Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 10, 2022

What about your other grandfather, Marcie? Everybody’s pretty much has two grandfathers: one from the father’s side (mine died a few months before my older brother was born) and one from the mother’s side (mine died a month before my widowed fathered remarried).

Here is the Wikipedia article on the World Hockey Association:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hockey_Association

He doesn’t need reading to sir!

As I observed a couple of days ago, Charlie Brown is in this series of strips addressing various members of the Peanuts gang as though he’s never met them before. Shouldn’t he already be aware as to whether Marcie has a grandfather or not? The way in which Marcie and C.B. interact with each other here is in the manner of strangers, not friends.

Of course Marcie the academic book-worm couldn’t read to her own grandfather. Presumably because he is off to the hockey team’s golf course for the summer. So you are out of luck Charlie Brown.

So, Marcie, your grand is still active. Good. But, he still might need a reader, especially if his sport is hockey. With all that body checking and slamming he might not have too many active brain cells left to read with. Yeh, yeh, I know, that’s a widely miss held view from the non-hockey players and most pucksters live into old, old age still playing the game and writing treatises about geopolitics.

I’m a grandmother of FOUR (from ages 6-16). I competitively figure skate! We’re not all in a rocking chair!

Looking for a job in all the wrong places

Looking for employment in too many faces…

Searching their eyes, looking for traces

Of what I’m dreamin’ of…

Marcie Howe?

That’s sticking it to Charlie Brown, Marcie.

Age discrimination, Charlie.

During my last job search, I joined a networking group that taught people how to job search. I’ve been laid off so many times that I already knew most of the stuff. I attended mostly for moral support and to swap potential leads with the other attendees. Attending was well worth the effort.

I hold the record for the oldest person to “graduate” from the program at age 70. That was a couple of years back. They still use me as the poster child for people who feel like they are too old to get a new job.

Age discrimination in hiring is real. There is nothing you can do about employers who are closed-minded about it. The only counter to it is to be active and proactive. It also helps if you have a very salable skill like I do.

Are there any seniors/old aged people in the NHL?

Marcie’s grandfather plays left-wing? I guess he’s based.

Her father is/was Gordie Howe?

Todays lesson on ageism has been brought to you by Marcie Johnson.

I played left wing with the SF rockets and was a top scorer. That’s a big deal when you are 12

Gordie?! remember when this was published

THE BOONDOCKS used the same device of people answering the door by sticking their head way out, as if they’re tilting way forward.

Way to go, Marcie! Don’t stereotype the grandfather generation, CB.

Yeah, but can he read?…….

And MArcie’s mother is at her office designing a new freeway.

With Marcie having a grandfather in professional sports, wouldn’t you think it would generate some interest in her for Chuck’s team? She could be a ‘diamond in the rough’ for CB’s All Stars just waiting to be discovered. Maybe such could get her out of her fog.

If only Grandpa played on a college team, then he’d need someone to read to him!

WHA ? Charlie could puree his food for him.

So…. is that a yes or a no?

Gordie Howe?

Tough job market.