Calvin and Hobbes

On Wednesday, I visited my one of favourite coffee shops located near to the School of Social Work to engage in one of Seattle's beloved pastimes, pretending to study whilst exploiting the free Wi-Fi connection. I was slowly trawling through endlessly stories of the latest Republican attempts to sink healthcare reform and wondering just how low the conservative propaganda would stoop before an agreement was reach (Rush Limbaugh currently holds the record after comparing public health care to Bernie Madoff’s $16 billion Ponzi scheme).

Just as I began to feel overwhelmed by the myopic conservative media and their soulless defense of a free market in healthcare that exploits profit from the health and well-being of the poor. I noticed a book on a nearby shelf that seemed vaguely familiar – The Complete Calvin & Hobbes. It was like an instant anti-acid tablet soothing the bitterness I had reserved towards these malcontented dilatants of the Right wing.

The book was a collection of Bill Watterson’s comic strips about the adventures of a six-year-old mischievous boy called Calvin, and his anthropomorphic stuffed tiger, Hobbes. I will not dwell on the magic of Calvin & Hobbes, other than encourage you to explore what is essentially one of the wittiest and insightful comic strips ever drawn. It certainly succeeded in making the world a more amusing proposition for a few brief moments on Wednesday…


*Note: You may have to click on the strip to read the text

Just one more! 

As a social worker I cannot condone this kind of parenting...