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Nast never apologized for his monkeys (And why this guy needs to) I've been asked what I think about the current cartoon controversy ,...

A previously unpublished memoir (1990) ``I am mortal,'' Scrooge remonstrated, ``and liable to fall.'' ``Bear but a touch of...

Don't play the cords of fame It's supposed to be flattering and fun when "your" breed wins at Westminster, but I can't...

Diplomacy I'm next up in the express lane at the grocery store, when this fellow comes up and places on the belt behind my things some ...

Points of Interest I was poking around and found a site with the photographs of Larry Keenan , who did a lot of work in the San Francisco ar...

Eyes on the prize in the skies ( Darrin Bell's poster brought to mind this recruiting poster from World War I, "True Sons of Freed...

Buy this poster Darrin Bell has made the ultimate comment on Tuesday's festivities. His Sunday Candorville strip is now available as a ...

Good dog, Rex! Cartoonist/animator Paul Moldavanos pointed this one out. If it seems that Rex the Dog puts more creative energy into their...

Heckuva job, Bushie Michael Cavna of Comic Riffs asked cartoonists what they will most miss about George W. Some of the responses are predi...

A surprisingly interesting site After their having put together some ridiculous commercials (sometimes funny, sometimes in questionabl...

My latest venture Please come visit and enjoy a new chapter each week (updating at 11:59 PM Saturday night). This site , www.weeklystorybook...

Last chance for cuteness in 2008 This site is listed as an example of what you can do with a blogging system I'm looking into, but it d...

A good comic is always relevant Note that this " Frazz " is from 2002, but it's certainly timely this weekend and has been m...

Shaped by my Christmases past My interest in cartoons didn't just happen. My father was a good artist with a particular talent for carto...

By Request After I posted my first blog entry from New Hampshire , it was suggested that I post the same 360-degree view after winter had se...

Tobias Isaac Meerts born December 14, 2008 8 pounds, 9 ounces to the delight of his sister, Johanna (and their grandfather, not shown here)

In our last exciting episode ... I realize I haven't said much about my life since I landed here in New Hampshire. Since we've made ...

Mother England to the rescue! In which Prime Minister Gordon Brown shows how much more fun it is to govern in a land where the opposition is...

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