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Happy New Year's Eve!

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 I'll probably buy all the wine tonight,... again. Cartoon by the stunningly talented Thomas Starling Sullivant.

The Saddest Story I Have Ever Read

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They were a couple in their late thirties, and they looked unmistakably married. They sat on the banquette opposite us in a little narrow restaurant, having dinner. The man had a round, self-satisfied face, with glasses on it; the woman was fadingly pretty, in a big hat. There was nothing conspicuous about them, nothing particularly noticeable, until the end of their meal, when it suddenly became obvious that this was an Occasion—in fact, the husband’s birthday, and the wife had planned a little surprise for him. It arrived, in the form of a small but glossy birthday cake, with one pink candle burning in the center. The headwaiter brought it in and placed it before the husband, and meanwhile the violin-and-piano orchestra played “Happy Birthday to You,” and the wife beamed with shy pride over her little surprise, and such few people as there were in the restaurant tried to help out with a pattering of applause. It became clear at once that help was needed, because the husband was not p

The Spirit Section, October 19, 1941

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  Will Eisner's never equaled The Spirit.  This ran in 20 newspapers from 1940 to 1952.  It remains the most innovative of all comics.  Every Sunday, 5 million copies of this hit the streets. I could draw and write like this if I felt like it, which I don't.

Slow And Steady Wins The...Aw, The Hell With It

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 After a month I finished a drawing, this one.  I hated it from the get go, but I made myself finish it.  Sometimes I feel the only way out of a rut is forward, and that's the case here.  The only good thing about this is that it perfectly sums up how I feel about my life. The cats don't care about any of this, they just want food. Fiddlesticks.

Irresolute

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I have a small chest of drawers by my computer that I use to hold drawings and pencils.  It is a nice piece of furniture of no particular value but it is well made and most useful.  Yesterday, my almost a cat now Chess and my mighty hunter cat Precious spent hours staring at the bottom of it, they certainly had something cornered underneath it.  Last night I moved it to see what they had pinned down, I found nothing.  A few minutes later there was a ruckus and Precious had chased a large rat over to the door, he was terrified and I ran over and shooed her away.  I was wearing the world's best foot armor, my Wesco engineer boots, and I had the poor little thing at my mercy.  Rats are unacceptable and I had seen this guy before, he has been in the back yard and presumably was searching for shelter.  As I looked down at him he looked at me and I swear he was beseeching me to save him.  He was sleek and handsome, I was overwhelmed with pity.  I opened the door and pushed him out into t

Bee And Bunny Do Christmas Funny

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 Andibi sent me and my brother this wonderful card, here Andrew the Bee demonstrates beach sculpture up north.  I sent Andibi a card I found in a box with all my mom's other old cards, I didn't bother to draw a picture but I did sign it. In ink! (I don't know who that rabbit is supposed to be, as far as I'm concerned he's swanning about wearing New England summertime vacation wear with the winter temperature barely above absolute zero.  This is probably Maine's idea of a nude beach.  Me, I dress warmly for cold weather).   https://www.deviantart.com/andibi  

This Is Why I Want Us And The Russians To Be Friends

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Whatever these two want out of life, it probably doesn't involve invading a neighbor and slaughtering non-combatant innocents.  The real Russian wild animal is in the driver's seat, and I suspect all the decent people have had enough.  (Вот почему я хочу дружить с русскими- Что бы эти двое ни хотели от жизни, это, вероятно, не связано с вторжением в соседей и убийством мирных жителей. За рулем сидит настоящий русский дикий зверь, и я подозреваю, что все порядочные люди сыты по горло). https://misterscribbles.blogspot.com/2022/10/whats-in-this-box-wicked-pandora.html Alexander and Victoria Kylynin escape the everyday through cosplay in their suburban Moscow flat. The 28-year-old banker and 25-year-old interior designer own several animal outfits. Photo by Gerd Ludwig, 2016.

The Boy In The Box Has A Name, Finally

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 Joseph Anthony Zerelli. https://misterscribbles.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-boy-in-box.html

Dance Fight!

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 Antonio Banderas as Puss In Boots. https://youtu.be/rOVC4NY8Q-A  Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws.     This is one hell of a good fight. Some insults just go too far. Puss In Boots by Dreamworks Animation, 2011.

The Cat Piano

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https://youtu.be/Uj4RBmU-PIo    This fantastic animated short is directed by Eddie White and Art Gibson, narrated by Nick Cave.  The Peoples Republic Of Animation is the production company, 2009.  I was sent a copy this morning by that fabulous French artiste and mistress of the avant garde -   https://www.deviantart.com/nat-ti Il ne faut pas réveiller le chat qui dort! You've been warned. But wait, here is a demonstration of the Katzenklavier, using mice- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pnoyy

How To Ruin Pictures In 3 Easy Steps

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I had to drive to Austin today so I left my pet rabbit Billy in charge of the house.  What could go wrong? Nothing helps this drawing.  Nothing.

In A Pasture, 'Neath A Lantern...

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    I used to fall in love with sweeping lines and ruined two or three years of excellent anthro rabbit drawings by Drawing While Intoxicated, and not just cheap red wine either.  Oh, no.  As I have an iron head I could keep at it long past the breaking point of mere humans.  Other than the small, minor flaw of the slightly overly large tail, this is a work of great humility reflecting Billy's inner peace in the face of Inevitable Fate and Cosmic Retribution.  The first word no doubt that springs to your mind is 'piety'.  You may now spend the rest of your day in contemplation and awe at such genius displayed on typing paper with one dollar's worth of children's map colors.  And remember -  Only Users Lose Drugs! Originally drawn in 2013.  

Under A Cloud

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 So it seems that I am in good company when I draw historical figures as furries.  This has been a bad few weeks, I can't concentrate on my drawings and what I have done I don't like.  So in that spirit I posted this, Mr. Wain had a lot more to feel sorry about than I do.  Oh, what the hell, just one more- The Ambush Robbers And Brigands, 1898.     'Dad's Home' by Larry Elmore.  Fun loving kittens play a practical joke on father.  Cover art for 'The Children's Hour', Jerry Pournelle and S. M. Stirling. I wonder if Larry Elmore ever saw the Brigands picture?  Probably not, guys just like playing tricks on dad.  Mine was the best. Must be nice.

Redemption, Sorta

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 It was a lovely day in November.  At least Tom thought it was November, the air was crisp and cool and it felt Novemberish.  There were no calenders here, while he had a clock he rarely looked at it.  He never had to be anywhere at any particular time in any event, when he had to be somewhere he always showed up on time, if that's the word for it.  Anyway, it was a nice November day. Tom stood on his porch that surrounded the small field stone house, he could see and smell the smoke from his neighbor's fires, someone was cooking fish and the big cat was salivating.  Since he had had his coffee he wasn't hungry, but once a predator always a predator.  Odd, he thought, I haven't had meat since I got here.  When did I get here?  he thought to himself, I don't remember.  Maybe someplace in town sold meat, although he had never seen such a shop.  It didn't matter, what with the bread and potatoes and butter and honey he was never hungry.  Tom lit a ci

My Kind Of Woman

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.  It was a night like any other, then she walked into my life. A classy dame with plenty of oomph, I was head over heels. I wanted her bad, I couldn't live without her.  If I was smart, I would have walked away right then and there.  I knew her name the moment we met - Trouble.  But trouble is my business, and this cookie had it in spades.  I fell for her and I fell hard.  To make a long story short, I made my play and she made her's. The world was mine, and now I'd trade it all for everything to be back the way it was. You know, Padre,... some guys are born patsies and others have it thrust upon them. I guess I'm both. And...tell the warden he was good to me, better than I deserve.  She got what was coming to her and now I'm getting mine. Tell the boys back home Johnny died game, wilya? Outstanding picture by the incredible artist Flapper Foxy. https://www.deviantart.com/flapperfoxy   Text pretty much stolen from James Cain and Dashiell Hammet. What the

Judgement Day

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Back around March, my outdoor cat Shorty had a litter of 4 kittens above my bathroom in our attic.  After she moved them into the garage, I snagged the little fuzzballs and brought them inside.  Since then they have lived in my bedroom, inconvenient but I did not have much of a choice.  Then I could not grab Shorty, and when I finally managed to trap her she was with kitties again.  I brought her in and scheduled an abortion*, but she had them the day before the procedure was to be done.  The bedroom became a mess, it was like living in a catbox.  For months I worked with a local cat rescue, Cat Tales Rockport, and yesterday I put 3 vaccinated and neutered kittens in a van to be taken to San Antonio where they will be loved and adopted.  Normally, other than being sad about saying goodbye to them, I would have rejoiced.  But there has been a development. Sunday night Muffins died.  Out of the blue, she never showed any sign of sickness or distress until the last few hours

Alexander's Armor

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A linothorax with metal plates. https://www.hellenicarmors.gr/en/armor/great-alexander-linothorax-2nd-version/  His helmet, one of them, after the depiction on the Sidon Sarcophagus.  Why he is depicted wearing a chiton and not armor is a mystery.  Not bad at all...for a rabbit. This reproduction is by Katsikis Dimitrios.    The Alexander Mosaic, House of the Faun.  Pompeii. Yeah, I'd say these guys are in the zone about what the king's armor looked like. One should always show respect to a king.     https://books.google.com/books?id=HHVmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT163&lpg=PT163&dq=coragus+vs.+dioxippus&source=bl&ots=LRFHh42ePM&sig=ACfU3U24Up3c0-cEFEWIzymYU2zYMhKv-A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiusrbVke7rAhVK4qwKHS6yDRU4ChDoATARegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=coragus%20vs.%20dioxippus&f=false   R. I. P. Dioxippus.

Buna Beach, 1943

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George Strock's photo that brought the war home to Americans.  Think about this the next time you hear of the ranking officer in our army selling out our country and telling the Chinese they need to prepare for war with us.  And there will be a next time, sooner than anyone realizes.  The original caption for this picture was 'Maggot beach'. The Bells of Hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling, For you but not for me. And the little devils have a sing-a-ling-a-ling, For you but not for me. Oh death where is they sting-a-ling-a-ling, Oh grave thy victory? The Bells of Hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling, For you but not for me.  https://youtu.be/mcNO9VtjqUI?list=RDmcNO9VtjqUI

More Tom Strong Anthro

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Tom Strong #22, October 2003.  Alan Moore, writer.  Jerry Ordway, pencils and inks. America's Best Comics.