Category Archives: Life As a Shared Adventure

I also liked these comics: May 3, 2026

So Betty and Bub are having an adventure looking at smart toilets. My adventure here is of a different sort. As I was getting ready for bed Friday night I received an email, supposedly from my credit card company, about … Continue reading →

I’m still blown away that smart toilets exist. I wanted to check the grammar of that last sentence. so I asked Claude. It said, The grammar is perfectly fine! “Blown away” is a great idiomatic expression there, and the sentence … Continue reading →

It’s not a joke, they do exist. I asked Perplexity: Smart toilets are technologically advanced bathroom fixtures that combine traditional toilet functions with electronic bidet cleansing and smart home features such as automatic flushing, heated seats, self-cleaning nozzles, and remote … Continue reading →

Bub is so sweet and good-hearted. Reading about him soothes my spirits — he offers me relief from what is going on in the world. The New Yorker recognizes the problem in a different way. Monday’s cartoon in our day-by-day … Continue reading →

The project continues. Now comes the hard part? On another note. This Calvin and Hobbes was created over 30 years ago. Sigh. It’s even more appropriate now. April 28, 2026

Gurus have been replaced? And screens are getting in the way of reality. This is my favorite. April 27, 2026

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 … Continue reading →

The plumbing is done. On another subject, Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of things. —Epictetus . That’s not quite what Epictetus had in mind. And this guru didn’t like Pig’s response, This … Continue reading →

Delainey and Rasmussen (the creators) sure do know how to keep me coming back. April 24, 2026