Category: Doodles
Ball point pen on the morning newsprint Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones served the 11th district of Ohio since 1998. She was Ohio's first Black congresswoman, the first black woman to serve on the powerful Ways and Mean Committee. She chaired the House Ethics Committee and was a strong opponent of the War in Iraq. She suffered an aneurysm on Monday and passed away yesterday from complications of the brain hemorrhage . She was 58. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Biden's undisciplined manner has made him a favorite among the media, who are always hungry for a quote, but I've always heard that the cardinal rule for picking a running mate is do no harm. Might a loose canon bring more harm than good? Thoughts? ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Pakistani President Musharraf announced his resignation yesterday. His party having lost an election, his popularity plummeting after declaring a state of emergency to eliminate his enemies and the prospect of loosing long time allies Bush and Cheney left him with no political options but to step down. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint The president of Eastern Airlines Phil Bakes, announced yesterday that the airline has agreed to pay a $9.5 million fine for failing to comply with routine inspections of it's fleet. After an investigation, the F.A.A. said it had found nearly 70 cases in which planes were operated in violation of Federal regulations, sometimes repeatedly. The fine is by far the largest ever imposed by the FAA. Bakes said that Eastern had agreed to the penalty because the prospects of litigation ''were clouding both Eastern's outstanding safety record and Eastern's substantial maintenance improvements.'' Also....check out this post by scholar Craig Conley in which he writes about doodles, highlights one of my napkin doodles and links to a bussiness week article about Doodling in the corporate world. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint When I think of Julia Child, it's hard not to think of Dan Aykroyd's hilarious impression of the french chef fumbling with a knife and bleeding all over the kitchen. But in reality Julia Child was not only a great chef, author, and television star; records released today reveal that Child served as a US spy for the Office of Strategic Services (the OSS). Created by Franklin Roosevelt during World War ll, the OSS was an earlier version of the CIA ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint, Yesterday Michael Phelps won his eleventh gold medal, becoming the greatest Olympian of all time. At twenty three years old, Phelps has won more gold medals than Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz or any athlete in Olympic history, and barring injury he's almost certain to win more. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint The curtain is iron, the stage is the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, the players are the invading Russian troops and their president, Dmitri Medvedev, but most believe that somewhere in the rafters, puppeteer Vladimir Putin is still pulling the strings. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Overcoming the humble start of being born in a tin shack in Tennessee, having his mom die and his dad run off when he was just a year old, being raised by his grandparents and picking cotton as a boy, Isaac Hayes would teach himself to play piano, organ and saxophone and go on to become a music icon. He won an Academy Award, Three Grammy Awards and became a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He died yesterday at age 65. Also...While I was taking a long weekend at the beach with my family, my blog was highlighted by The Star Ledger staff reporter Kelly Heyboer. I have doodled over Kelly's byline on a number of occasions and wanted to say thanks to Kelly and the entire staff of the Ledger for keeping New Jersey informed and providing me with daily inspiration and a fresh supply of newsprint. ...
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