Cartoon idea

I have an idea for a series of cartoons called, "And I Turned Out OK!" This is a prototype. Now I just need some gags.. anybody got any?

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From Lucy's Christmas Piano Recital

Lucy's piano teacher, who is also the head of the recycling and litter control department for the county, had her students play a little Christmas concert for the residents of a local rest home. It was very nice. There were cookies.

Merry Christmas

A Pony For Christmas

Color Cartoon and it's not even Sunday

I have been trying to create a cartoon each day this month. I fell behind over the weekend. To make up for my quantity shortage I added color.

Piano schimano

Lucy needs to get ready for a piano recital. She is not taking it as seriously as we would like her to. Doesn't she know this is not about having fun?

Football video

Here are some moving pictures from our trip to Heinz Field. It was cold.

Christmas is coming!

Christmas is coming!
Originally uploaded by HawkeyePilot

This is how I remember Christmas as a kid in Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Baseball Fence lives on Google Street View

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Photos from Pittsburgh

Two Cartoons

Here is the pretzel she was talking about. Each color represents a different branch of government. I guess the fourth estate is represented by the cord that allows you to hang the pretzel from your neck.

Linda Linda Linda

for those of you that don't like Brad Paisley, here is something a bit different. I could go on and on about this song, this movie and the Blue Hearts, but I won't.
If you are really interested wait until we meet in person and have a couple of beers. Oh the stories I will tell.

This version is from the movie. I think I like it better.
Here are the lyrics for those that care:
Do-bun ne zu-ni Mita-ini
Utsukushiku nari-tai
Sya-shi-n-niwa utsuranai
Utsuku-shisa-ga aru-kara

Linda Linda (X2)

Moshi-mo Boku-ga itsuka
Kimi-to deai hanshi aunara
Sonna tokiwa do-ka Ai no
Imi-(w)o Shit-te kuda-sai

Linda Linda

Do-bun ne zu-ni Mita-ini
Dare-yorimo yasa-shii
Do-bun ne zu-ni Mita-ini
Na-niyouimo Ata-ta-kaku

Linda Linda

Moshi-mo Boku-ga itsuka
Kimi-to deai hanshi aunara
Sonna tokiwa do-ka Ai no
Imi-(w)o Shit-te kuda-sai

Aija na-kutemo Koja na-kutemo
Kimi-(w)o hanashi-wa-shi-na-i
Keshite makenai
Tsuyoi chikara-(w)o
Boku-wa hito-su-dake motsu

Here is one translation... there are others
I wanna be beautiful like a water rat
He's got beauty you can't see in a picture

Linda Linda

*If I see you and have a talk
Please catch the meaning of love

Linda Linda

Just like a water rat, nicer than anyone else
Just like a water rat, warmer than anyone else

Linda Linda

*If I see you and have a talk
Please catch the meaning of love

Even though it may not be love, I'll never leave you
I'll get power, the only power nothing can beat


Finally, here are the Blue Hearts with their original version of the song. If, after listening to the J-Pop jangling of the girls, you thought this song wasn't punk enough, just hit play on this one.

Cartoon-a-day

These are from the last two days. Lucy growing up has been on my mind a lot. Yoga seems to be centering me during a time of stress and chaos. How are you?

Newest obsession

This is an older song - 2003 I think. I just discovered in no a CD I got for my birthday - 50th I think. Ever since I was a country music DJ I always thought there should be a distinction between what I call the "Pop Country" genre and real country music. I think this might qualify as a crossover between those two. At any rate it is an almost perfect country song.

Another Cartoon

We keep our letter short. Most years that's a simple thing to do. We don't do much. We used to change Lucy's diapers, now we don't even do that anymore.

cartoon-a-day for Monday

They can't all be funny. In real life, I watched the Browns game myself. I rode my bike trainer for the entire second half. Nice workout, horrible game.