A comic’s message

A comic’s message

Julius Caesar Dithers was introduced to the public via the Blondie comic strip in 1933. He was the tyrannical boss of Dagwood, and owner of the construction company, D.C. Dithers. He was constantly berating his employees, and notably Dagwood, for being late, for...
Proof positive!

Proof positive!

I remember, in math class, my non-math-oriented classmates groaning when, on a test, there were problems to be solved. That wasn’t the main trigger, though. It was the line: ‘Show all your work.’ Yep. The teacher wanted to know that the process for solving was fully...
And cake, too!

And cake, too!

It’s incredible when you think about it. An unknown team of medical researchers in an unknown lab in an unknown location work tirelessly to create a small tablet which they’ve formulated to be a 12-hour extended-release pain medication. The sufferer, who has been...
Look what I can do!

Look what I can do!

There’s something I’ve noticed in my decades of non-parenting. And it’s been verified time after time by parents and grandparents alike. It’s this: toddlers are little energy packs, never still, always exulting in their next new experience (that is, until they hear...
Didn’t see that coming!

Didn’t see that coming!

I know it isn’t Mothers’ Day this weekend, but I feel like giving a shout-out to all moms. Theirs is undoubtedly one of the toughest jobs ever. They have a fuller-than-full schedule, trying to fit in the myriad tasks of running a household along with the non-stop,...