Midlife Thesis

Midlife Thesis is a new cartoon series from cartoonist Tod Pronto. It draws inspiration from no particular subject and has no hidden nor obvious agenda, other than to be amusing.

New Cartoons Posted Every Sunday, Wednesday & Friday.

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It seems like every time I arrive home in the evenings my mailbox is stuffed full with a disproportionate amount of mail. 1 package that I ordered (yay) 3 bills (boo) Some sort of car dealership add or coupon flyer (meh) and A bun

Feb 23

Feb 23

Spell check. Grammarly. Brian sure could use both of them! In his defense though, this is a fairly easy mistake to make. Wait a minute? Why am I defending Brian? He’s a cartoon! Clearly, I have a hard time separating fiction from reality

Feb 20

Feb 20

As an old family friend of ours used to say, “Opinions are like assholes, most people have them.” He was kind of a weird guy. Obviously, this was a play on the more popular catch phrase that ends with “everyone has them” . I kind of l

Feb 16

Feb 16

Ah, Valentine’s Day! The classic Cupid, with a bow and arrow, trying to injure someone into love. I think that is how it works, right? Cupid shoots an arrow in your ass, and you fall in love with the next person you come into contact w

Feb 13

Feb 13

Do you ever have one of “those days”? It’s the days where nothing seems to quite gel. It’s the days that you can think of the words you want to use but then you fumble them through your tongue when you try to verbalize them out lou

Feb 9

Feb 9

Winter tires, or “Snow Tires” as they are called often, are pretty much a necessity living in Northern Vermont. I mean, you can get by without them – but it is not advised. They have these tires called “All-Season Tires” but they are rea

Feb 6

Feb 6

Happy Ground Hog Day! I present to you………..squirrels! I know, I know – I should have come up with a ground hog cartoon for today, but I guess it just wasn’t meant to be. For one, I draw these cartoons (sometimes) weeks in advance so

Feb 2

Feb 2

A couple friends of mine just got married. They didn’t make a big deal out of it. They had been together for years and years and one day just decided to get married. No big celebration. No reception. Just two people in love going off to

Jan 30

Jan 30

Seriously! It’s frigid ‘round these parts! As of the date of this cartoon posting we have been undergoing a two-week period in which the temperature has barely risen above 0 degrees Fahrenheit. (That is -17.78 Celsius if you are readi

Jan 26

Jan 26

Ah! A good ol’ fashioned Christmas Tree bonfire is afoot! I’m not sure about you but in our family burning the Christmas tree is a big tradition. Though we usually do it sometime in the spring, once the snow has melted away. After the

Jan 23

Jan 23

Yikes! Her complexion is REALLY off today! Hangover? The flu? Food poisoning? We know it is not COVID because I create the cartoon world of “Midlife Thesis” and in my cartoon world COVID doesn’t exist! That’s right, in “Midlife Thesis”

Jan 19

Jan 19

Winter….what a magical pain in the ass! Here in Vermont, it snows 13 months a year it seems. Just when you are getting used to not having to bundle up in a snowsuit like Randy in “A Christmas Story” to walk outside and get your mail…a b

Jan 16

Jan 16

The internet has given us so many things and provided us with countless wonders. In the blink of an eye, you have access to the world's information at your fingertips. (And misinformation as well, but that's a whole other story) However,

Jan 12

Jan 12

I’m not a religious person per se, but I did grow up going to catechism twice a week for years as a child. I was raised catholic - so it’s safe to say that this stuff was ingrained deeply into my brain from a very young age. Unwillingly,

Jan 9

Jan 9

I don’t know what the birds are like where you live, but here in Vermont, they are crazy! It’s like they don’t even know they have wings! Seriously, it’s like having a superpower, why would you not take advantage of it! If I had wings y

Jan 5

Jan 5

It’s like the old Bob Dylan song says; “Ain’t it just like the night to play tricks when you’re trying to be so quiet?” It’s funny how the dark can play tricks on our eyes with shadows and silhouettes. Combine that with some ambient ligh

Jan 2

Jan 2

First things first….Happy New Year! Second things second…welcome to Midlife Thesis! I am so excited to have you here as I launch the very first Midlife Thesis cartoon! There will be new cartoons posted every Sunday and Wednesday at 7 a

Jan 1

Jan 1

Coming soon! Look for new cartoons every Sunday and Wednesday morning at 7am. (However, the first 2 cartoons will be posted at midnight 1/1/2022 & 7am 1/2/2022) Follow Midlife Thesis on Facebook and Instagram to make sure you nev

Dec 29

Dec 29