Nobody had to worry about smoking, cholesterol or trans-fats. Fire-crackers and cherry bombs were perfectly legal to buy. If you blew off a finger, that was your problem. You could bring a peanut butter sandwich to school without creating an international incident. Peak oil? What peak oil? The Middle-East didn’t hate us yet. Coke was made with [...]
Archive for October 2010
Why I’d like to be transported back to 1957
October 30, 2010Back Then…and Now.
October 28, 2010Back Then TV had only 5-6 channels, and all the shows were in black and white. Now Satellite TV has hundreds of channels, of which maybe 5 or 6 are worth watching. Including the old black-and-white shows on Retro TV. a Back Then There were relatively few recording artists, and record albums were expensive. Your entire [...]
Predictable Plots for Predictable Comic Strips
October 27, 2010Cathy – Cathy is fat. – Cathy eats too much. – Cathy can’t fit into her bathing suit. – Aaack!!! a The Family Circus – One of the kids misinterprets something in a “cute” way, while talking to a parent off-screen. – The “Not Me” ghost visits. Yet again. – The “Ida Know” ghosts [...]
2010 Friar-O-Lanterns Part II
October 18, 2010Searching the back-roads of Ontario for the last few Fall colors.
October 16, 2010The colors have mostly peaked around here, but I’ve managed to get a few more snapshots before it all comes to an end. These were taken two weekends ago. This was on top of an abandoned ski hill, looking down where the chairlift used to be. There’s a tiny dot near the road, the middle [...]
Friar-Lanterns 2010
October 15, 2010When else do I like to draw….?
October 13, 2010During long phone conversations….
Leaf Time Again
October 3, 2010There’s only a 7-10 day period, when the autumn leaves are at their most gorgeous, absolute best. Unfortunately, we’ve had grey, dark weather of much of that time. But I did manage to get a few decent photos, on the rare times when the sun decided to make an appearance. The Bear seemed to enjoy [...]
Drawing a few dozen items at a time.
October 1, 2010Besides the random shapes my brain likes to create, I drew Saturn. And a doggie. And a dragon. And angels. And a violin. And a Space Invader. And a moose. And a bottle of wine. And a castle. And snow-capped mountains. And a birdie. And a turtle. And clouds. And a pine [...]
