Superheroes I Feel Sorry For.

Superman He’s got a high-maintenance girlfriend who always needs rescuing.   His friends are all morons, who are too stupid to realize Clark Kent is just Superman with glasses. And what if he wants to get intimate with someone?   He’ll be faster than a speeding bullet, which is not necessarily a good thing. (Not to mention, [...]

The Vikings Versus the Eldâr-KrΦnes, Part I.

One sunny day, at the shore of the Northern Sea, by the village of SmelBaäd, young Bjarni noticed a strange disturbance in the water. “By Loki! “, he exclaimed.   “There seems to be some hideous creature rising from the deep!  What is it?” “Why…I cannot believe my eyes! “  his father said.  “I have heard [...]

Friar’s Ass-Hat Cartoon Hall of Fame

(*)  In no specific order Scrappy Doo You know a shows’ writers are starting to grasp at straws and run out of ideas, whenever they have to introduce a lame-ass side-kick.    And an asshole one, at that. Seriously.  Who LIKES this little shit? Just Google “I hate Scrappy” and you’ll be suprised at how many [...]

Ramblings of a Cynical Bachelor: Top Reaons Why I’m still Single.

Wish I had a nickel every time someone (usually a married woman) tells me: “It’s about time you settled down and found a woman!   Why are you still single?” (Yes, JOIN us, Friar.   You can’t possibly be happy, being alone?   Become assimilated!  Be ONE with the Collective!) Well, there are plenty of good reasons why [...]

Stupid Candy Purchases

..Went to the “Big City” today to see a movie, and I dropped into the bulk candy store on the way. (Laugh if you will, but we dont’ have such a store in Splat Creek.   Where I live, it’s a big deal to go to these places). Especially if you can get stupid candy [...]

Things I Look Forward to Doing When I Get Old

Drive Less Than the Speed Limit And not one iota faster.    If the other drivers don’t like it, tough.  I’ll have paid my taxes, I’ll use this road and drive any speed I want, God-dammit.a a Forget How to Park Goes hand-in-hand with the above. a Cut in Line at Fast-Food Restaurants. There is an [...]

Gone to the Dogs

A quick study of Brett’s puppy, Walter.  

Friar’s Zodiac Signs Revisited

A while ago, I posted some new Zodiac signs.    But I’m afraid they’ll all wrong. You see, I hadn’t taken into account that Pluto has been demoted to a “dwarf planet“.   I also hadn’t allowed for the other recently-discovered dwarf planets. (Like Eris, which is even bigger than Pluto). And of course you realize, since [...]

Batting 0.500 This Week

Sometimes when I paint, I have a really good day. Like last Saturday, when I finished this one: And then some days aren’t so good. Like two days later: Oh well.  They can’t all be gems.

Gone till next year.

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the autumn colors, and how brilliant they were. But what many people don’t realize is how brief that moment is here in Ontario, and how quickly things change. This was three weekends ago: And this was today: Again, three weekend ago: And today: BLAH. And just think, there [...]