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1. about 5 hours ago on Candorville

   It was a a priviledge to be able to both hear it and share it.

2. about 18 hours ago on Candorville

   Speaking of Fredrick Douglass, THIS really made my Fourth of July:

   https://www.npr.org/2020/07/03/884832594/video-frederick-douglass-descendants-read-his-fourth-of-july-speech

3. 1 day ago on Fort Knox

   Given the t-shirt stasis statement in panel two it could be seen as translating to, “Wherever you go, there you are.” WONDERFUL PUN!

4. 2 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Did they grow it? Hemp is a wonderful fabric: strong, durable, soft. It reminds me of linen fabric (not cotton called linens but linen itself) for feel but far, far stronger. So, it has a history of being important for both clothing and rope manufacture. I was very glad when I read that the growing of help for fabric production has begun again in the U.S.

5. 2 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   There are those who perform rites to try to correct wrongs (sometimes after they get their bells rung for the wrong).

6. 2 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Maybe he was repeatedly right very early in the week, and THEN wrong.

7. 2 days ago on Monty

   Great catch!

8. 2 days ago on Monty

   If he ever dreamed himself trying to play beach volleyball against Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes he’d never recover! Heck, if he ever even just tried to imagine himself keeping up with Sarah in one armed pull-ups he’d be sore for a month, and while Mel is a highly personable individual she has certainly earned her moniker “The Smiling Assassin”, so caution is advised as Monty goes along!

9. 2 days ago on Luann

   LOL! I know just what you mean. I also have trouble understanding little children when they speak rapidly or shout, and that is worse since I got hearing damage.

10. 2 days ago on Luann

    Naw, she is old enough if she is reading a lot, I think. That’s about the age (7 or 8) that I began reading books by Frances Hodgson Burnett. She became one of my favorite authors for life that way. With her father’s behavior escaping into books might be an important part of her life, or she might help him run lines when he has an audition, or both.