"P-hew, Dad, your giant, bloated corpse really stinks."Today's Full Strip
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Mary Worth 834
I just love this panel. It's so sweet. Lonnie lies in a bed, sweating out the D.T.'s, and he gives Mike a little wave. It's sooo cute!Today's Full Strip
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Mary Worth 832
"No, Dad, it's not too late! You abandoned me when I was 12 years old. You had no idea what Mom went through, God rest her soul! You drove her to an early grave, and you crippled me emotionally -- I can't even ask a girl out for a second date! You're so drunk you can barely take care of yourself. I've spent the last 25 years resenting the HECK out of you! I couldn't even mention your name without seething in hatred for you and your guts! But now that I know you were just off being a drunken vigilante, I am instantly full of compassion. Please come live with me. It will be so wonderful and heartwarming."Today's Full Strip
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Mary Worth 831
This story is delightful, combining all the best elements of the last two stories: Father/Son reunion from the Wilbur/Kurt story (only this time it is really happening!); and nursing a loved one back to life from the Dr. Adrian/Scott Hewlett story! Now if only Dr. Mike would put on an ice skating leotard and "keep it tight!"
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Blue Ridge Wanderers
The Wanders family decided to squeeze out one more holiday this summer so we climbed in our van and headed south. First stop was Kings Dominion amusement park where I was warmly greeted by Snoopy!
This was especially exciting for me, since many of you know that I love the Peanuts gang even more than I love Mary Worth. In fact, one of my three mottoes in life is, "If a T-shirt is worth wearing, it's a Peanuts shirt."
The day was beautiful, and the crowds were very light. The older kids had a great time on all of the roller coasters, while Mrs. Wanders and I hung out with our youngest. However, I was tricked into riding the Exterminator, or Denominator, or Terminator or something like that. My kids rode it several times. You can see it in the background in the photo below.
This coaster was so intense that I literally almost blacked out from the G-forces. I'm not joking. As we zipped around the first curve, everything started getting dark. Just when I thought I might black out, we pulled out of the curve. I mentioned it to my 15-year-old daughter afterward, and she said, "I know, right?"
The next day, we headed to Charlottesville to see Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello.
As spectacular as Monticello was, and as much as we wanted to linger, we had bigger fish to fry.
While we had been planning this little excursion, I had said to Mrs. Wanders, "Isn't Charlottesville the big city that the Waltons were always headed to?" So we did a little research and found the real "Walton's Mountain" (or at least the hometown of the show's creator, Earl Hamner). We knew we had to visit!
We had to drive quite a ways to find it. We followed directions from a website that said not to use our GPS because we would end up on dirt roads. The town of Schuyler, Virginia, is a small town that seems to have seen better days during the depression. Back then, it was a company town of 7,200 where Earl Hamner's father worked at the Soapstone plant that employed most of the citizenry. These days there are about 1,200 people living there.
We visited the Walton's Mountain Museum, which was located at Earl Hamner's high school. It still pretty much looks like a small high school. We entered through the gym, and first noticed that the exhibits were stapled to the bulletin boards around the room. However, there were several more things to see, and they had actually turned the classrooms into various re-creations from the television show.
Afterward, we walked across the street and saw Earl Hamner's home, which had been restored quite nicely.
I won't take up your time expressing the range of feelings I had about our visit to Walton's Mountain (mostly a bit depressing). Let's just say, I still love the show. Our family is working our way through the DVD's watching it together on Sunday nights.
We got back in the car and had one more stop to make: Lumpkin's Restaurant and Motel.
I wanted to eat there, but my family informed me that just because a restaurant has a giant fiberglass statue of a cowboy or rooster outside, doesn't mean it is actually a good place to eat.
So, I suppose this officially ends our summer. I hope everyone has had a good one.
This was especially exciting for me, since many of you know that I love the Peanuts gang even more than I love Mary Worth. In fact, one of my three mottoes in life is, "If a T-shirt is worth wearing, it's a Peanuts shirt."The day was beautiful, and the crowds were very light. The older kids had a great time on all of the roller coasters, while Mrs. Wanders and I hung out with our youngest. However, I was tricked into riding the Exterminator, or Denominator, or Terminator or something like that. My kids rode it several times. You can see it in the background in the photo below.
This coaster was so intense that I literally almost blacked out from the G-forces. I'm not joking. As we zipped around the first curve, everything started getting dark. Just when I thought I might black out, we pulled out of the curve. I mentioned it to my 15-year-old daughter afterward, and she said, "I know, right?"The next day, we headed to Charlottesville to see Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello.
As spectacular as Monticello was, and as much as we wanted to linger, we had bigger fish to fry. While we had been planning this little excursion, I had said to Mrs. Wanders, "Isn't Charlottesville the big city that the Waltons were always headed to?" So we did a little research and found the real "Walton's Mountain" (or at least the hometown of the show's creator, Earl Hamner). We knew we had to visit!
We had to drive quite a ways to find it. We followed directions from a website that said not to use our GPS because we would end up on dirt roads. The town of Schuyler, Virginia, is a small town that seems to have seen better days during the depression. Back then, it was a company town of 7,200 where Earl Hamner's father worked at the Soapstone plant that employed most of the citizenry. These days there are about 1,200 people living there. We visited the Walton's Mountain Museum, which was located at Earl Hamner's high school. It still pretty much looks like a small high school. We entered through the gym, and first noticed that the exhibits were stapled to the bulletin boards around the room. However, there were several more things to see, and they had actually turned the classrooms into various re-creations from the television show.
Afterward, we walked across the street and saw Earl Hamner's home, which had been restored quite nicely.
I won't take up your time expressing the range of feelings I had about our visit to Walton's Mountain (mostly a bit depressing). Let's just say, I still love the show. Our family is working our way through the DVD's watching it together on Sunday nights.We got back in the car and had one more stop to make: Lumpkin's Restaurant and Motel.
I wanted to eat there, but my family informed me that just because a restaurant has a giant fiberglass statue of a cowboy or rooster outside, doesn't mean it is actually a good place to eat.So, I suppose this officially ends our summer. I hope everyone has had a good one.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Mary Worth 830
Three lives when you consider that Mike can't ask a woman out on a second date. Four if you count Jenna. And I do. Perhaps the best thing would be for father and son to join forces and bring the killer to justice. Oh, sweet justice.Today's Full Strip
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Mary Worth 829
Gentle reader, there is an important lesson here somewhere about the bitter fruits of revenge. Vigilante-ism may look fun, but it is not. There is no joy to be found in getting so drunk on grief, anger, and whatever they serve in a highball glass these days that your shirt buttons come undone and your head spins itself right outside of your comic strip.Today's Full Strip
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Mary Worth 828
Is that what a vigilante is? A guy who walks around downtown, asking people if they shot his cousin? It isn't as glamorous as I imagined.This is perhaps one of the best lines of dialog ever to come forth from the pen of Karen Moy. It is a day of celebration in the Wanders household.
You know what would be awesome? If Richie's killer was Jenna's father. Awkward!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Mary Worth 827
Clearly years have passed, and Lonnie has now reached middle age. If I'm not mistaken, the first vibration lines are starting to appear near his head. Downtown Santa Royale has gotten so much nicer since Disney took over and kicked out the riffraff who were always seeking revenge.
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