said, 4 months ago
well, any baked good smell is good. especially, cookies.
celecca
said, 4 months ago
fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies or cinnamon raisin bread aroma would work for me.
Bob Ress said, 4 months ago
@masterskrain
A bakery in Hershey would be perfection!