Lasagna Cat is weird, but
Garfield minus Garfield is just
sublime. Who knew that the strip would be so weirdly funny with its main
character simply removed?
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let's laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against lonliness and methamphetamine addiction in a quiet American suburb.
Here's two of my favorites.
John Tierney, NYT:
The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors
"Closing a door on an option is experienced as a loss, and people are willing to pay a price to avoid the emotion of loss," Dr. Ariely says. In the experiment, the price was easy to measure in lost cash. In life, the costs are less obvious -- wasted time, missed opportunities. If you are afraid to drop any project at the office, you pay for it at home.
People usually try to keep their options open and not burn bridges. Maybe
it would be better to burn a few now and again, just to limit your
choices.