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Recent Journal Posts
- Montford Mischief July 10, 2023
- Bat Bite July 8, 2023
- A passing, close to me September 17, 2022
- Ireland 2004 (another back-in-the-day mini-memoir) May 15, 2019
- My Latest Memoir Writing Course & Sartoris Tribute May 15, 2019
- 2018 December 30, 2018
- Old Men Sharing December 10, 2018
- Endings November 12, 2018
- FLASHBACK: 2008 New Orleans Reuben Awards Weekend+ October 20, 2018
- Central Europe 2018 August 24, 2018
- Reuben Awards, 2018 June 6, 2018
- Thoughts on Learning to Draw March 4, 2018
- 2017 – Thoughts & Wishes January 1, 2018
- Drawing on a Computer December 15, 2017
- 2016 January 1, 2017
- Tom Sanders August 8, 2016
- Mary Lasher October 8, 2015
- SAM Retires June 30, 2007
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My Latest Memoir Writing Course & Sartoris Tribute
My Spring 2019 course: Every Picture Tells a Story: Writing Memoirs From Family Photographs is a renewing and enjoyable exercise. Turns out you actually have to write the story that each photo holds and good writing is challenging. Photos, smells … Continue reading
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2018
Please indulge my personal summary of the past year, yet again. More, Better. I think technology (creative inventiveness) and humor (the olive oil and garlic of life) enable our survival. Two heroes, Bill Gates and Dave Barry both recap … Continue reading
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Old Men Sharing
One of the best parts of retirement and my slow mental and physical decline is the men’s group I joined after moving to Asheville. Men don’t group together and talk very much (school sports teams don’t count.) We’re too busy … Continue reading
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Endings
A full life always has beginnings and endings. In 2001 I joined an organization of largely theme park and party caricaturists in hopes of sharpening my skills in cartoony portraits for editorial cartoons. At their annual week-long event the members … Continue reading
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FLASHBACK: 2008 New Orleans Reuben Awards Weekend+
This is a recently recovered post. One of my most memorable life events. Happy I was able to recover from my trashed Journal, a great celebration and touched with history of the disastrous hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans and … Continue reading
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Central Europe 2018
River Cruise, Summary It was a very good trip through central Europe to be reacquainted with where a lot of our culture originated. Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Hungary (and most of other parts of Europe) have a much longer and … Continue reading
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Reuben Awards, 2018
It was an easy drive up to Philadelphia for the 72nd Reuben Awards Weekend of the National Cartoonists Society, NCS — sort of the academy awards for graphical humor. This was my 19th year — as much a fan as … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Learning to Draw
A couple of times each year I teach a drawing course. Drawing has brought me much joy and understanding over the years and “facilitating” that activity is a pleasant and challenging repayment opportunity for me. It helps me collect and … Continue reading
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2017 – Thoughts & Wishes
At this point in our solar orbit I reflect, and then try to absorb it. Overall, my feelings for 2017 are sad. Donald Trump is no longer just a narcissistic clown, a policy lightweight, and a bad dream, he’s a … Continue reading
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Drawing on a Computer
Recognizing there will be a tiny audience for this topic, I promise to be brief. It’s really all about tools. One of my favorite artists, Thomas Eakins, was fascinated by new technology and would have loved to paint on a … Continue reading
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