Today’s old comic strip is from a mere three years ago. I was in the middle then of a rather lengthy experiment with drawing with felt-tip pens. I knew many cartoonists drew beautifully with felt-tips, and they are so much more convenient than dealing with India ink and pen nibs. However, I found felt-tip pens more difficult to control, and in my hands they rendered a monotonous line. I have gone back to the old ways. I now draw with a dip pen and a bottle of ink. A medieval monk would have no problem comprehending the technology.
122 responses to “Ask me no questions”
Yes ,Drone in the sense of the term used for male bees.
I’ve never droned as I’ve never had the chance to play a bagpipe or a sitar, but I’m told that the sound of my truck’s tires approaching definitely was a drone.
Before we disconnected my mother’s telephone she got several call’s from the IRS letting her know that a suit was about to be filed. Right.
Yes. One way to stop it, probably only way is to take phones away because my mom would answer all calls and tell them anything, agree to anything. She changed long distance server so many times my head whirled like Poltergeist, signed up for insurance groups. Etc.
Off subject but just had fabulous hickory smoked brisket on ciabatta Multigrain with fresh tomatoes, lettuce from garden and cucumbers. Can’t remember taking insulin so I must not have?
Fed my two workmen out draining yard and ditching. They have been with me so long they have reached feifs of the estate level. Nice guys. They look after the old lady.
Jackie, with all the draining and ditching taking place at your fiefdom, I sometimes wonder if you live “on a lake” or “in a lake”. And if you have by chance observed any moistened bints lobbing scimitars. Seems to be shaping up as a good a way as any to decide who will be our new leader.
Do you remember?
http://rimidesigns.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/When-people-had-diaries.jpg
Believe me, I have asked the same. My house sits in lowest point of entire subdivision. Water pours from all points because even those above me raised their lots with retaining wallstate and run off gray water in addition. Couple that with fact the original Creek to Lake passes through my property entire length, ending in finger of lake.
The creek and water reclaimed my property, at least two feet of top soil has washed into lake in past 20 years. When the Red Sea parted across my yard the force of water picked up anything in its way including trucks, planters, scoured the soil of plants, rocks, soil.
We are licking that hopefully. My late husband picked the property and the flooding never bothered him
13. I used to be indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.
Debbe 😉 If my life had an anthem, this would be it.
Have I mentioned that they call me “The Rock” at work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keIvA2wSPZc
For your body, your reliability or stubbornness?
Good morning Villagers…
Emb… 🙂
Old Bear, just where are you getting all your little ‘quips;? Keep ’em coming.
Jackie, I believe it would be all three….
Ya’ll have a blessed Tuesday///
GR 😉 I like his ‘take’ on this old song done by many….dang, he was and still is good looking!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJ0buTockI
good advice 🙂
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Mark, you gave your mom excellent advice, I pray she listens, and I also pray she doing better health wise. Does she live with you?
Looks like the GH Owl nest is now an Osprey nest.
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/46/Great_Horned_Owls/
The owls didn’t build it anyway, and both young are fledged. Peace,
Debbe, her foot is healing but she is definitely in a mental decline. I have been living with her since I moved back here in 2010. Over that 6 year period she has gone from being capable to have lived on her own with a little help, to needing help with most things. I’m not sure she can remain here much longer. Brother and sister-n-law want to move her in with them, and I think she would be better off in that situation. I am afraid I may go out on a Saturday and come home to find her in the floor with a broken hip or something.
Today’s TIP BlogSpot,
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
is “Piispa Henrikin Kuolema.” Have not done a search on who Henrikin was. [RI]Peace,
Almost all the sites are in Finnish. Looks like Piispa Henrikin is the guy’s name. Peace,
Hey, I’m not stubborn!
emb, fortunately Wikipedia offers English version of the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_(bishop_of_Finland)
Good morning. Read a fascinating article on the study that has followed the people who were contestants on the Biggest Loser six year study. Mark, I know you can link it. They are all back fat again but the fascinating part is the science about why.
Didn’t discourage me but it sure made light bulbs go off in my mind about my struggle and why. I struggle on.
But fat is like the creek in my yard apparently. The body fights to hold on to what it has or had.