I remember going on safari many moons ago and we passed over an airplane tarmac where there were a group of rhinos. They passed over the pavement onto the grass heading for a grass circle. One of the young males kicked at the grass and mud and peed on it. The guide breathlessly explained that this circle had been created by the elder and that the young male was carving out his territory by pissing on and kicking the elder’s territory. It was quite a sight indeed. Now you’re probably thinking, have I lost my mind? Why am I bringing this up? The answer to the first question is: probably yes. And to the second: because we’re all animals and we all mark our territories. There’s my stuff and there’s your stuff and never the line shall be crossed. It’s called territory. There’s stuff that goes on my side and stuff that goes on your side. But what happens to the stuff we share? Like toilet paper? Or, in the case of this comic, cotton balls? It seems to John and me that these items usually find their way to the side with less stuff. Sharing means caring, or something like that.

Now the other comic is a little idiosyncratic thing from yours truly. When people stop me and say, you know who you look like? The answer is always, Larry David. Now, I don’t see it, (If you want to see my picture, go to our website thenew60comic.com and click on the tab “the creators”) but I do think I act like him. At least sometimes. And this comic is one of those times. The key to his character, I’ve always felt, is “the world is out to get me.” So in this case, when Al pushes the lobby button in an elevator, and somebody gets on after him and pushes the very same button he pushed, it is an affront. Why did she do that? Did she not think he did it correctly? Judging from the comments’ section, not many other people think this way, which says something good about the world, if not about this writer’s psyche.

So that’s it for this week, as we rocket our way to the end of 2020 (thank the lord). We’ll be back to you next week with two new ones.

Stay safe

Andy and John