Is this the only comic that can be made about the Taliban without me getting my head cut off? Maybe, only time will tell, and I’ve heard time is being coy these days about telling us anything.

So yes! I am totally a dad now! Little Man is coming up to his third week of life, and his geopolitical opinions are a little rough around the edges. It’s ok, we have time to iron them out I’m sure. I had a whole lot of great gags written here but WordPress deleted it all. So this post is going to be much more brief.

Auckland just got it’s first lockdown in about a year due to someone walking in some Delta variant from Australia. Nice one guys I hope it was worth it. Although in all honesty I haven’t noticed any difference. I’ve been on paternity leave lockdown since Little Man was born. So my life has not been impacted at all.

↓ Transcript
A kid in pyjamas is about to go to bed. Their room is shadowy, and a pair of eyes can be seen peering out from under the bed.

The kid leaps into the bed with a “Hah!” evading a hand which reaches out from underneath the bed, grasping for their ankle.

The kid is sleeping peacefully with a smile on their face. Beneath the bed, a round, furry little creature with big sad eyes and no mouth slumps dejected against a board game or toy box. It thinks,
“One day I’ll catch a friend…”