Decade Dreamers Gifts

'I NEED to KNOW what funky name the media will christen the new decade, to follow the noughties.'

Home Sweet Home

it's back to school time, Frank. I think I have everything I need. I have a new backpack, pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks and, of course, a mask. We don't need those anymore. Speak for yourself. Zzzzzzz.

"Maybe I'm aiming too high...maybe 'saving for a cool car' is too hard."

'I think it's the best thing you've ever done!'

"FREEDOM!!!"

Well, those election results certainly surprised me. Me too, little buddy. But that's because when I went to sleep last night, I had a dream … that Robert F. Kennedy had lived, he appointed Carl Sagan as science advisor and head of NASA, Sagan took us to Mars in 1991, and Donald Trump spent the rest of his days founding casinos and selling real estate degrees on the red planet. Meanwhile, in the 2016 election, Martin Luther King Jr. narrowly defeated Sonny Bono. I just meant I'd forgotten we wer

'If I've calculated correctly, I have two more birthdays before I never have to mow the lawn again.'

'According to this stop watch I'm not growing up fast enough.'

Research -Development - Wishful Thinking

"Your problem is that you live in a fantasy world."

"Sometimes, time travel isn't such a good idea."

Do-over

"A glimmer of hope is fine, Hendricks, but anything more than that will lead to massive disappointment."

"Yeah, you were Tolkein in your sleep. . ."

'I see a bright future, a transformation: Beauty, wings, elegance...'

Skunk dreaming.

"Baldo, you're smart, but you should study more. Don't you worry about your future?"

"Full...full..full... what the hell rhymes with bull?"

"There comes a time, Little Buddy, when you have to just accept that you'll never be famous....that your life will never be adapted for television and that when you die, only five or six people will truly care."

"You said 'give me a cool hairstyle...' You never specified which decade."

"This time I'm sure I've got it right!"

"Finally! Summer is here! That means we're one year closer to college!"

'I understand the school has a policy of promoting from within, so I'd like to be considered for your job when you retire.'

Life: Boring Bits

'Sweet!' Boy sees a bin marked imaginary friends.

Miracle mirror

'Quit chasing your dreams.'

"Sure - you could move to Florida - but, then, you wouldn't have the wonderful change of seasons.."

I love the optimism on new year's day! Yeah, breaking the seal on a new year is link unpacking a new gadget. It's all shiny and it seems like in some way, big or small, your life is going to get better

"Baldo, have you given any thought to your future?"

Your Best Years/Your Uncertain Future

"Relax - I'm just here for the hopes and dreams."

The Perfect Sculpture.

At the flies' bar: 'When I was a young maggot, I dreamed of becoming an Airbus!'