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1. 16 days ago on That is Priceless

   Well, more than just the tip would be nice…

2. 19 days ago on Luann

   I’m thinking Tara set them up for a practical joke…

3. about 2 months ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Hey, Calvin - there’s the camera you were looking for that Hobbes forgot…

4. about 2 months ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Yes, I thought the exact same thing! The episode where NASA thought the probe had landed on the moon or Mars and found it inhabited with chicken people! And, of course, it was all Gilligan’s fault. :-)

5. 4 months ago on Peanuts

   Billy Graham was not rich. Maybe compared to you and me but he could’ve taken a lot more money than he did. He held himself accountable to both his evangelistic association and to other financial accountability organizations. His organization also organized crisis teams to be ready to minister (meet the needs) of those affected by tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, etc. Those teams took clothing, blankets, water, food, and other necessities to people in need when these disasters occurred. And how do you know how much he did or didn’t give to those less fortunate? There’s also something in the teachings of Jesus about taking the plank out of your own eye before you try to take the splinter out of your brother’s eye. (In other words, don’t judge or you too will be judged.) And “bigoted right-wing hate machine” doesn’t sound very loving either. Guess we all could show a little less judgment and a bit more understanding of our own flaws, huh?

6. 5 months ago on Frazz

   “They can’t manage to save off 25% of each paycheck all by themselves & put it in savings? Then draw on it for 3 months?”

   Of course they could. But districts sometimes offer options: (1) Receive it all during the academic year, or (2) have it spread out throughout the calendar year. Isn’t it nice to work in a country where we have options?

7. 5 months ago on Frazz

   Stop it! This is not about unions. (Unions are not anti-capitalist and they do a lot of good protecting workers from being exploited and mistreated.) Where I live, it is the District, not the union, that decides how to distribute paychecks. Some districts, for example, pay every other Friday while others pay on the 15th and 30th of the month.

8. 5 months ago on Frazz

   Thank you! Every summer, the teachers in my district have to complete bloodborne pathogen training, medication training, and classroom management training. That’s six hours of training done on our own time which we technically do not get paid for or get in-service credit. It’s simply required for continued employment. In addition, we are required to take 12 hours of in-service training. Some teachers get some or all of their in-service during the academic year while others prefer to get some of this done over the summer. And, as you mentioned, while our schedules are much more flexible June through July, we are already planning lessons, collecting resources, and organizing our curriculum for the coming year. After the custodians have cleaned the classroom, we go in - sometimes as early as July - to get it organized and ready for the school year. We do get some time off, thank goodness, but we are not lounging around - either at home or on a beach - every day in June and July. And August brings more training, the back-to-school meet and greet, and of course the actual beginning of the school year.

9. 5 months ago on Frazz

   My school district automatically spreads it across the whole year; we don’t have the option of getting paid only during the academic year.

10. 6 months ago on That is Priceless

    “Ladies, stop undressing me with your eyes!”