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.

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The shore of a bay. A number of Viking ships sit in the bay, with one nearer to the shore. A Norse woman waves goodbye to the burly back of her husband as he walks to the ship.
Caption: When Einarr left for the summer raids, I felt nothing but pride.
Caption: My man, reaping wealth from the green lands.

The woman sits at a table for a meal in a humble dwelling. There are trenchers and knives set out for two, but she sits alone.
Caption: But summer has come again and winter also, and Einarr dines in Valhalla.
Caption: It’s what he would have wanted, but did Odin really need him at his side
Caption: more than me?