And that's why we don't get mad at children

It's hard to argue ...

Every time I read a new C&H strip (or re-read one that I've already read for that matter) I can't help but awe at the brilliance of Bill Watterson.

AND to think he can do all this through a 6-year old and a stuffed tiger toy is splendid!!!



And oh, Its "song of the week" time! This time, its an amazing track by Def Leppard called Long Long way to go!

Stay happy, have lotsa fun, and cheers from me and Hobbes! :D

The Yukon Song

Each time I read this peom, I get transported to a totally different world!

My tiger friend has got the sled,
And I have packed a snack.
We're all set for the trip ahead.
We're never coming back!

We're abandoning this life we've led!
So long, Mom and Pop!
We're sick of doing what you’ve said,
And now it's going to stop!

We're going where it snows all year,
Where life can have real meaning.
A place where we won’t have to hear,
"Your room could stand some cleaning."

The Yukon is the place for us!
That's where we want to live.
Up there we'll go to yell and cuss
And act real primitive.

We'll never have to go to school,
Forced into submission,
By monster, crabby teachers who'll
Make us learn addition.

We'll never have to clean a plate,
Of veggie glops and goos.
Messily we'll masticate,
Using any fork we choose!

The timber wolves will be our friends.
Well stay up late and howl,
At the moon, till nightmare ends,
Before going on the prowl.

Oh, what a life! we cannot wait,
To be in that arctic land,
Where we'll be masters of our fate,
And lead a life that's grand!

No more of parental rules!
We're heading for some snow!
Good riddance to those grown-up-ghouls!
We're leaving! Yukon Ho!

The Yukon Song
From: Yukon Ho!
Bill Watterson

I Hate Being Good!

What better way to send a Christmas wish than through Bill Watterson's words? See what he has to say here...



Me too! <grin>

Happy Holidays!!!

Beat This

Why I like Calvin and Hobbes so much!

November 18^th marked the birth date of the famous comic strip Calvin & Hobbes. This is one comic strip that has worked its way through my attention and has got me glued to the morning papers every day, having me riffling through the papers to the last but one page, to read this strip. Often times, I get the feeling that my morning isn’t complete without getting to read what this amazing six-year old has to say in just a few words.

Here are 10 reasons why I like to read C&H over and over again:

1. Calvin can penetrate deep into your emotional thoughts making you think about certain things the way you would never imagine.

Calvin to Hobbes: “Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you're just a reflection of him?”

Profound!

2. Calvin always finds a work-around to complete (or not complete) his homework. And most often, you will find Hobbes helping him out (essentially with math) and Calvin agreeing with him in entirety.

Calvin to Hobbes: “What is 8 plus 3?” Hobbes, without missing a beat “83”

Innocence!

3. Friends Forever

Calvin forgets to buy Hobbes a Christmas present or make him a Christmas card. Hobbes admits that he has forgotten too and that it really didn’t matter. Then, Hobbes gives Calvin a Tiger Hug. Calvin then says “Not so tight you big sissy. You’re squeezing my tears out!”

Sweet ain’t it?

4. His totally perplexed expression when he finds it annoyingly bothersome that his parents can’t comprehend his ways.

When his mom asks him what the hell he was doing when she sees him hammering nails into the coffee table...

“Is this some sort of trick question?”

No Comments!!!

5. That very occasional smile on his face depicting that he is extremely satisfied with whatever he just did.

Blissfulness!

6. Levelheaded

“I would hate to have a kid like me.......”

Woah! How far-fetched can HE think?

7. The way he hates girls and how Hobbes troubles him by asking over and over again if Calvin actually likes Susie Derkins.

Calvin to Susie: ”How is it like to be a girl? Is it like being a bug?”

Ready to ship the girls to outer space, you would think.

8. Innovative

G.R.O.S.S. (Get Rid Of Slimy girlS)

Calvin Ball

Time Machine

Stupendous Man

Transmorgifier

Duplicator

Tree House

Monster Snowman

and many many more...

(Do I really have to explain?)

9. Brilliance:

Calvin to Hobbes: Sometimes, I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.

No doubt about it!

10. Let’s go exploring!

There is not one moment that Calvin finds boring, and if he does find anything boring at all, Hobbes is always there to indicate that television is not truly the right way to spend summer. AND, have you seen them spend winter? Exploring unknown territories every single time ending up getting lost in the process…

Finally, the last C&H strip that Bill Watterson wrote in December 1995 depicts Calvin and Hobbes outside in freshly-fallen snow, reveling in the wonder and excitement of the winter scene. "It's a magical world, Hobbes ol' buddy!" The last panel shows Calvin and Hobbes zooming off on their sled as Calvin exclaims. "Let's go exploring!"

Phew! It really must be very tiring being Calvin!