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1. 6 days ago on Doonesbury

   Early to mid 40s, I’m guesstimating

2. 6 days ago on Doonesbury

   Forever young, Joanie!

3. about 2 months ago on Close to Home

   “Slightly?” I shop at an almost upscale regional chain supermarket and the prices are half of what’s in the comic. The only category still expensive is beef, especially high end steak like boneless ribeyes.

4. about 2 months ago on Close to Home

   Nope – not even close!

5. 5 months ago on For Better or For Worse

   Oh, man, that whole episode was super creepy on several levels. My first thought was ‘well, don’t look at her, weirdo.’ Glad I left the Bible Belt. Strange folks, bad vibes abound. Incidentally, this was in the same town where Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and their PTL were headquartered back in the day. Part of their massive property was sold off and became a large subdivision. The TV studio and “worship center” was taken over by another mega church and led by an alleged grifter who was apparently run out of town after his previous stop up in the Blue Ridge Mountains.Beware of those holier than tho.

6. 5 months ago on For Better or For Worse

   Before any snarky comments about typos roll in, I tapped that out with one finger while cradling a Chihuahua with a sick tummy…

7. 5 months ago on For Better or For Worse

   I spent most of my 40+ working life at small and mid-sized newspapers starting in the early 80s and in my experience, editors and publishers required males to wear a tie. Jeans were OK. No sneakers though. Hair/ facial hair were personal choice. Females weren’t supposed to wear anything too revealing and don’t recall that ever being an issue except for one instance about 10 years ago when a sales guy complained about a saleswoman wearing tights in the office because it gave him “impure thoughts” ( this was in Southern Baptist territory). The company promptly updated its dress code to prohibit them.As someone who graduated from reporter to editor with responsibility to hire and train young reporters, my No. 1 priority was finding and nurturing people with talent. You would be shocked at how many college graduates with journalism degrees I’ve encountered – especially during the past decade – who had no aptitude whatsoever. I used to wonder ( tongue in cheek) “ were they just handing out degrees that day?”I wouldn’t care if someone came in with hair down to his his/ her/their knees and covered in ink. If they are smart, can write well enough, not afraid to work hard and have the requisite curiosity and critical thinking capacity, welcome aboard. One quick anecdote: I had a prospective reporter, recent grad, a young woman in her 20s, show up to the interview essentially wearing lingerie. She wasn’t hired because she didn’t do well on the writing test and test story. If she did have aptitude, I would have suggested that see through clothes would not be considered appropriate. Upper management would have seriously questioned my judgment otherwise.Clearly things have changed drastically since I entered the workforce and let’s be realistic: Gen Z has come of age and it’s their turn to write the rules.

8. 6 months ago on Aunty Acid

   I do it all the time lol

9. 8 months ago on For Better or For Worse

   Farewell, Farl. What a good boy. :(

10. 8 months ago on For Better or For Worse

    Your cynicism is saddening. Truly hope you find inner peace and happiness.