In the Middle Class, No One Can Hear You Scream...

I get a little annoyed at politicians and pundits and lobbyists sometimes. As a grandchild of union employees who worked hard, lived smart and hoped for better, it discourages me that me and my future children are getting squeezed out of that same hope. The new "optimism" is getting a college education that puts you six figures in the hole and hoping for a job that pays you just enough to get by while praying to every god you know that your CEO doesn't decide he wants another Leer jet, or that the shareholders move operations to Bumblefuckistan because they can pay people .06$ a day which means some poor fuck like you gets the axe.

Seriously, it's a big country, but we're all in the same boat. Vote, pay your damn taxes, keep your neighborhood clean, take a moment to appreciate what this country has done, then work to make sure it can keep functioning as the awesome place that it is. That is tough work. But without it, democracy fails and tyranny prevails.

/rant.

Odds 'n Ends

It's been a crazy busy kind of month, between work & C2E2 shenanigans. But not to despair! I have a few things to amuse you until I can get back to my drawing desk.

Little Baby Jesus

Modern Family might be the most brilliant show on TV right now. Here is just one of many reasons, and the inspiration for this post.

I know, this is likely insulting to Christians, lovers of fine art, cheese snobs and anyone bereft of a decent sense of humor. But if that describes you, you probably wouldn't be here in the first place.

Leaf, Salt and Stone

Found on the sidewalk. Fell in love with the textures.

For Phoebe

What happens when you cross sharks & kittens?

SHITTENS!!!

 

For Phoebe, whose cleverness & work ethic always elevate my expectations of myself, while leading me further into the proverbial gutter. Have a shitten, honey.

Shitten just wants to be loved.

Voodoo Sex Ritual - World Tour

No, seriously. I want to start a band, just to name it Voodoo Sex Ritual.

Psychedelic acid-blues rock with epic 20 minute guitar & Hammond organ solos. Think Santana, Muddy Waters, Grateful Dead, Robert Johnson, The Doors and Hendrix all mooshed together into a musical casserole. Get your tickets now.

Lake Broadway

What do you do when life gives you a 6 foot-deep, water-filled hole outside of your place of work?

Make paper boats!


It took me a moment to remember how, but after that, we got on a roll: