Monthly Archives: August 2011
Ball point pen on today's newsprint The lineman is king across the eastern seaboard as Hurricane Irene left millions without power. We lost power for 14.5 hours, returning last night about 6:00 pm. The best tip we received going into the storm was to fill freezer bags with water and put them in the freezer. Once we lost power we moved the frozen bags into the fridge to keep our food from spoiling. It worked like a charm - we even celebrated the power returning with a cold beer. Scrabble update: The competition was fierce with our daughter Alyssa emerging as the hurricane tournament champion, Donna was a very respectable runner-up and I brought up the rear in last place. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on today's newsprint Steve Jobs steps down as CEO of Apple. He knew what we wanted before we knew we couldn't live without it. That's what separates smart from genius. Apple has an abundance of smart people but Mr Jobs will be missed. related post related post ...
Read MoreBall point pen on today's newsprint My studio was rocking yesterday, as was the entire eastern coast of North America. But with little in the way of structural damage, the biggest concern was whom to doodle. Not sure if it's apparent who that is. If you can guess, I'll send you the doodle. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on today's newsprint No parking signs went up in my neighborhood and traffic patterns will be disrupted for the next week as the PGA rolled into town with the Barclays. I live about 800 yards from the site of this years tournament (that's a little less than the combined distance of the first two holes at the Plainfield Country Club.) William McGirt qualified to play on the final day, filling the final spot in the 125 player field. First prize is $1.3 million with $8 million total prizes awarded. The Barclays is also the first of four tournaments comprising the Fed-Ex Cup, where the champion will win $10 million. Good Luck William. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on today's newsprint Rebel forces met little resistance in taking Triploi. Muammar Qaddafi's Second son, Seif al-Islam, thought to be the Colonel's successor and eldest son Muhammad, were taken into custody. Ball point pen on today’s newsprint related post related post related post related post ...
Read MoreA few weeks back the brilliant James Gurney emailed me to ask if I would like to contribute a drawing to his New Yorker "Unfinished Cover Contest". George Booth drew a fabulous July 4th cover that had so much white space, it seemed to be calling out to doodlers like me. In the spirit of the popular New Yorker, Cartoon Caption Contest, I was willing to have at it. Like most every drawing I post here, I spent all of five minutes on it. Well, The New Yorker liked Gurney"s idea and published some of the drawings. Have a look at the slide show below. The New Yorker Site ...
Read MoreBall point pen on today's newsprint Abercrombie & Fitch wants to pay the Situation to not wear their clothes on air....Ouch Of course it's a publicity stunt. Sorrentino is exactly the demographic A&F is targeting. Will the over-primped, under-educated demographic get offended and turn on A&F? Not on your life - exclusivity is in. Brilliant move. ...
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