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JULIO: …and ANOTHER thing! I hate how Mary always nags me me to wax my head before church! I’m all like, ‘Sweetie. Wax is expensive. It’s a recession.” And she’s just all ‘It’s CHURCH.’ / She just wants those ladies to see we can afford superfluous stuff like head-wax. But we cannot.
SAM: Uh. Maybe you shouldn’t talk about that right this second. / JULIO: Oh jeez! Is she right behind me? How embarrassing!
SAM: No, you’re just making me uncomfortable. You and Mary are both my friends and I don’t know how you expect me to respond here. / JULIO: Well, figure it out now, I’ll be doing the whole bit again right as she gets home.

{{header: overhear WONDERMARK.COM}} / {{alt-text: What’s that dear? Oh, nothing – just telling Sam about some new wax I picked up today. It – it was on sale, so don’t, uh, don’t…don’t worry about it.}}

#565; In which Communication is vital transcribed by in

JULIO: …and ANOTHER thing! I hate how Mary always nags me me to wax my head before church! I’m all like, ‘Sweetie. Wax is expensive. It’s a recession.” And she’s just all ‘It’s CHURCH.’ / She just wants those ladies to see we can afford superfluous stuff like head-wax. But we cannot.
SAM: Uh. Maybe you shouldn’t talk about that right this second. / JULIO: Oh jeez! Is she right behind me? How embarrassing!
SAM: No, you’re just making me uncomfortable. You and Mary are both my friends and I don’t know how you expect me to respond here. / JULIO: Well, figure it out now, I’ll be doing the whole bit again right as she gets home.

{{header: overhear WONDERMARK.COM}} / {{alt-text: What’s that dear? Oh, nothing – just telling Sam about some new wax I picked up today. It – it was on sale, so don’t, uh, don’t…don’t worry about it.}}

#565; In which Communication is vital transcribed by in

JULIO: ...and ANOTHER thing! I hate how Mary always nags me me to wax my head before church! I'm all like, 'Sweetie. Wax is expensive. It's a recession." And she's just all 'It's CHURCH.' / She just wants those ladies to see we can afford superfluous stuff like head-wax. But we cannot.
SAM: Uh. Maybe you shouldn't talk about that right this second. / JULIO: Oh jeez! Is she right behind me? How embarrassing!
SAM: No, you're just making me uncomfortable. You and Mary are both my friends and I don't know how you expect me to respond here. / JULIO: Well, figure it out now, I'll be doing the whole bit again right as she gets home.

{{header: overhear WONDERMARK.COM}} / {{alt-text: What's that dear? Oh, nothing - just telling Sam about some new wax I picked up today. It - it was on sale, so don't, uh, don't...don't worry about it.}}

What's that, dear? Oh, nothing - just telling Sam about some new wax I picked up today. It - it was on sale, so don't, uh, don't... don't worry about it.

#565; In which Communication is vital

  — October 28th, 2009

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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