A somewhat philosophical Slowpoke to start off the new decade. We're all about slowing things down and savoring the finer things in life: a good beer, a homecooked dinner, and a hand-drawn cartoon.

As perusers of the SkyMall magazine may be aware, there is a ridiculous device called the QuickGym which supposedly gives you a complete workout in four minutes a day.So my third panel is not that much of an exaggeration. I've been waiting to work the QuickGym into a cartoon for years now, to be honest.