I save Wallace as my last comic to read every day because it never fails to make me smile and often makes me laugh out loud. I also enjoy discovering new tidbits about the strip’s characters and finding things I’d missed – like the seagull today – and I enjoy the warm sense of community here. Some other boards are so snarky and meanspirited that I try to stay away from reading the comments, but these are a breath of fresh air.
Every day I always save this strip for last, wrapping up my comics reading with Wallace and the gang because it always makes me smile and often makes me laugh out loud. I also enjoy these comments because I typically discover something I didn’t know – or missed, like the seagull today – and this board is so…pleasant…compared to other boards. What a delightful community this is!
I’m with you – love high rise living. Lived in many over the years and had a high rise condo for a long time (in a building with primarily senior adults) and absolutely loved it. True, you’re in close proximity to neighbors, but I found that comforting and liked the idea that someone was close by if you needed anything. Plus, our reasonable HOA fees paid for a 24/7 doorman and full landscaping so I could enjoy the gorgeous flowers and plants with no effort whatsoever.
The Helen Reddy reference is apt because as others have mentioned, it paraphrases her signature hit, “I Am Woman.” The first lines in that song, for those unfamiliar, are “I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore.”Beginning with the first panel when there’s a single bloom, then more and finally a field of flowers, the spirit of the message is that the jonquils are here and signaling Spring in numbers too big to ignore. I don’t think the intent is to draw a strong connection between jonquils and roaring, rather to welcome the first day of Spring with an illustration of a ubiquitous Spring flower and using Reddy’s song to do so.
I save Wallace as my last comic to read every day because it never fails to make me smile and often makes me laugh out loud. I also enjoy discovering new tidbits about the strip’s characters and finding things I’d missed – like the seagull today – and I enjoy the warm sense of community here. Some other boards are so snarky and meanspirited that I try to stay away from reading the comments, but these are a breath of fresh air.