Thursday, June 18, 2026

No Mow May

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My daughter notices when the grass gets too high (per her estimation) and she'll ask for scissors to go cut the offending blades. It's not an efficient system, but it does take up a lot of time which is usually the goal with summer activities for kids. 

Text:
A: Your lawn is getting rather tall.
B: No mow May!
A: We're halfway through June.
B: It's the sequel?

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Baltering

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Balter is an excellent word, even if spell-checker is making me doubt if it's a real word (it is archaic). It means to dance or tread clumsily. Modern usage has a joyous connotation, meaning you dance gracelessly but with great enjoyment.  

Text:
L: What's going on, Buddy?
O: I'm doing my thing! *balters about* *bonks into a wall* The thing is over.

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Food Options

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If you've ever questioned "why can't my partner just read my mind and know what I want?" then I have a solution for you: it's called verbal communication. Say what you need to say. One of the best pieces of marriage advice that I was given so many years ago was to keep the lines of communication constantly open. Don't say what you don't mean, and don't hide what you want known. For example, if you really would like an item for an upcoming gift giving occasion, send the exact link to your spouse with the title "potential gift" or something very clear like that. Don't just hope that they somehow know such an item exists and is desired. 

Text:
M: So, to which place would you like to go?
L: I'm fine with either as long as you pick the one I want. 

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Horsey Video

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More parental translating, like the last comic. It has become part of Ori's bedtime to watch "the horsey video!" which honestly is rather calming and peaceful and he's learning Greek mythology so that's something ("the rainbow lady is Iris!"). This section has centaurs and unicorns and pegasi as well as other mythological figures, but my kiddo has focused on the horse-like ones.
Fantasia made in on our list of low-peril movies (both the 1940's version and the 2000 version) with only minor edits, mainly we skipped the demon part at the end of the original because wow that gets intense. We also skipped the soundtrack personification part because my kids totally lost interest. I don't believe we skipped anything in the 2000 version. I should share a list of all the low-peril movies/shows we've found that are not terribly dull. It's a fine line - not intense but also something needs to happen. 

Text:
O: Watch the horsey video!
L: Pastoral Suite Part 5 from Fantasia, coming right up.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Silly Donkey Song

 

Happy early Birthday to my niece! I am blessed with many nieces and nephews, and tomorrow concludes this one's first trip around the sun. 

Oh, the many translations/connections you make when you're a parent. We went to the Disney On Ice Encanto/Frozen show earlier this year, and for the song "Surface Pressure" Luisa sang/skated about with a crew of backup dancers/skaters who were dressed as donkeys. My kids thought it was hilarious. They giggle every time the song plays because they're thinking of the ridiculous donkey skaters ("they should be on all fours, like Sven, not on two legs!") ((Sven was played by two skaters in a shared reindeer costume whereas the donkeys were all individual skaters)). I'm pretty sure most people don't think of "Surface Pressure" as a silly donkey song. 

Side-note, did you know that Luisa is the middle child??? I totally thought she was the oldest. Isabella (must be said with all the disgust Mirabel can muster) is the oldest, while Mirabel is clearly the youngest. You learn something new every time you google a random thing to spell-check your comics. (I couldn't remember if her name was Louisa or Luisa). 

Text:
R&O: Silly Donkey Song!!!
L: Uhhhh *remembers Disney on Ice Encanto* right, "Surface Pressure." 

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Strong Like Luisa

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Happy Birthday to my niece! I just realized her birthday is 6/7, like the meme thing.

We have the HÄGERNÄS set from Ikea and it's super lightweight which works great for chairs that the kids can push in and out without struggling. Sadly the table received many dents from my baby/toddler smacking her cup into it, so it was retired to the front room to be used as a printer and spare peripherals table, but the chairs are still in use at my kids' desks (which I got from Buy Nothing but didn't come with chairs). 

My kids are in the "low to no peril" stage of watching movies, and that severely limits our options, but Encanto is a win in that category. The stress is familial relations, which kinda goes over the heads of my kiddos, and there's no big scary bad guy. As far as role models go, Luisa is a pretty good one. 

Text:
O: I'm just like Luisa! *lifting up chair*
L: Impressive, however that is very lightweight pine.

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Stars On Ice: Ilia

 

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We had a wonderful time at Stars On Ice, and there was one performer (Jason Brown) who did an amazing "You Ain't Never Had A Friend Like Me" routine that involved many jump-splits, and my child really liked that move and wanted other performers to do it. Namely, he was calling out his request when Ilia Malinin, who's famously the only person to land a quad Axel and also one of the first to add backflips to his routines one that was allowed again, was doing his routine (which involved his famous moves, which are not jump splits). 

Text:
O: Do a jump split!!!
L: Ilia is known for several impressive moves, and that is not one of them.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Stars On Ice: Isabeau

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I introduced my kids to famous ice skaters via books from the library before the Winter Olympics this year so they would enjoy watching the events with me. I mispronounced Isabeau's name (it's Isa-bo, not Isa-boo) and didn't realize this until hearing her name announced, so my child's question/heckle actually rhymed when she said it. 

My kids were super into watching the stars while they were on ice. I did look up the skaters and watch YouTube clips of their performances ahead of time, so they were prepared. Also, I like watching figure skating. It's pretty amazing what people can do. 

Side-note, I posted a thing about our trip to Stars on Ice at Hershey on my other blog: http://notsocomical.comicaltruestory.com/2026/05/stars-on-ice.html 

R: Isabeau, what jump will you do?!?!
L: I know you're just curious, but it's coming across as heckling. 

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Dropping Like Hotcakes

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We have been to two ice skating shows recently (Disney on Ice then Stars on Ice) and for both performances I packed a large interior pocket full of glowsticks. I highly recommend doing this if you take kids to an ice show, as the stands are kinda dark and kids are often not ok with that. But definitely bring extras because kids will drop them and they will roll down the stands and yeah they be gone. 

Explanation: "dropping like flies" and "selling like hotcakes" are two different phrases that can be combined to "dropping like hotcakes", meaning something that is highly desired is quickly depleting. 

Text:
M: Wow, the kids still have glowstick bracelets after the performance!
L: Yeah, they were dropping like hotcakes but I brought twice as many as we needed and we have no extras now.

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Wonka and Goliath

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A continuation from Tuesday, about the giraffe milk macaroon. Maybe Goliath was an early tester (think of the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie and what happened to the kids). Instead of just feeling ten feet tall, he actually became ten feet tall. 

Text:
Title: 1 Samuel 17
D: Wait a minute - did you give these to Goliath?!?
W: He put his hand into his pockolate and got himself some WONKA CHOCOLATE.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Wonka and David

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A new twist on the classic David and Goliath? Enter one giraffe milk macaroon. (But what if Goliath ate one? Find out on Thursday.)

Once again, this is from the song "You've Never Had Chocolate Like This" in the movie Wonka (which does not contain any Bible character cameos - I was just thinking these up as I listened to the movie soundtrack on my way to Hershey Park for a fun Saturday). 

Text:
Title: 1 Samuel 17
W: 🎵 Goodbye to feeling small And frightened of it all Just eat a few of these and you'll be feeling ten feet tall. 🎵
D: I'm... just gonna trust God to use me and my sling stones. 

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Wonka and Elisha

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Counter-offer: behold my hair-repair eclair.

The movie Wonka has many catchy songs, and "You've Never Had Chocolate Like This" is no exception. I could not help but think of a certain Bible character who called down two she-bears when taunted by a group of youths mocking the fact that he was bald. 

Text:
Title: 2 Kings 2
W: 🎵Lost your hair, Can't think where, feeling fairly bare up there...🎵
E: You... are getting all the mama bears.

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Alphabet Aggressive

 

Someday he'll get it right, but for now it's cute and hilarious. 

Explanation: the actual song ends with "Now I know my a-b-c's, next time won't you sing with me?" rather than my kiddo's "next time you will sing with me." 

Text:
O: 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 A b c d e f g - w x y and z 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮
M: How concise.

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Alphabet Abbreviated

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This is now how my toddler sings the alphabet song every time. My preschooler has tried getting him to "repeat after me" and go through the alphabet, but she doesn't have it down well enough for that. But they got further than the first phrase, so there's that. And got back on track when I prompted them. Also, he will sing it up to a letter that appears in his name, then just sing out how to spell his name instead (as in l-m-n-o-r-i-o-l-e). His actual name has five letters, which means it can be sung in the b-i-n-g-o song, which means the alphabet song transitions seamlessly into Bingo. 

Text:
O: 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 A b c d e f g - w x y and z 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮
M: How concise.

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Salty Lot

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Happy Birthday to my Grandma and niece!
What is Lot embarrassed about? See the previous comics as we move through Genesis in my church's Sunday sermon series. In case you don't know what happened to Lot's wife, she was turned into a pillar of salt. We actually haven't gotten to that account yet, but I thought this up with one of the earlier comics and had to write it up early. 

Text:
L: That's it - I'm leaving and never coming back. You are so embarrassing. 
A: That's a bit harsh.
R: Yeah, Lot, don't be so salty.

In case you've forgotten - previously on Keeping Up With the Patriarchs: 
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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Mannette

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Happy Birthday to my niece!
My little dude, you are convinced of your friend's name just like your sister is convinced of her friend Faniel's name (it's actually Nathanael). But you seem to know the M is not really there. Someday you'll say their names correctly. Someday. 

Text:
Title: Annette
O: mmm-mmm-Mannette starts with A!
L: Yes, but also no. 

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Age Disparity

 

The joke here is that my kids don't fully enunciate and miscommunications happen. And this is what I think of and how I respond now when one of them says they're full, as neither of them are four. 

Explanation: "Full" and "four" sound the same when you have a toddler's pronunciation. 

Text:
O: I'm full!
R: No you're not - you're three!

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Body Builders


Happy Mother's Day! We are the ultimate body builders. 

Explanation: Body-building is a form of exercise to tone your body. Pregnancy could also be seen as body building, as you are literally building a new body. 

Text:
BB: Would you like to join a body-building program?
L: No thanks, I've already built two. *holding both of my kids' hands*

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Alpha Gals

 

If you don't know what Alpha-gal is, consider yourself blessed. My mom-in-law has it, and it's quite limiting on what you can eat. It gives you an allergy to all mammal products - their meat, milk, hooves, etc. You don't realize how much you use mammal products until you try to make something without them.

Explanation: Lyme, CT, is where Lyme's Disease (commonly gained by a tick bite) got it's name. Another tick-bourn illness is alpha-gal. Unrelated, Alpha Males are dudes who want to be super manly men. 

Text:
Title: Somewhere in Lyme, CT
T1: Down with the patriarchy! No more Alpha Males!
T2: Only Alpha Gals here!
T3: Preach it, sister!

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Linty Hair Brush

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Yeah, toddlers don't always see things as they are. Mainly because they don't know how things are supposed to be. It can be eye-opening. 

Explanation: A lint brush is often a cylindrical shape with a handle and many layers of sticky paper over the cylinder. Don't put sticky paper in your hair. That is a bad plan. Just don't. 

Text:
O: Why you have a hairbrush?
M: That's a lint brush.
L: Don't use that on your hair.

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Absolutely a Sith

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I wasn't sure which version I liked better, so here's both.
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Happy Birthday to my most amazing, my one and only, my husband of almost two decades. 

Happy May the Third! The day before May the Fourth. It's a Star Wars thing. Much like how this comic is a Star Wars thing. The Jedi are absolutely sure that only the Sith deal in absolutes. But for real, my preschooler is giving out way too many ultimatums, it's like a mattress store that is constantly having close-out everything-must-go sales. 

Side-note - we will be back to our regularly scheduled Abraham&Lot comics next week. Or actually the week after since next week is Mother's Day and I have a comic for that. It's not about Lot's kids' mom because that would be kinda wrong. 

First Version:
R: If you don't play this right now, you will never ever play it again!!!
O: Only a siff deals in absowutes!
Second Version:
R: If you don't play this right now, you will never ever play it again!!!
L: Only a sith deals in absolutes!

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Millipede Legs

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So I learned this fact when we went to a special class at our library, Zoo To You: Invertebrates. I should have known it would be all bugs, and large ones at that since they wanted you to be able to see them. So we saw an African Millipede which is quite large and apparently has an ever increasing number of legs. Lovely. Also there were hissing cockroaches and a massive hairy spider which I didn't not commit to memory. Zoo To You shows up at the library occasionally and I was remembering the Vertebrates class which had a parrot, a turtle, and a snake or two. There was also a tenrec at one of the classes. Maybe there was a Reptile class then a Vertebrate class. That could be. ANYWAYS only go to an Invertebrate event if you are good with large bugs. 

Text:
L: Millipedes get more legs as they grow older. Can you imagine getting more legs as you get older?
O: *full confidence* Yep. 
Not pictured: the lady next to us who nearly fell over laughing at Ori's fully confident answer.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Ages and Stages

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Happy Belated Birthday to my Robin!
My Oriole, you go so many places. But not to Cubbies, Pre-K, or Kindergarten when you're two. Cubbies is the 3&4 year old group in Awana Clubs. It's always interesting to hear how a kid sees the world and explains things.

Text:
R: When you're 3, you go to Cubbies. When you're 4, you go to Pre-K. When you're 5, you go to Kindergarten.
O: I'm 2, so I'm not going anywhere.

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Abrashem

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The passage that just keeps on giving more comics. Look back at last Sunday for the others in this series. And I just realized that I didn't change the spelling of Abracadabra for this - maybe I could go with Abramcadabra. Unsure, might draw up an alternate version. 

Explanation: Noah's three sons are Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Abram getting his name changed to Abraham sort of adds the name of one of those sons to his name, so why not try all the versions. 

Text:
Title: Genesis 17
A: ACTUALLY I'm changing my name to Abraham.
R: Why not Abrashem? Abrajaphethm?
L: Abracadabra get me out of this embarrassment. 

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Legumes Before Legrooms

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I don't wish to look up if soy beans, vanilla beans, and/or coffee beans are legumes but you are free to do so. This comic was sparked by me looking up flights and thinking legumes sounds similar to leg rooms. If you move the space in "leg room" one spot to the left, then it looks like a French husband (Le Groom).   

Explanation: Southwest seats are quite snug and you don't get a lot of room for your legs. A soy vanilla latte could be considered a three-bean soup if you want to start a fight. Many beans are legumes, but not all.

Text:
A: And then I said "legumes before leg rooms!" and boarded my Southwest flight with my soy vanilla latte.
B: ... Not all beans are legumes.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Full of It

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Parenting a toddler is a wild ride and the language acquisition is such a rollercoaster. They usually take things at face value and have their own way of describing things very literally but you have to think of how it looks to them to see the literal part. One cute thing my kids do is, when they want me to scroll up or down on a screen, instead of saying "scroll up/down" they instead say "a little bit downer" or "a little bit upper" and I'm not gonna correct them. 

Text:
O: I'm full!
M: Are you full of it?
O: Yyyyyyyyyyyep!

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Abram to Abraham

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In case you've forgotten - previously on Keeping Up With the Patriarchs: 


No worries guys, there will be at least one more part to this series from Genesis. Actually, my pastor is still going through Genesis so there could be even more in this line. Look up Pastor Sung Cho on Sermon Audio if you want to listen to the sermons that sparked these comics - https://www.sermonaudio.com/series/200422 

Text:
Title: Genesis 17
L: I'm gonna change my name to escape this embarrassment.
A: ACTUALLY I'm changing mine to Abraham.
Previous comic:
Title: Genesis 14
R: Abram, I heard you went after the guys who took your nephew - how are you doing?
A: I'm a whole Lot better!
L: *facepalming* 

Bonus: please note the mouseover on the first comic. It might be turned into a comic of its own, I'm unsure at the moment.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Daily Grind

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Also, my child was confused because we only drink tea in our household so the concept of a coffee grinder is foreign - it is a thing that exists only at grandma's house. Ah, but after a quick search it shows that the daily grind is referring to a grain grinder, not the coffee kind. And also it's referring to how tedious things grind and wear you down. But also more households have a coffee grinder than a grain grinder, so maybe the meaning of "grind" is changing too.

Explanation: The daily grind is what we call the workday. A meatball sandwich is called a grinder in Connecticut. I, and therefore my children, currently live in Maryland, and my kids don't know all the CT things (despite my efforts).

Text:
M: Ok, time to start the daily grind.
L: Like a meatball sandwich.
R: *MD girl confused by the concept of a CT grinder*

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Torpedo Trajectory

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Happy Birthday to my Mom-in-Law!
Sometimes when you game, there is strategy needed. And sometimes, the strategy does not work out like you'd hope. Yes, he is playing on a Switch because drawing someone at a computer is a step more advanced than I wanted to do. Yes, that's an AtlA reference at the end. 

Explanation: if the torpedoes go off while still on the ship, you are sunk. You want them to go off when they hit the enemy's ship, not when they're still in your ship.

Text:
L: How is the game going?
M: The torpedoes have gone off, but they were still in the ship.
L: That's rough, buddy.

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Quarter Heart

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Some kids try too hard, others don't actually try and just want you to do it for them. On a humorous note, my eldest will sometimes ask me to do things and say she can't so I'll reply, "did you try?" And often she didn't, she just wants me to do it for her. So now when my youngest asks me to do things for him, she will chime in "did you try?" and I think it's humbling to see how much my kids learn from and imitate me. 

Explanation: A quarter is half of a half. If you don't even do a task half-heartedly, you could be quarter-hearting it. 

Text:
O: I can't close my drawer.
L: My boy, you at best quarter-hearted that.

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Stay Alert Or Not

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I saw this sign (without the subscript) and thought up this comic. Granted, the kids in the back seat might be rear-facing so they wouldn't see the sign anyway unless you have the backseat mirror and they're really observant to their surroundings. And it would be reversed like that anyways, so still unreadable to many at a quick glance. 

Text:
Road Construction Sign: STAY ALERT unless you are a kid in the back seat then please please go to sleep this is a three-hour drive

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Shoes On

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It's always interesting to hear how kids say things, but sometimes you have to try and flip their words around into the correct order because what they're saying is valid but also not what they want. And then they fire back a phrase you keep using on them, so that's a little heartening to know they are internalizing, in this case, trying before just giving up. 

Explanation: My kid is meaning to say "put my shoes on me" but by saying "put my shoes on" he's requesting me to wear his shoes and that will not work.

Text:
O: Put my shoes on!!!
L: I can't - they don't fit me.
O: *confused*
O: Can you try?

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Repost from 2017

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A repost from 2017. Happy Easter! This is from way back when I was drawing my comics with a pencil then pen then scanning it in and trimming it down then posting. It was a bit more labor-intensive than drawing digitally and posting. But I like the look. I also like Robin Egg candies (chocolate-covered malt balls with a candy coating).

Amid the candies and secular wrappings of this holiday, take time to remember the truth that He is Risen Indeed - Jesus is alive! He came to earth to live a sin-less life and be the perfect sacrifice to take away the sins of the world. He died on the cross and three days later rose again, overcoming death and the grave. Hallelujah, Christ Arose! Find a Bible-based church near you to find out more. 

Text:
A: Look at this - it's a robin egg!
K1: cool!
K2: that's amazing!
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A: CHOMP
K1&K2: GAAAAAAAAAAAA
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A: haha - it's a candy robin egg - a malt ball! You don't think it's funny. OK, then.
K1&K2: SSSSSSSSPPPPPPPPP

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Shopping Age

 
Haaaaappy Birthday to my sister :) 

This comic happened in a mall near us when I was baffled by what was being advertised for the youths to wear. There comes a point where you just stop caring what is hip and go for comfy and hopefully we're not totally there yet. But I did sympathize with a quote I read recently: "I don't think I have another skinny to wide-leg to skinny jeans transition in me." 

Explanation: Charlotte Russe is a hip store for youngsters (teens) with whatever fashion is current. Macy's is a classic store with stuff that's been in fashion for decades (I have seen outfits in there that my Great-Grandmother would wear and that's not a slight - she was a very fashionable lady - but it's more Queen-of-England style than whatever is current and hip). 

Text:
L: I think I'm too old to shop at Charlotte Russe.
M: Macy's will always accept you.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Letter Recognition

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Adventures in parenting - trying to keep the facts straight. He was looking at a puzzle that had the pieces numbered, so I knew he had a number but I couldn't see which piece or number it was. 

Explanation: "C" and "see" sound the same. 

Text:
O: What letter is this?
L: It's a number.
O: oOoh, what number is this?
L: Buddy, I can't see.
O: oOoh, C!
L: ... NO.

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Unsolvable Problem

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I know the Germans say "there is no bad weather - only bad clothing" HOWEVER I would counter that lightning is bad weather to be out and about in. When thunder roars, go indoors. Or maybe the Germans want you to be like Link in Breath of the Wild and wear a rubber suit with a fish-shaped hat to keep you safe from the lightning. I'm.... not gonna do that. I'm gonna stay indoors. 

Explanation: My kid wants to go outdoors. I say it's not safe, referencing the lightning. She points at her rain boots, thinking the issue is the rain. We are not on the same page. 

Text:
L: We cannot go outside - the thunderstorm is shaking the house.
R: *points at rainboots*
L: You are an excellent problem solver, but this problem can't be solved. 

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Magic Bagel

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It's not the magician's fault if you word it so specifically and a pun lines up perfectly. 

Explanation: Seagulls live at the sea (allegedly) so clearly a gull for the bay is a baygull, or rather bagel. 

Text:
A: I love seagulls and want to be one but I don't want to move to the sea so can you make me a gull for the local body of water?
M: the BAY?!?!!! :) :) :)

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Advanced Magic

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Yep, that's the sorcerer's apprentice from Fantasia there (as a person, not a mouse). Where is the iconic hat? Well, that belongs to the sorcerer, and he'll be in the next comic (if I schedule these correctly...). Also, a throwback to a comic from 2012 wow. That's an oldie. Pretty close to when I started drawing these comics. 

Explanation: The king's request (which he thinks he's giving to the chef) is clearly to be given a fresh cup of coffee, but it's worded in a way that could be a request to be turned into a cup of coffee. Thankfully, the magician's apprentice is not skilled enough to transmute a person into an object. That seems complicated. 

Text:
K: Make me a cup of coffee.
A: That is advanced and I'm only the apprentice. 
K: ... you're not the chef.

Sunday, March 22, 2026

A Whole Lot Better

 

My pastor preached on this passage a few weeks ago (2/15), and I jotted down this comic during the service. He titled his sermon "Kings' Dominion" and focused on Biblical Reflections to Prime Us for Spiritual Warfare (Our Lord is sovereign over unstable nations, Our confidence is not in rulers but in God, Our love and faith inspire courage for battle). 

Explanation: In Genesis 14, there's a war and Abram's nephew Lot is captured. Abram finds out and rallies his people to get Lot and the plundered people and goods back. He does and, clearly, is a whole Lot better once he has his nephew Lot back. This comic is not quite biblical because it's depicting Abram telling a dad joke, and he is not yet a dad (hence his name is Abram and not Abraham).

Text:
Title: Genesis 14
R: Abram, I heard you went after the guys who took your nephew - how are you doing?
A: I'm a whole Lot better!
L: *facepalming in shame at that dad joke from his uncle*

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Dessert Island

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I learned the difference in those words by remembering "nobody wants extra desert but they do want extra dessert, so that's why one has more letter S's in it." Yes, this comic is a play on how desert (the dry wasteland) and dessert (sweets after a meal) are spelled very similarly. I would look up why that is, but I want to play a new co-op computer game (Overcooked) so I'll delay that research for another time (if ever). 

Extra: is this a deleted scene from the 1998 tv show Young Hercules? Maybe? That show was on my mind when I went down a rabbit trail about shepherd's pie for St. Pat's day (there's an episode I recall from my childhood about the guys running the inn for a day and they only know how to make one thing so that's what they recommend to everyone and I erroneously thought it was shepherd's pie but it's actually chicken salad). 

Text:
A: How did you end up on a dessert island?
B: The king wanted me exiled, and his magician made a spelling error.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Wrong Gas

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Trying to explain to my kid that we have different names for how the gas exits our body... Never thought I'd have that conversation. The joy of being a parent - so many unexpected conversations. 

Text:
R: *toot*
O: You burped in your pants!
R: *confused* ?

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Parking Spot Proximity

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I realize I look like an able-bodied person, but two young kids count as an allowance for close parking spots. I believe that if you have a baby car seat in your car, you should be eligible for handicap parking (but obviously that's not the law). Because you need the extra space to get that carrier in and out of your car! But I understand that a change like that would shift the balance of how many handicap spaces are needed for a place. So maybe just push for more places to be like IKEA parking and have a "parent and baby" parking section with wider spaces for families. 

Text:
A: Have you considered leaving the closer parking space for those who really need it?
L: Have you considered that I really need it?
*redrawn with two young kids clinging to me*

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Jurassic Names Part 2

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Thankfully I did not need to re-draw my banner since I had it for the earlier comic. Also, I realized after making this that the DNA was extracted from a mosquito not gnat in the amber. Whoops.

Explanation: Terry, Rory, Amber, and Nat are all normal names. Pterry, Roary, and Gnat are not normal names. Amber fits in both categorize in this context.

*did you see this posted last week? No you didn't, because I surely would not forget to schedule and just straight-up post a comic. Surely, I would not do such a thing and I'm gonna make my blog agree with me.

Text:
Banner: WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH
A: There are my kids - Pterry and Roary.
B: Wonderful! My kids are Amber and Gnat.