{"id":28867,"date":"2025-03-03T11:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=28867"},"modified":"2025-03-02T11:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T17:59:30","slug":"froh-kelly-senior-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=28867","title":{"rendered":"Froh, Kelly &#8211; Senior Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cargocollective.com\/kefroh\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-641x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-641x1024.jpg 641w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-768x1227.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-962x1536.jpg 962w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-1282x2048.jpg 1282w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-157x250.jpg 157w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-110x175.jpg 110w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-24x38.jpg 24w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001-135x215.jpg 135w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0001.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/490836873\/senior-time-illustrated-chapbook-by?ref=shop_home_active_8&amp;sca=1&amp;logging_key=4416126260825dcdf3459f213a4a420571b181b6%3A490836873\">Senior Time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve been thinking I should do this for years, and maybe it&#8217;ll actually happen some day: I really need to set up some kind of reminder system to check in on the artists I like every year or so. Sometimes I remember naturally! Sometimes I stumble across a comic while buying other comics to remind me. And this one is from 2016! Anyway, this is my usual long-winded way of saying that I&#8217;ve always enjoyed Kelly&#8217;s comics and this one is no exception. It&#8217;s a mini comic with a lot going on, as Kelly starts off by saying that she&#8217;s a failure in many ways because she&#8217;s been laid off from several jobs. Which is a horrible way to determine whether or not you&#8217;re a loser (probably the happiest years of my life were when I was working different temp jobs until I got sick of them, quitting, then just living my life until I had to do it all again), but it sets the tone for a switch in Kelly&#8217;s life. She set up her own small business where she&#8217;d spend time with senior citizens, helping them with various tasks and just being around for them. She also spent lots and lots of hours setting up art shows, so that&#8217;s two things that are significantly more worthwhile in the big picture than various office jobs. Leaving out the whole &#8220;needing to pay the bills&#8221; aspect, which is always hanging over all of our heads, but it seems like she&#8217;s making it work. There are also a lot of short anecdotes and conversations, with an ending that made me feel actual emotions, so kudos to Kelly\/shame on her for such a thing. It&#8217;s a hell of a comic, and here&#8217;s hoping that I actually remember to go back and buy some of her newer comics when I get my next paycheck. $6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-644x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-644x1024.jpg 644w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-768x1222.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-966x1536.jpg 966w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-1287x2048.jpg 1287w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-157x250.jpg 157w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-110x175.jpg 110w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-24x38.jpg 24w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002-135x215.jpg 135w, https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250302_0002.jpg 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Website Senior Time I&#8217;ve been thinking I should do this for years, and maybe it&#8217;ll actually happen some day: I really need to set up some kind of reminder system to check in on the artists I like every year or so. 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