en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/813721 Comments by kencollier http://candorville.com/2014/08/20/stars-die-all-the-time-but-this/#IDComment866819132 Beautiful. Candorville is always brightest when the real world needs the light. Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:35:33 +0000 http://candorville.com/2014/08/20/stars-die-all-the-time-but-this/#IDComment866819132 http://candorville.com/2013/09/21/the-passion-list/#IDComment723290077 Shouldn't she be telling her single son about every "nice" single woman she has met in the last 60-90 days--especially those related to her friends? Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:04:58 +0000 http://candorville.com/2013/09/21/the-passion-list/#IDComment723290077 http://candorville.com/2013/05/17/the-proud-grandpa/#IDComment644304940 His grandson is a world-class cartoonist because he is able to convey great universal truths in small moments. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:03 +0000 http://candorville.com/2013/05/17/the-proud-grandpa/#IDComment644304940 http://candorville.com/2013/01/23/book-4/#IDComment552311678 My theory of this is that the in-person Darrin Bell experience is so much more fun and enriching than what can be fully conveyed in a strip that the people who know Darrin don't buy the book because they know it pale in comparison to talking with him. It's kind of like how the people who read the book usually don't like the movie because so much is lost when the intricate character development and careful plot development is compressed into a movie. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:37:17 +0000 http://candorville.com/2013/01/23/book-4/#IDComment552311678 http://candorville.com/2012/12/17/e-book-and-autographed-copies-of-book-six-now-available/#IDComment545012509 I got my copy yesterday. The book looks great and I'm looking forward to revisiting those strips. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:23:08 +0000 http://candorville.com/2012/12/17/e-book-and-autographed-copies-of-book-six-now-available/#IDComment545012509 http://candorville.com/2013/01/13/denominator/#IDComment542957112 A great strip. This works as so many levels. Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:19:47 +0000 http://candorville.com/2013/01/13/denominator/#IDComment542957112 http://candorville.com/2013/01/09/quietboy/#IDComment541097449 I feel pretty safe guessing that when Bell decides to give parenting tips through Candorville he will not be using C-Dog as the vehicle. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:32:31 +0000 http://candorville.com/2013/01/09/quietboy/#IDComment541097449 http://candorville.com/2012/02/01/lots-of-jobs-out-there-3/#IDComment281898015 I don't know about "unrelated" degrees (everything is related). However, students should always be ready for "Plan B." Many of my most successful students are doing something they never thought of. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:46:00 +0000 http://candorville.com/2012/02/01/lots-of-jobs-out-there-3/#IDComment281898015 http://candorville.com/2011/04/27/fox-news-viewers-react-to-release-of-obamas-birth-certificate/#IDComment148252813 The dollar amount is irrelevant if the dollar amount is essentially zero. Maybe the whole argument is irrelevant, but you brought it up. Obama did not create a strategy to hold back and the birthers didn't need to be "baited." Personally, I think he made a political mistake by releasing the long form. The longer the birthers continued to embarrass the Republicans the better for the Democrats. Mon, 2 May 2011 22:50:38 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/04/27/fox-news-viewers-react-to-release-of-obamas-birth-certificate/#IDComment148252813 http://candorville.com/2011/04/27/fox-news-viewers-react-to-release-of-obamas-birth-certificate/#IDComment148250841 There are several reasons why people might cling to irrational beliefs about Obama. Maybe some of them are not racial. Some are hyper-partisans. Some have head injuries. However, none of these explanations reflect well on the radical birthers. At the same time, you can not dismiss the fact that the attempt to cast the President as "the other" (as Darrin puts it) is usually strongest in the areas that resisted desegregation and other parts of the civil rights movement. Mon, 2 May 2011 22:40:10 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/04/27/fox-news-viewers-react-to-release-of-obamas-birth-certificate/#IDComment148250841 http://candorville.com/2011/04/27/fox-news-viewers-react-to-release-of-obamas-birth-certificate/#IDComment147642240 I live among enough bigots to know that there is often a connection between racism and these kinds of attacks on Obama. To be fair, some of these birthers are simply hyper-partisans. They are blinded by a party-based hatred rather than racially-based hatred. Either way, these are people who are so desperate to avoid reality that they'll cling to anything that tells them that they're the "real" Americans and that they didn't actually lose the last election. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:00:17 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/04/27/fox-news-viewers-react-to-release-of-obamas-birth-certificate/#IDComment147642240 http://candorville.com/2011/04/04/abercrombie-and-fitch/#IDComment140336085 Ironically, "Ads by Google" is putting ads related to Abercrombie and Fitch at the top of my page. Nothing on Wonder bras for tots (yet). Wed, 6 Apr 2011 03:44:15 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/04/04/abercrombie-and-fitch/#IDComment140336085 http://candorville.com/2011/03/27/obama-didnt-grow-up-like-we-did/#IDComment137944491 The claim that this strip is "racial" is either (a) some failed attempt at humor, (b) the result of someone not knowing what "Jim Crow" refers to, or (c) the result of someone not knowing who Mike Huckabee is. Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:47:40 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/03/27/obama-didnt-grow-up-like-we-did/#IDComment137944491 http://candorville.com/2011/03/19/the-unnatural-woodpecker/#IDComment136586864 Some animals are easily offended. Did you get any angry letters from woodpeckers? Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:26:10 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/03/19/the-unnatural-woodpecker/#IDComment136586864 http://candorville.com/2011/03/08/dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#IDComment133880334 Good posting, Darrin. It reminds us of a lot of things. I often struggle to remember that the quality of your life is often defined in small moments. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:35:39 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/03/08/dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#IDComment133880334 http://candorville.com/2011/03/01/the-oldersons-2/#IDComment131924315 Our church went through the generational battle (a generation ago). In our case that involved old donors not wanting to invite African-American families to join. That's when I quit going. Institutions have to have integrity that go beyond what the congregation/audience wants to hear at the moment. Wed, 2 Mar 2011 20:15:02 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/03/01/the-oldersons-2/#IDComment131924315 http://candorville.com/2011/01/27/its-my-birthday/#IDComment124236156 Happy Birthday Darrin! I've ordered a book on your birthday to give to a friend on his birthday. It's a two-fer! Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:22:09 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/01/27/its-my-birthday/#IDComment124236156 http://candorville.com/2011/01/10/the-missing-resolution/#IDComment120612045 Okay, Susan is standing in his bedroom and Lemont is obsessing over something he heard on The Early Show. I'm having trouble relating to this behavior. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:50:23 +0000 http://candorville.com/2011/01/10/the-missing-resolution/#IDComment120612045 http://candorville.com/2010/11/16/fallow-me-on-twitter-2/#IDComment110065627 That's so old media. No on laughs behind your back anymore--they'd tweet about it. Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:21:14 +0000 http://candorville.com/2010/11/16/fallow-me-on-twitter-2/#IDComment110065627 http://candorville.com/2010/11/15/fallow-me-on-twitter/#IDComment110000671 Some Republicans want to claim that (1) Democrats dramatically changed America and (2) Democrats did nothing. The Democrats got health care reform passed. That's something that every Democratic president since Truman has talked about. They didn't get everything they wanted-- no one ever does. That's the nature of the system. Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:22:57 +0000 http://candorville.com/2010/11/15/fallow-me-on-twitter/#IDComment110000671