Sharing the talent

Sparky sparks incinerate cakes

It's even worse when he has a cold.

Editor's note: My apprentice came up with the post title.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear

At Prince School, as I understand it, students learn about all the different topics that rulers need to know about, including divination. Ball gazing gets to be a bit of a problem around Yuletide.

Lesson learned!

Just the thought of this sends my teeth chattering!

The clock is ticking

Yes, tonight is the night of the time change. Be sure to change your clocks back an hour -- and set up your night light!

Master of subtlety

Wagon envy

This sort of reminds me of another wagon cartoon I did a long time ago.

They burn

If there are dragonflies, there must be dragonfleas, right?

Spamming the globe!

Prince Ben also studies some of the finer mystical arts, such as communicating via a crystal ball, the medieval equivalent of the Internet.

Can you tell my apprentice is a big fan of King Arthur and Harry Potter?

Know your audience

I like the subtlety of this one. If it was the princess who was fishing, the bait would have been chocolate!

IMHO

I guess the Op-Ed piece was a little inflammatory.

Forest for the trees

This kind of thing happens at our house all the time.

Cleaning up

It's nice to be like the Emperor in Star Wars and have an apprentice. When he was younger, my apprentice helped me come up with a couple of characters: Prince Ben and his pet dragon, Sparky. Prince Ben is in training, as many princes are, to become king.