Be My Valentine, Sweet Babboo


Taking my computer into the shop (I will have to struggle without it for DAYS! Withdrawal, withdrawal!), I stopped in at the Hallmark shop to waste a few minutes until my Genius Bar appointment. Hallmark has been on my mind lately as I wonder whether it might make sense for them to buy Icoonix’s stake in Peanuts Worldwide. Checking in pays off (if you consider spending $20 “paying off”), as they have this book. I almost overlooked it, as the book’s Itty Bittyness overwhelms its Peanutsyness. This goes for the book’s tale as well, as it’s a nobosy’s-really-aggrieved look at the Sally/Linus/Othmar love triangle. Now, that’s a romantic muddle that could have legs…. But there are no legs allowed in IttyBittyland!

Share the news!
RSS
Follow by Email
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Uncategorized
Random little catch-up items

So many little things to catch up on. So much going on… and my life is so full (my son is heading off to college this week.) What can I cover? While Dolores goes unnamed in the A Summer Musical special, I am told that she is named in the Cantonese …

Uncategorized
Addendum to the The Wolf video

Shortly after I posted the video about the comic strip”The Wolf” which suggested ways in which it set the path for “Peanuts”, my pal and co-writer, Schulz Museum curator Benjamin L. Clark, pointed out something I had missed — while “Willie” had offered strips run in a two-tier format before …

Uncategorized
Unquote alone

The warning signs about the new book Rediscovering the True Meaning of Christmas with A Charlie Brown Christmas”: Celebrating Christmas with a Charlie Brown Touch starts with the title, and its curious use of a single double-quotation mark. That’s part of the name every time it’s listed, whether on the …