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formerly 'Leftovers & Links' but 'Cranky Old Fart' seems more accurate |
322. Graffiti and a ghost
321. Best and worst bus rides of the week
320. A salad at home
319. An open door
318. Maybe it's better they stop pretending.
317. Let there be links
316. The perfect cubicle
315. All serious and sanctimonious
314. Three bus rides
313. Black and loud
312. Nothing much
311. "You gotta bring your cell phone, Doug."
310. Short stuff
309. Screaming obscenities at the heavens
308. Gentle bossa nova
307. Eight hours pay for three hours standing around
306. Your pizza will be ready in July.
305. She Be Bonkers
304. Puppy Dog Syndrome
303. Presence.
301. Crummy old mountains
300. Jughead crossing
298. "You're here."
297. Changing the margins
293. Bad doctoring, doc.
292. Five days on, then two days off
291. Thataway comes the C bus.
290. Nobody has their crap together.
289. Hello, good morning, and good night.
288. Salad play-by-play
286. Loud fart in a quiet office
285. "[Something something] difficult."
284. Cowguy, and other bus adventures
283. These are not normal times.
280. Millionaires' Island
278. The third signs
277. Three personal references
276. A very big machine
275. "Here ya go, hun."
274. The washcloth
272. Earth Abides
271. Off the fritz
270. Barely there for breakfast
269. My morning with Dean
268. The street preacher
267. Mysteries of the dumpster
266. February 13
265. Cheeseburger, fries, and salad
264. Stop lying to me.
263. Quite a lot of food
262. Inquiries and investigations
261. The executive chef
260. Worms and tomatoes
259. Hamburger dream
258. What are we celebrating, really?
257. "Nah."
256. My gift to Domino's Pizza
253. Oh, the frickin' humanities.
252. Doctor's orders
251. Mom's not dead.
250. Sticky thighs
249. Uncle Kyle's house
247. Fenced out
246. Shun them.
243. Water damage
240. Not much of a story
239. Dumb and deadly daily decisions
238. I'd rather be alone.
236. Faces
234. Not a Hallmark movie
233. My favorite bum
228. My good deed for November
227. 'L'
226. What'll do me in, I wonder?
225. Lots of bleakness
224. "You sell hot dogs!"
222. Just someone with troubles
220. "Do you know these people?"
219. Gas station stories
218. An optional trip
217. Here, lady, want a candy bar?
216. Sidewalk closed
215. White like me
212. Mom's birthday party
211. Two madmen, and two dreams
209. Dean's chili
208. Extremely unsanitary
207. Books and breakfast
206. Mostly it's links.
205. My fly-bike
204. One-word newscast
203. Pants and pubes
202. The meaning of life
201. Is that all it takes, to make myself an ass?
200. Decent human beings
199. "Your head, man."
198. Enjoys long walks
197. Old Asian ladies
196. Mugwort pillow
195. The lady who folded herself
194. My good deed for September
193. Going abstract
192. Feels like a victory
191. Burgers about town
190. Well, smash my stereotypes.
189. Burn it all down.
188. Almost "Shut the hell up"
187. Strike etiquette
186. Good girls
185. Bezos and Mussolini
183. New houses, but not for you
181. That was a pretty good day.
180. Three lunches
179. Dropping the ball
178. Dinner for three
177. No surprises
176. Nod and say nothing.
175. Tumbling
173. An apology, and several complaints
172. Hundreds, maybe thousands of ants
171. Asphalt picnic
170. The taken shake
168. Three niqabs
167. Eleven taps on the shoulder
166. "Sorry, I'm slow."
165. Sharing a house with Dean
164. "For best service, touch screen and check in here."
162. Turkey dinner
161. Cranky Thursday
160. "They're doing their job."
159. Room in shared house, with dick
158. Family reunion
157. Filing a formal complaint
156. Screams
155. Cranky old fart on Monday
154. Friday report
153. Wednesday report
152. Talk, talk, chop, chop, sizzle sizzle
151. Without spaghetti sauce, please.
150. Bathroom bugs, the resistance, Applebee's, and fentanyl
149. Lazy cheapskatery
148. The toaster, the microwave, and the smoke alarm
147. Intentional rats
145. The facts of unsalted butter
144. Party of eight
143. A tale of two burgers, one which wasn't and another which was
142. Please make payment in full.
141. Poop and television
140. Allergic to garlic
139. Out of talk
138. Fat walking
137. Our fifth flatmate
136. Well, half a damn, maybe.
135. No cream cheese left behind
133. 27 minutes
132. Astounding journeys, $2.75
131. Meet the flatmates
130. Mrs Rigby's
129. My great escape
128. The Sheridan misconception
127. Slumber party
126. A crappy update, once weekly
125. Big sky country
124. 24-hour toe service
123. Seattle or bust
122. Refusal to prosecute Trump is a political act.
121. Ground rules for my family
120. The damage deposit
119. No vampires allowed
118. May I be briefly and predictably grumpy?
117. Good corporate citizenship?
116. Her magic wand
115. Trendy cookies
112. Too many jackets
110. Douglas shrugged
109. Keep your distance, keep your masks.
108. Not-quite-connecting with another human
107. To the tune of the 1812 Overture
106. Easier than wrapping paper
105. Steph's letter to Isthmus
102. Prodigal son, and all that
101. Things usually work out, until they don't.
100. Invalid baptisms
95. That wacky old dude, ha-ha.
94. Out of work
92. Riding with my dead brother
91. Please do not publish my name.
86. Tubthumping
85. Check engine
81. Trump's obituary
77. Phobias and mental and emotional malfunctions
74. Same as me
73. Effort and patience and generic dish soap
72. Mustard toast
69. This makes my face smiley.
67. Cranky old man
63. Even stupider than I'd thought
60. "Who from what?"
59. Pork, beef, and leather spies
58. "The topic tonight is the hippies."
56. To be human is to be a dumbshit.
54. Doug’s proper office protocol
53. Lies from Disney
51. The 'rally'
50. Thanks for being there, you.
47. Stupid headline, good article
42. One person can make a difference.
41. Make it loud.
38. Oh, you want to talk politics?
37. They need a little more time.
34. Next, could someone please sue Microsoft?
32. This will be uninteresting.
30. Still waiting
28. A zen experience
26. The web, before giant corporations took control
25. Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Bras
23. A library card
22. I don’t even understand the question.
21. Why so ordinary?
19. Suspicious of the broccoli
18. Eventually it gets boring.
17. God and guns
15. My grandmother's grandparents
14. 555-0123
13. Film noir, sci-fi, and tartar sauce
12. I hate writing.
11. "Is there anything else you want us to know?"
8. Anti-Karma
5. Never mind.
Illustration by Jeff Meyer.