Between Star Wars and a steady diet of Saturday afternoon Errol Flynn movies, stick fighting was a popular activity during my childhood. You generally lost by getting rapped on the knuckles by your opponent. Overstimulated is a polite way of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hilda completely misunderstands the expression “chickens come home to roost” and somehow turns it into an intimidating threat. It looks like the weekend went well for Hilda and Blossom despite Bert going AWOL.
We’ve heard Hilda’s grandmother mentioned before. So we know Hilda doesn’t take kindly to her being described as a creature of darkness and chaos… But at least she makes cookies.
I come from a family of zoologists and birdwatchers. Because of this, I knew what a snipe was long before I ever heard of a snipe hunt. In fact, the first time I read about a snipe hunt, in what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For all of you keeping track, we learned about Bert’s “Treasure” here. This was one of the first strips in this story I finished, so I think there’s a glitch in the continuity where it’s not clear whether Bert’s finally[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At least Bert’s water balloons didn’t go to waste. “Travis” is a Fearsome Critter that apparently Hilda and Blossom know.
Brian should not be calling Rowan this early, even if he has a good reason to wake her up. When we last saw Rowan she took Paul up on his offer to go partying with the Circle band. Looks like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s time for Brian’s annual income tax event. Despite Rowan being just a little late, there’s been minimal chaos. So, everything is fine.
While technically Fitzpatrick Consulting hasn’t been an accounting firm since the first year, Brian likes to keep his hat in doing his annual charity event. He claims it’s the best way to cut loose.
After dragging Laurel and Rowan through the annual tax time event, Brian better be buying a lot more than just the first round.
