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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A soot-stained Saint Nick wipes grime from his face with the back of his hand.
Caption: When it all began, watching their faces was such a joy.

He lowers his heavy present sack unsteadily to the ground.
Caption: Even as the years rolled on and the list grew immense, that spark of amazement kept me going.

He steadies himself against something as he kneels to take out a present.
Caption: And tonight as I stand by a billion trees, shaking from sleepless centuries

He bends to place the present under the Christmas tree with a shaking hand. As he reaches down, he bumps an ornament on the tree.
Caption: it still spurs me on. Tomorrow will be wonderful but tonight

The ornament slips from the branch.
Caption: I’m just

It tumbles.
Caption: so

And breaks.
Caption: tired.