Personal Trivia

Another sad day in the newspaper world. The Ledger has eliminated a full page of comics. After 80+ years of breakfast reading a complete loss would be catastrophic. At least so far only 2 strips that I enjoy have been demoted to back if available page or eliminated. The only think worse would be to down size the panels without providing magnifying glasses , ala the CN's bridge column.

Comics are in several forms which is why some appeal to different audiences. Very few are targeted for children. There are the social commentary, the political cynic, the almost true to life, and the soap operas among others. Some strips are produced in the UK, others reflect life in Canada. Some have such dark humor that they are not comprehensible. Others are so obtuse that the point is easily lost. To each his own but let not the vanishing comic page be another landmark of 21st Century America.

By the way, my thousand year old 7-8 am breakfast routine is to scan the Courier's 1st section for news items of interest especially local, gaze at the editorial/letters page read the comics and the daily bridge column, read the Ledger's sports page (Still one of the best in the country) and the comic pages. If time permits I will scan the news section and also look for names in the obituary pages. I reserve the Times for Lunch and afterwards.

I also often when first getting up if the cats permit look at early Internet news items. That is one advantage of being retired; time.