Kliban by B. Kliban for January 03, 2022

… of [fill in the blank].

Cherries are getting harder to come by.

Bowl of fecoliths.

There is a likely-looking zen master. Swami Chauncey Endicott III.

Looks to me like it’s just an ash tray.

SO many choices!Based on the past two years, I’d say a bowl of cr@p. 2022 HAS to be better, right?!? Right?…

I want cherries. Not variants….

Even the empty bowl is full!

The guy’s serenity goes right to the bone! None of this sissy “wear loose fitting comfortable clothes for meditation” stuff for him!

OMG! I just felt that as an epiphany so strong it made my head hurt. Seriously, life is just the bowl; it’s your job to fill it.

He already ate the cherries. Including the pits.

It’s a lot harder wearing wing tips.

Bowtie Bhudda

No, life is the space inside the bowl.