The Big Three: Turn up the heat

The world can be a crazy place. Sometimes it helps to step back and list a few of the things you’re grateful for. I’m making it a habit each week to list three blessings. Here’s what I’m grateful for this week, November 9-15.

What I’m grateful for:

—Help when you need it. There’s nothing worse than seeing the temperatures start to dip outside and you go to turn the heat up, but nothing happens. Yikes! Here’s to a warm house.

—Once upon a time. A great story. And the power it has over us.

—Taking care of yourself. A vacation day. A long weekend. Free time. Doing nothing. Chilling. Whatever you call it, a day to yourself is wonderful self care.

What gave me a smile?

Cartoonist Bill Watterson published his Calvin and Hobbes comic strip on November 18, 1985 in 35 newspapers. The strip quickly became popular and ran for ten years until December 31, 1995. Reruns of the strip have appeared in more than 50 countries, and nearly 45 million copies of the Calvin and Hobbes books have been sold across the globe.

Calvin and Hobbes followed the mischievous and adventurous six-year-old boy and his friend Hobbes, a stuffed tiger. The strip covered similar topics as A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, but took the feelings and emotions in new directions.

For a kid at heart like me, the strip reminded me of simpler times.

Watterson’s first strip:

Watterson’s final syndicated strip:

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35 thoughts on “The Big Three: Turn up the heat”

  1. I have several Calvin & Hobbes books. That comic will always be my favorite, I was sad to see it leave.
    My favorite were the Sunday color ones and I have saved a few of my favorites.

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  2. The movie is one I’d enjoy watching, but where is Lauren Bacall? 🥰 I live by myself, Brian, and probably always will, the peace and quiet is wonderful. Especially after three divorces…

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  3. Oh, I love how you included both the first and last Calvin and Hobbes. So awesome – a great strip, and a great time to go adventuring! Hope you have a day to explore and a warm house to come home to!

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  6. Yes, things were simpler, much slower, and less complicated. If you went to a store to buy a camera there were a handful of models, at most. Now each decision faces an infinite number of possibilities. I will accept the abundance for the privileged few, but lament the complications for those who live without.

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  8. yes, we are lucky when our warm houses ‘work,’ I never take it for granted. and lucky for me, November 18th is my birthday, so I consider Calvin and Hobbes a present from Bill Watterson, the gift that keeps on giving )

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  9. Seeing those first and last strips got me feeling a bit nostalgic, a little sad. I appreciate that “blank sheet of paper” perspective in the midst of a major transition. Worth holding!

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    1. Ha, ha, thank you Lauren. I was just thinking about this today. I’m trying to figure out my blogging schedule next year and whether I make any changes. Do I keep up the Saturday gratitude posts. I’m not sure. Need to figure it out. Ha, ha.

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    1. Let me know what you think!!! It’s been an interesting experience. At first I thought I would tire or get bored with the list each week. It’s actually been a lot of fun. It’s definitely made me more appreciative of simple things.

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  16. I loved Calvin and Hobbes. Never made the A.A. Milne connection before, but then again, I have also never seen a bumper sticker of Winnie the Pooh taking a whiz.

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