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Gurus have been replaced?

Bound and Gagged

9 to 5

And screens are getting in the way of reality. This is my favorite.

9 to 5

April 27, 2026

Betty

I’m wondering if the strip will go on to other topics or will continue with the basement.

The follwing strip is in Spanish, but I think it’s too good not to post.

The fellow is at a wishing well and he says, “I would like to be irresistible to women.”

Justo and Franco

His wish is granted. How could anyone resist a friendly, happy puppy?

April 26, 2026

The plumbing is done.

Betty
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On another subject,

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of things.
—Epictetus

B.C.
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That’s not quite what Epictetus had in mind.

And this guru didn’t like Pig’s response,

Pearls Before Swine
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This one has no connection to philosophy, but it makes me laugh.

Off the Mark

April 25, 2026

Betty
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Delainey and Rasmussen (the creators) sure do know how to keep me coming back.

April 24, 2026

Betty
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Another “oh, dear!”:

Off the Mark

It wouldn’t be hard to find a lot more — I spend a lot of time learning about what is going on in the world, and also countering it with some of the suggestions in the food-for-thought videos. And I’m blessed with a taste for unsophisticated, silly things.

For instance I love Henry the dragon.

Wizard of Id
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And Snoopy. I think of this one a lot when I manage to write something I like.

Snoopy
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And this one is crazy enough to be included.

Andertoons
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Hurray for silliness! Sometimes for me it’s the only way to cope with the craziness of the world.

April 23, 2026

Betty
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I love the way their different interests mesh.

Here is another food-for-thougth video:

April 22, 2026

Betty
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It had a long run!

April 21, 2026

Betty
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And here is another food-for-thought video.

April 20, 2026

When I wrote Wasted — A Golden Opportunity I assumed Betty and Bub’s boy was still a young child because he was so short. But then I realized if he were a teen Betty and Bub were doing the right thing. Teens need to start separating from their parents and vice versa.

I checked with AI and sure enough, the boy is a teen, and his name is Junior. Hurray for AI for making it easy to check our assumptions!

This was yesterday’s strip:

Betty
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It looks as if Junior will do just fine in life.

April 19, 2026

Betty
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That reminds me of

The secret of happiness is to ask yourself every day:
  (1) What’s good about my life?
  (2) What needs to be done?
  (3) How can I get this done and enjoy the process?

And this,

This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
—Alan Watts

And this,

April 18, 2026