Recent Comments

1. almost 11 years ago on PreTeena

   Note to moms everywhere: if you phrase an order as a “would you like to?” question, you imply there is an option not to comply. Don’t be surprised by the answer you get.

2. about 11 years ago on Dick Tracy

   My wife is a history professor specializing in medieval Europe. Culinary history isn’t a common discussion theme for us, but I’ll post if she has any ideas.

3. about 11 years ago on Gasoline Alley

   … and another reader bails on this strip. Too bad; I once enjoyed Gasoline Alley because I cared about the characters. No more.

4. almost 12 years ago on Dick Tracy

   I’m glad I came back to check out DT again. I’ve been following it for about a month now. Really good work, exceeding my expectations by far.

5. about 12 years ago on For Better or For Worse

   I have never been fond of Elly, I’m sorry to say.

6. over 12 years ago on Luann

   Yes, feeling should be communicated. But sometimes raw, unprocessed emotion leads one to say things now that one regrets later. Even though this has transpired over a couple of days in “strip time” for us readers, it may have been all of half an hour for the characters. I don’t think it is at all obvious that Brad is “knowingly hurting” Toni. That presumes he is in a state in which he can not only acknowledge Toni’s feelings (whereas it seems to me he is still in a self-centered funk and simply is not thinking about others at all), but also that he strategically chose a hurtful reply (which is not likely in his current state)