The Hearth
—Henry van Dyke
When the logs are burning free,
Then the fire is full of glee:
When each heart gives out its best,
Then the talk is full of zest:
Light your fire and never fear,
Life was made for love and cheer.
[Image description: A table with a basket of bread, a plate of cheeses and fruits, two wineglasses filled with red wine, two bottles of wine, and two more empty glasses stands in front of a merrily burning fire in a stone fireplace.]
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I am pleased that eating cake is not only gratifying, it is also an act which honors the ancestors.
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to honor my ancestors.
(This is today’s Candorville comic, by artist Darrin Bell.)
[Image description: A four-panel comic, featuring a woman and a man leaning forward against a wall as they speak.
Panel one: The man says, “We’re a whole generation of ingrates.”
Panel two: The man says, “Take preservatives, for instance. We whine and moan about how bad they are for us.”
Panel three: The man continues speaking, “But tell that to the 300 thousand generations of humans who starved to death during our first 2.5 million years on Earth. I bet they’d have thought preservatives were worth the risk.”
Panel four: The woman says, “I still don’t think you should eat that cake you left out last night.” The man replies, “It would be an insult to our ancestors if I didn’t!”
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Today’s Non Sequitur Cartoon by Wiley Miller:
[Image description: A four-panel comic, featuring a woman holding Tarot cards on the left, and a man on the right. The table between them has a few cards on it.
First panel: The woman says, “The spirits speak to me through the cards.”
Second panel: The man points at the cards and replies, “Hey . . . if the next card is the ten of spades, you’ve got a royal flush!”
Third panel: The woman stares at the man, who is showing a big smile. There is no dialogue.
Fourth panel: The woman says, “The spirits think you might have a gambling problem.”
The man replies, “Whoa . . . you are good!”]
