The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for August 28, 2023

Party’s over!

Yep, the older you get, the more you value rest and relaxation.

I always looked forward to the 1st day of school, started getting old after about 2 weeks

Not the most complex of minds for the simplicity of play.

Yeah . . . I guess he should get up. I remember it’s always been a tradition at my school that on thefirst day of school, they always have hamburgers for lunch. I’ve always appreciated that tradition . .

His FIRST day of school? To me he looks older. Say 9 or 10 years old. That means he might be starting in Grade 5 and has already been going to school for 4 years!

I never really liked school but it was always exciting to head back after summer

I normally liked the first day of school, it was good to see classmate friends I hadn’t seen all summer.

10 weeks? We used to get 12 weeks, and THAT was too short.

Good for you Wilberforce! Do you mind if I just call you Will?

enjoyment sadly is resting even when you play hard… or according to mom anyways. :J

Come on, Wilberforce, listen to your mother and get up.

But school is fun also. More girls. Maybe a new hot teacher. School is for learning. Yes!

Play is the work of children.

The first day back is always the toughest, whether it’s for school after Summer break or for Adults, that first day back from a vacation and getting back to the work routine. Both are the same. Retirement for older individuals cures those events but has its own issues.As a senior l enjoy my job as a part-time college professor and l have s great routine for my free time, which includes my daily time to read and comment on the funnies. Best years ever…..

Think positive, you got recess to look forward to.

Often one of the first assignments when you start school they have you do an essay on how you spent your summer vacation. It’s then you realize you wasted 3 months doing nothing.

Look at it this way Wilberforce, next Monday you don’t have to go to School.

Mom: “if you don’t go to school you may end up working for Veeblefester Tea Cozies. You don’t want that do you?

Maybe she should have just mentioned breakfast first.

One time I was 11 weeks old altogether. Summer is supposed to be 12 weeks.

I usually looked forward to it when I was in elementary school, my mom built it up by buying new school clothes and supplies. Money was tight back then so it was really special to get new stuff.