Think of these ‘seasonal’ blog posts as something like a “blog within a blog.” It’s an easy-breezy way to add new content (on a variety of topics). These are subject to editing, right up to when the next seasonal one begins.
(1) (Friday, March 27, 2026) A Cartoon that Hangs Near My Desk
“How was your weekend?”
Whenever that question is aimed my way, my answer is likely to be: “Weak.”
That response often gets a chuckle — if not a slight look of confusion.
I might ask: “Do you know why?”
And if they take the bait: “No, why?” Then I’ll explain.
With my hands as far apart as is humanly possible, I say: “Because this is my ‘to-do’ list.”
Then, with a thumb and forefinger just a hair’s-width apart, I say: “And this is how much time I have.”
This also gets a laugh. However, it happens to be true.
So much so that, unfortunately, I’ve long since had to make peace with the fact that 99.99% of what ends up in my ‘to-do’ pile (on one of my ‘to-do’ lists), I just don’t have time for, and likely never will. C’est la vie.
By the way, I don’t always take the time to explain this, but my “weekend” falls in the middle of the week. Which is fine, I like it that way. That makes it easier getting certain things done. Like an oil change, or a dentist appointment. Lots of places are closed Sundays or have much-shortened hours, so I’m very glad I don’t have Sundays off.
Would you like to see this all sorta summed up in a cartoon? It was so long ago that I can’t even recall precisely where I first saw this particular cartoon, but when I did, I knew instantly, I just had to make a copy of it! It’s taped up near my desk as I’m writing this. I once made a copy of it and handed it to someone I knew who was working for someone who happened to be the sister of a famous recording artist. She read it, laughed, and right away, said: “This is going on my door!” And she taped it to her office door.
My sincerest thanks to Jerry King — the cartoonist who created it — for giving me permission to include it here. He’s a very talented and busy cartoonist. I read in an article that he “often draws up to 10 cartoons a day and between 200 and 300 a month.”
If you’d like to find out more about Jerry King, or help support his work, he has a Patreon page, and is on Facebook. He is also reachable by email.