“For Better or For Worse” Was Born From A Pregnancy—Literally

The cartoonist’s growing family—and subsequent problems in raising it—were the basis for this popular comic strip.

by Rich Watson 

For almost thirty years, For Better or For Worse was a sitcom-like comic strip about the ups and downs of a middle-class Canadian family. It won the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award and was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1994.

The strip grew out of the family experiences of its creator, Lynn Johnston—especially when she first had kids.

#route66 Was Named For Will Rogers, The “Cowboy Philosopher” of the Twentieth Century

The working-class hero’s death was mourned nationwide, and commemorated by naming the Mother Road for him.

by Rich Watson 

In the early twentieth century, Will Rogers was a major American celebrity, an actor in film and on vaudeville, as well as a syndicated columnist. Perhaps you’ve heard one of his famous quotes: “I never met a man I didn’t like.”

After his death in 1935, among his many tributes included renaming Route 66 after him.

The Minor League Inland Empire 66ers, At the California End of #route66

San Bernardino’s baseball team is named for Route 66.

by Rich Watson 

Before its west coast endpoint, one of the California stops along Route 66 is San Bernardino. Among other things, SB has held a four-day event since 1990 called Route 66 Rendezvous, a classic car show which makes the downtown streets resemble American Graffiti.

Another aspect of SB’s association with the highway is their minor league baseball team, the Inland Empire 66ers.