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My Thoughts about Blondie and Dagwood 1-5-21 It is great that Blondie is self-employed, but things are getting a bit stale in my humble way of thinking. Dagwood is portrayed as a lazy bum, doing almost nothing but eating and sleeping. He certainly is intelligent as evidenced by the fact that he is employed as a manager for Dithers and can use a computer. Somewhere I was given the idea that Bumstead once had the ability to calculate large numbers in his head, something I have not been able to verify. If that is true, why does he not continue to exhibit that skill? Seems to me that ability would give him the upper hand to demand the long overdue raise he has so many years been requesting from Dithers (Scrooge). I realize that we have calculators now but if we don’t get the numbers in right even the mechanical calculator won’t work correctly. I find it easier and faster, myself to do most of my calculation with pencil and paper. It seems that every time I enter a string of numbers into the calculator I get a wrong number coming back. My father-in-law could calculate in his head, but not me. One last thing I would like to see in this wonderful, long lasting cartoon is Alexander and Cookie getting off their duffs and seeking, at least, part-time jobs that would meet their every-day spending needs instead of constantly hitting Dad up for extensions on their allowances. All this having been said, I enjoy Blonde and have read it for many years. Is John Marshall still doing this wonderful cartoon? Keep her coming! Marie P. Thompson Mthompson62@ec.rr.com