I spend a lot of my free-time reading, researching and writing online. Nonetheless, I freely admit to one guilty pleasure: I enjoy curling up with a daily newspaper at the end of each day. There’s something about the feel of paper, the ease of use, and the depth of coverage that makes me happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m not the type of person who normally forwards cartoons or plasters them around the home or office. Even so, every once in awhile one of them catches my eye. On Thursday while leafing through a printed tree carcass, I spotted one that lined up with the theme of Twelve Mile Circle. I could probably reproduce the cartoon here under the doctrine of “Fair Use<\/a>“. However, I’m sensitive to those things so please open a link to another tab or window to view it. The strip is called “Close to Home” by John McPherson, and the cartoon appeared on January 8, 2009<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s the setup: Four students walk along a school hallway. Each student wears a different mask in the shape of a country; Paraguay, Mongolia, Sudan and Namibia. The caption reads, “Concerned about the poor geography skills of U.S. students, Westfield School District found a creative way to address the problem.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n