Monthly Archives: November 2016
Lynn's Comments: When my son, Aaron, was about two and a half years old, I enticed him into the bath, telling him he could have any colour water he wanted. I put a box of food colouring on the edge of the tub and he chose blue. I let him put a few drops into the water, and just as his blue bath was ready, the phone rang. The kitchen phone was right around the corner. I briefly talked to a friend as I listened to Aaron playing in the bath. I couldn't, however, see what he was doing.
Wednesday November 2, 2016
Lynn's Comments: I soon returned to the bathroom. I'd left the box of dye where he could reach it, and he had emptied every bottle into the tub. My son was sitting in a dark, murky swamp happy as a clam. I lifted him out of the water, and was surprised to see that his small behind had been dyed a dark, greenish-blue like an Easter egg. I thought it was funny, but Aaron was terrified. "I've got a green BUM!" He wailed. "I got a green bum!!!!" The colour lasted for over a week. He went to daycare afraid to ask for help in the bathroom in case someone saw. Fortunately, the staff had been forewarned and had the courtesy not to laugh out loud! This is a story I haven't let him forget.
Thursday November 3, 2016
Friday November 4, 2016
Saturday November 5, 2016
Sunday November 6, 2016
Monday November 7, 2016
Tuesday November 8, 2016
Lynn's Comments: Here, a fast dip into green food colouring turned into a week's worth of ideas. Things like this made the strip into a saga rather than "gag-a-day." For me, it was important to resolve a situation, which often meant taking one simple punch line and making it into a series.
Wednesday November 9, 2016
Thursday November 10, 2016
Friday November 11, 2016
Saturday November 12, 2016
Sunday November 13, 2016
Monday November 14, 2016
Lynn's Comments: Before I had my own business, I dropped my son at daycare and went to work like most other single moms. When Aaron was sick, I had, of course, to leave work, pick him up, and take him home. I felt guilty for leaving my job. I felt guilty for resenting the interruption in my day, and I felt guilty for not being a stay at home mom.
Tuesday November 15, 2016
Wednesday November 16, 2016
Thursday November 17, 2016
Friday November 18, 2016
Saturday November 19, 2016
Sunday November 20, 2016
Monday November 21, 2016
Lynn's Comments: My husband often came home exhausted. Working with sensitive people, using tiny instruments and fidgety materials in an awkward space, takes endless patience. Added to this is the management of staff and copious paperwork. I think dentistry is one of the most tiring jobs there are.
Tuesday November 22, 2016
Wednesday November 23, 2016
Lynn's Comments: In order to inject a little intrigue into the story, I made John's Doctor friend, Ted, a very bad influence. Although he was completely fictional, I was often asked who he "really was."
Thursday November 24, 2016
Friday November 25, 2016
Saturday November 26, 2016
Sunday November 27, 2016
Lynn's Comments: There were times when we lived in Lynn Lake that I just couldn't get warm. I wrote this strip as soon as I'd served the hot chocolate.
Monday November 28, 2016
Lynn's Comments: A few years after this strip was drawn, ...the gag wasn't so funny.