Here’s an oldie from the Ides of March, 1999. It is the first in a week-long series featuring son Gene, which you can see in its entirety by clicking on the date above. Not long before this strip ran, Janis went from her original long hair to a shorter cut. Here, I still was struggling with how best to depict the new ‘do, and I still am. For me, cartoon hair is the toughest thing to draw. I’ve never been very satisfied with any of my efforts. I hate Arlo’s hair, but by now he wouldn’t be Arlo otherwise.
Naive Son
By Jimmy Johnson
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By the way, the same email that had the VA discounts also said that veterans spouses will now be able to get the COVID vaccine at VA facilities, but it did not say what they needed or how they were to register for it.
The road through Jackie’s development. https://www.abbottcartoons.com/cartoon-blast/spectickles-cartoon-a-day-creatorscom1591475?fbclid=IwAR2La5Pu_klw2maTPhYBshTHn__eh1rX7yEEGL6Vdd38nx9YH2fxTxD2cR0
emb: First egg has hatched at Decorah North. They zoomed in really close when the hatchling was being fed and I could just barely see it moving through the pine needles/nest material.
Jimmy’s predictor is too good. From what I see on the Alabama news sites, they have been hit pretty hard with tornadoes and flooding today. He better buy some lottery tickets.
Weirdly i just finished a novel based on Tuscaloosa tornado that hit Mark and his neighborhood doing so much damage. Todays storms seem to duplicate.
I am Ruth Anne now.
Then who am I ? 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYb_nqU_43w
https://www.al.com/news/2021/03/shelby-county-storm-damage-no-injuries-reported-buildings-damaged-us-280-blocked-by-trees.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSb5QjgjAc
Anybody in the Village been affected by this weather?
Been Symply the strangest wintuh evuh(sic) foah me heah in the Nawtheest. Only 3 Fargone plowable events in MA and about 8 in ME! The lake is almost ice out(Neuhaus evuh seen that afloat May!) Mist all over it and the garden is almost clear of snow and that is in Maine not MA!
Stay safe folks!
Things have been too warm for snow to last here in my Utah valley, but also too cold for the trees to be fooled into budding early. We NEED more snow!
Just looking at map of Alabama to see if Jimmy was in area of this week’s tornadoes. Came across newspaper accounts of laST week’s storms on March 18 which seem to have not his ates.
I may be wrong but Arlo and Janis appear to have had a real tornado. If so I am sorry Jimmy and hope you are not damaged.
First osprey I’ve seen at the Chesapeake platform. Crazy birds have to build a nest anew each yr. Ch. conservancy leaves a supply of sticks conveniently nearby. Peace,
https://explore.org/livecams/ospreys/osprey-cam-chesapeake-conservancy
My late husband and his sailing partner were in Chesapeake sailing an event many years ago when partner upset a nesting osprey out in bay. They a anchored elsewhere but bird didn’t forget. It attacked again next morning as they left. Waiting for them.
That was me. JACKIE MONIES.
Curious who I will become next.
The Shadow knows!
I’m me, but I have no words to describe this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjsG-QdNKzU&t=202s
Let’s try that again without the bad time stamp!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjsG-QdNKzU
Larry MxMurty died yestetday. He was 84. A great writer.
I was living in Houston when he lived there being royally wined and dined. When the social royals found themselves in his next books he became a pariah again as he had in his hometown.
That was me again disguised by blog’s memory.
Neb. cranes, foreground, & aloft in distance. Peace,
https://explore.org/livecams/birds/crane-camera
Larry McMurtry wasn’t the only famous author to die. Beverly Cleary has died at the age of 104.
I saw that later Mark. My news feed now is filled with actors, musicians and writers who have passed away. It is depressing.
On a positive note Martha Stewart looks prettier and sexier than ever and Jane Fonda is on a fashion magazine cover at 87.
I will keep doing my leg lifts.
Who cares what Hanoi Jane looks like?
I am tired of being Trucker Ron. Why is blog keeping me as Trucker? JACKIE
Jackie, it’s NOT because of my good looks!