https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/ Curmudge's Sutff - Dreamwidth Studios Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:38:58 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios johncomic personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/17994240/2897665 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/ 84 100 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/799025.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:38:58 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/799025.html Getting the dishes done.<br /><br />I can't believe how long it took me to appreciate that, <em>not</em> letting the dishes pile up is actually doing myself a <em>favour</em>.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=799025" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/799025.html gratitude work <b>Harold Mabern - <i>Wailin'</i></b> punctilious public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/791967.html Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:06:20 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/791967.html getting the dishes done: some days it just feels like such a relief<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=791967" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/791967.html gratitude work <b>Tord Gustavsen - <i>Changing Places</i></b> whew public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/754375.html Thu, 05 Jan 2023 12:28:13 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/754375.html new dishwashing gloves that haven't sprung a leak yet<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=754375" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/754375.html gratitude work science <b>Michael Jones - <i>Pianoscapes</i></b> domestic public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/666856.html Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:00:30 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/666856.html another quiet day for recuperating -- one thing I don't miss about the job was calling in sick, counting sick days, etc.... but <em>yes</em>, at least I was blessed enough to <em>have</em> the sick days to begin with, I&nbsp;never forgot that...<br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=666856" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/666856.html gratitude work health <b><i>The Warm Sound of Johnny Coles</i></b> mending public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/625899.html Sat, 01 Sep 2018 14:04:13 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/625899.html the first &quot;Saturday before Labor Day&quot; in many years that I&nbsp;have not been obliged to work -- wishing my former co-workers all the best with this fall's launch!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=625899" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/625899.html gratitude work friends <b>Matthias Lupri - <i>Shadow of the Vibe</i></b> lazy public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/609215.html Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:49:25 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/609215.html a temperate day within which to Take Care of Business<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=609215" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/609215.html weather gratitude work nature <b>Horace Silver - <i>Silver's Blue</i></b> TCB public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/604087.html Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:33:45 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/604087.html &nbsp;the best <strong>Day After the Deadline</strong> at work I can remember in many years<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=604087" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/604087.html self-actualization work gratitude <b>Cannonball Adderley - <i>Something Else</i></b> relieved public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/597331.html Fri, 04 May 2018 11:21:11 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/597331.html being able to pay the bills without worry or stress<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=597331" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/597331.html gratitude sociopolitical work <b>Lee Morgan - <i>Candy</i></b> secure public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/596572.html Tue, 01 May 2018 14:26:05 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/596572.html &nbsp;being greeted by a problem at the office as soon as I came in this mornin -- but one which I was able to solve with speed and precision<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=596572" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/596572.html self-actualization work gratitude <b>Ad Colen - <i>Bitter But Sweet</i></b> competent public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/594292.html Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:32:55 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/594292.html easy parking during the post-finals quiet -- look at how perfectly I backed into that spot, I rocked it today! <br /><br /><img src="https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/file/41129.jpg" title="perfect parking" alt="Maritime lot 2018 4 25" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=594292" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/594292.html gratitude sociopolitical work <b>Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - <i>Close But No Cigar</i></b> rockin' it public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/587971.html Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:41:00 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/587971.html &nbsp;feeling competent at my job<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=587971" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/587971.html self-actualization work gratitude <b><i>CTI: The Master Collection</i></b> competent public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/583610.html Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:50:58 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/583610.html &nbsp;my job -- it brings me a sense of financial stability, a feeling of accomplishment, and time spent with friends<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=583610" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/583610.html sociopolitical gratitude work friends <b>Cannonball Adderley - <i>Presenting Cannonball</i></b> employed public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/580520.html Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:12:21 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/580520.html &nbsp;getting an excellent parking spot -- sometimes you gotta make it about the little things<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=580520" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/580520.html work gratitude sociopolitical <b><i>Hank Mobley Sextet</i></b> nearby public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/577096.html Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:08:37 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/577096.html a union contract which provides me with the sick days I&nbsp;need<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=577096" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/577096.html health work gratitude <b>Big John Patton - <i>Along Came John</i></b> migrainey public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/570118.html Fri, 09 Feb 2018 18:10:08 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/570118.html is a chance I never pass up<br /><br /><br type="_moz" /><img src="https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/file/30668.jpg" alt="Casual Friday" title="20180209" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=570118" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/570118.html work <b>The Charlatans - <i>Some Friendly</i></b> selfie public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/564539.html Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:32:57 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/564539.html the miraculous appearance of a Good Parking Spot&reg;<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=564539" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/564539.html gratitude sociopolitical work <b><i>Mingus Plays Piano</i></b> nearby public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/564472.html Mon, 15 Jan 2018 17:28:00 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/564472.html &nbsp;reaching my 25th anniversary in this job -- Younger Me would be agoggle that such a milestone might ever come to pass<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=564472" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/564472.html self-actualization work gratitude <i><b>Horace Silver Plays Horace Silver</b> [home-burnt compilation]</i> wise elder public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/562681.html Thu, 04 Jan 2018 01:10:58 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/562681.html another quiet workday -- almost unprecedented for this time of year -- when I&nbsp;was really not feeling up to more<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=562681" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/562681.html health work gratitude <b>Blue Mitchell - <i>Down With It!</i></b> migrainey public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/562246.html Wed, 03 Jan 2018 02:11:22 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/562246.html a workday that was uncommonly kind in letting me ease back into the groove after a week away<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=562246" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/562246.html self-actualization work gratitude <b>Sonny Clark - <i>Dial S for Sonny</i></b> in the groove public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/560219.html Fri, 22 Dec 2017 19:16:01 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/560219.html &nbsp;having the office to myself - just me, tunes, and peace<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=560219" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/560219.html jazz work music gratitude <b>Kenny Burrell - <i>Jazzmen:Detroit</i></b> groovin' public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/557070.html Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:31:56 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/557070.html &nbsp;solving a mystery at work using methodical reason<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=557070" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/557070.html gratitude science work <b><i>J.R. Monterose</i></b> Sherlock public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/556673.html Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:17:03 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/556673.html getting a four-day weekend when I ain't even an American!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=556673" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/556673.html work gratitude sociopolitical <b>Duke Ellington - <i>The Pianist</i></b> relaxed public 1 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/556475.html Wed, 22 Nov 2017 21:18:50 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/556475.html &nbsp;snagging the best parking spot on campus via the greatest of flukes!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=556475" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/556475.html sociopolitical gratitude work <b>Sonny Clark - <i>Dial "S" for Sonny</i></b> parked like a boss public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/552982.html Fri, 03 Nov 2017 19:52:20 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/552982.html &nbsp;surviving a big meeting<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=552982" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/552982.html work gratitude <b>Sonny Clark - <i>Leapin' and Lopin'</i></b> worky public 0 https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/552515.html Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:09:13 GMT https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/552515.html &nbsp;paying my bills<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=552515" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/552515.html work gratitude <b>Bobby Hutcherson - <i>Dialogue</i></b> paid public 0