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Writer of Penny and Aggie, Fans (also called Faans), Rip & Teri, Search Engine Funnies and A History of Webcomics. Experienced webcomics editor, currently seeking full-time work and working on strange and interesting new things...Friday, May 13, 2005
Happy 100th, Ethel Gibbs.
Now is as good a day as any to observe this... the day was yesterday, but the party's tomorrow.
Ethel Gibbs has lived next to my parents' house my whole life. She gave me sugar cookies when I was a kid, and gave us all panatone bread for Christmas every year. We've had the pleasure of her company at the family get-together each Thanksgiving, and I do mean pleasure. Although her children and live-in housekeeper help her get around, she's still living in her own home and preparing most of her own food-- and food for others.
Exceptionally sharp-witted, she is often better informed about current events than I am and is usually reading or watching something of interest. She's curious about the world, listening and understanding quite well as I described the appeal of the Ranma 1/2 manga series. But she's also got many colorful memories, hearing about the sinking of the Titanic as a girl, spending young adulthood in the bustle of Depression-era New York, and framing the latest televised debates in the context of Nixon versus Kennedy.
We've flirted a time or two, but it's all in fun. I'm too old for her.
Happy hundredth, Ethel.
Ethel Gibbs has lived next to my parents' house my whole life. She gave me sugar cookies when I was a kid, and gave us all panatone bread for Christmas every year. We've had the pleasure of her company at the family get-together each Thanksgiving, and I do mean pleasure. Although her children and live-in housekeeper help her get around, she's still living in her own home and preparing most of her own food-- and food for others.
Exceptionally sharp-witted, she is often better informed about current events than I am and is usually reading or watching something of interest. She's curious about the world, listening and understanding quite well as I described the appeal of the Ranma 1/2 manga series. But she's also got many colorful memories, hearing about the sinking of the Titanic as a girl, spending young adulthood in the bustle of Depression-era New York, and framing the latest televised debates in the context of Nixon versus Kennedy.
We've flirted a time or two, but it's all in fun. I'm too old for her.
Happy hundredth, Ethel.
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