PIC No. 28:
• Title: Cartoons from The New Yorker 2023 Day-to-Day Calendar
• Authors: [Conde Nast]
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (June 14, 2022, 650 pages)
• Management Bucket #10 of 20: The Hoopla! Bucket
Welcome to Issue No. 28 of PAILS IN COMPARISON, the value-added sidekick of John Pearson’s Buckets Blog. This blog features my “PICs”—shorter reviews of helpful books—with comparisons to other books in my 20 management buckets (core competencies) filing system.
My Favorite Daily Chuckle!
This 365-LOL-cartoon-a-day calendar from The New Yorker has a prominent place on my desk every year and every day. The daily chuckle is often hilarious and I'll often share it with my wife. She also laughs (sometimes!). It's the bargain of the year (based on the price divided by 365)...and no calories! I cheated and skipped ahead to November 1 to find my favorite cartoon so far:
A proud man, with hands on hips, is relishing in his brilliance. The caption: "Gary basks in the glow of a fifteen-minute window with no empty cardboard boxes in the house."
This one for June 2 is also laugh-out-loud:
The procrastinating king is sitting at his writing desk and the queen is admonishing him: "You can't just behead people every time you don't want to write them a thank-you note."
Enjoy!
PAILS IN COMPARISON: Reading this book reminded me of several other must-read books in the Hoopla! Bucket plus other buckets/core competencies.
[ ] Humorists: From Hogarth to Noel Coward, by Paul Johnson (read my review)
[ ] I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me: Modern Blunders and Modest Triumphs (but Mostly Blunders), by Jason Gay (read my review)
[ ] A Comedian’s Prayer Book, by Frank Skinner (read my review)
[ ] Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.), by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas (read my review)
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