tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post4570831268613226064..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Hey, You Never KnowSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-24569786616858254822012-10-14T08:38:07.773-04:002012-10-14T08:38:07.773-04:00I carefully saved all my Calvin and Hobbes books a...I carefully saved all my Calvin and Hobbes books along with my Far Side collection. They now make up a significant portion of my son's leisure reading. Last year he made a snow Godzilla ravaging a tiny snow Tokyo. My daughter thinks I've turned him into a geek. I think I've made him interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-76503499466974054112012-10-09T23:01:27.586-04:002012-10-09T23:01:27.586-04:00You can notice nowadays that children are already ...You can notice nowadays that children are already into the techie world and they are aware of the things in the computer. But always be sure to watch your child always for they may scan something that they don't have to see. I guess, you know what I mean.Paradigm Shift Enterpriseshttp://www.paradigmshiftenterprises.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-46533092648351148342012-10-08T17:13:07.255-04:002012-10-08T17:13:07.255-04:00My daughter just about read the ink off my Peanuts...My daughter just about read the ink off my Peanuts comic collections when she was young. Every time she came over, she wound up reading at least one of them.<br /><br />(Proof reading is Good. Proof reading is Good.)leeluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981890968657705310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-74624745108636276562012-10-08T17:11:33.863-04:002012-10-08T17:11:33.863-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.leeluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981890968657705310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-84136061156473747802012-10-08T07:19:40.818-04:002012-10-08T07:19:40.818-04:00We recently discovered Archie and Mehitabel, which...We recently discovered Archie and Mehitabel, which I guess could be considered a forerunner of C&H. Archie is a cockroach who types out his existential angst by hopping on each key (of a real typewriter of course). Full of entertaining vignettes and even some of the political stuff of the day is relevant now. Nothing new under the sun I guess. <br />You have a pretty smart kid there, Mr. S.<br />Oh, BTW, HOMESCHOOLING RULES!!!!! teresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-48876652901011180812012-10-07T23:35:41.888-04:002012-10-07T23:35:41.888-04:00Ack! You get all that snow in Maine. I can't ...Ack! You get all that snow in Maine. I can't wait to see what shows up in your yard---<i>Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons.</i>Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-35023931297856106352012-10-07T22:31:40.352-04:002012-10-07T22:31:40.352-04:00Reminds me of when my son was in 2nd grade and had...Reminds me of when my son was in 2nd grade and had to read x pages every week for school. But comic book were expressly disallowed - so his C&H collection couldn't be counted, no matter how much we pleaded our case.<br />I don't recall any of the approved books mentioning "dialectical metaphysics" or "existential angst" or any of a dozen other such topics C&H regularly brought up.Jonathan Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-40754146023265367132012-10-07T22:08:45.336-04:002012-10-07T22:08:45.336-04:00Heck, I still read books like that, but lately it&...Heck, I still read books like that, but lately it's been while clutching a Kindle more often than a paper version.Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204019386677018162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-14946618329610413802012-10-07T19:27:33.362-04:002012-10-07T19:27:33.362-04:00now get out the far side and if you're of a Eu...now get out the far side and if you're of a European bent, Asterix and Obelix they are full of puns both visual and verbal.<br />i was just interested to see how someone who makes furniture and is as opinionated as you furnishes their house. Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288771971363819090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-41656372106344702282012-10-07T16:05:59.501-04:002012-10-07T16:05:59.501-04:00I'm going upstairs to dig my copies out,too lo...I'm going upstairs to dig my copies out,too long since I've read them, I may let my oldest girl take a peek.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-56630667429248458412012-10-07T13:47:21.958-04:002012-10-07T13:47:21.958-04:00A house without C&H? Horrors. I've been w...A house without C&H? Horrors. I've been wanting the Compleate Waterston for years but I think we got 'em all.<br /><br />My 11 year old recently spent precious allowance at the used bookstore to buy the missing Dilbert books. Dilbert at 11? Wow.<br /><br />-XCExpat(ish)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14735123290866640101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-23328760198968308772012-10-07T11:57:30.169-04:002012-10-07T11:57:30.169-04:00You are blessed from within the family and from wi...You are blessed from within the family and from without.<br /><br />You're a good man, Mr. Sippi. I 'spect Mrs. Sippi is an even better woman.Sam L.noreply@blogger.com