I had a little weekend away, and it was great. I can report, there are significantly fewer oysters in Apalachicola, Florida, than were last Friday. I have returned, though, refreshed and prepared to carry on. There is big news coming in the cartoon world, but I am sworn to secrecy. Admittedly, it is news of an “inside” nature that will interest and affect many cartoonists but probably not so much you, the readers. You might hear about it elsewhere first, but I’ll give you my two cents worth when I can.
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Can’t wait to hear the big news…….
Happy belated Birthday to Miss Charlotte!!
As to coffee, I prefer Luzianne with chicory. It’s getting a bit hard to find in most stores, but I manage. Thank goodness for Ingles!
Smigz, I like Tang, too. It’s just something that sticks with you, I suppose.
Here I am driving in Black Jack in Oklahoma on a brilliantly sunny day. Top down weather. I am so happy that I did go bolting through the Village gates and out into the big wide world.
Trapper, here is a link where you can buy straight from the company. It looks like they also have a locator to help you find stores that carry their products.
https://www.reilyproducts.com/short_address.php?myPath=products&brand=5&mode=list
(posted on previous page) OB, you told us of a calendar shift of a year and 11 days. Trucker’s reference mentions the 11 days, as I have also seen elsewhere, but not anything like a year shift. Which is it?
A friend posted this on Facebook and I think it’s worth sharing. http://www.forbes.com/sites/berlinschoolofcreativeleadership/2017/02/01/10-journalism-brands-where-you-will-find-real-facts-rather-than-alternative-facts/#a96a4db29c1a
There was more to my comment but I got a rejection screen. Thought it might be the long URL but now I can’t get the second part to post. Let’s see if something new works.
Tried a different browser to no avail. Maybe later?
A friend of mine posted that on February 23rd 20000 BC Pebbles Flintstone was born. I commented, was that the Julian or or Gregorian calendar? He called me a Flintstorian…..
It is raining here tomorrow in Japan. At least as you’re reading this yesterday. 🙁
Nice try, Ruth Anne. I get a rejection from Forbes because I won’t turn off my adblocker for them. So if I’m unwilling to accept the junk they push at me, they are going to prevent me reading their articles. OK, only real losers in that contest are the magazines and their authors. The advertisers will find another avenue to pester me.
A wag once noted that the bravest person who ever lived was whoever first ate an oyster!
Ruth Anne-
Note that all these cited news sources are edited. That demonstrates that anything they publish is reviewed for accuracy and reliable sources. A may not agree with what they publish, but I will be assured they are publishing verifiable facts.
There are some really good European coffees on this website: http://www.enjoybettercoffee.com/
I especially like the Douwe Egberts filter blend and the Jakobs Kronung.
After hearing all the complaints of too little fresh water coming into the bay I am surprised there are any oysters left in Apalachicola.
What a beautiful day! Great Barbque and drive in countryside. Everything bursting into bloom.
This is the message I get when I try to finish my comment – but only that particular comment (which contains no extra URL). “The requested URL was rejected. If you think this is an error, please contact the webmaster.” It’s followed by a lengthy number.
Road trip yesterday on short notice. Unfortunately not to anywhere with an ample supply of fresh oysters. Back to what I laughingly call a normal schedule today. Hope everyone had a shiny day yesterday and today.
Happy Birthday, Sweet Charlotte, and many happy returns.
Mark, Thanks for the great coffee ads. I really like Lavazza.
Belated message: Took four of my 6 grand kids to the Mystic Crew of Mutts Mardi Gras parade in downtown Baton Rouge on Sunday. I have never seen that many different kinds of dogs in one place in my life. It was great fun and we got to walk through downtown Baton Rouge, where i went to high school at Catholic Highin the fifties. Everyone had fun.
God bless us every one. God bless the USA.
Jimmy, I am waiting to hear the big news in cartooning! C’mon, tell me!
I’m curious about the big news, too. Though never a member of the broader press, and certainly not a cartoonist [even stick figures are a major challenge for me], this intrigues me.
Great weather here in N. IL! Many days in the 65-73 degree range this month, and nary a white flake since last year! Yippee! I do hear that a few flakes may hit the ground this weekend, but they won’t remain too long with the temperatures expected.
A little Pink Floyd for the evening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSb5QjgjAc
And a little more, less well-known but still very good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A7xoKo7sGM
There was one fake story that slipped past the AP recently:
http://www.snopes.com/2017/02/17/white-house-denies-rumors-national-guard/
The first rule of journalism should be to be extra suspicious of any story that you desperately want to be true; be sure to fact check with good sources before you release it.
TR, no, but I’ve read the book. Anyway, four years will go by fast. It seems like only yesterday that we were boycotting the Olympics because Russia had invaded Afganistan. The good old days; things were much simpler then.
What’s the news? Is Playboy magazine going to publish cartoons again?