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Happy Holloween.

Who doesn't like to dress up and eat to much candy?

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A promotional piece highlighting some of my water color paintings.

Obvious News of the Day

Anyone who doesn't already know that text messaging while you're driving is not such a smart thing to do is probably to buzy text messaging to look up long enough to see the tree that they are about to run into.

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The Mighty Artboy

I always loved super hero comics when I was a kid and at one time thought I might work in the comic book industry but as with most things in life my path went in a couple other directions. With that said I've decided to see what my own character would look like if he were to become some of my favorite and not so favorite characters. Thor was never one of my favorite characters but I did love the costume. Now that I think about it where did Thor get his cloths anyway?

School Daze 2009

The recent nonsense concerning the Presidents speach to schools inspired me to consider just how much parental involvement is too much.

Disney buys Marvel

Disneys recent purchase of Marvel is bound to lead to some interesting results.

Back to School 2009

The one thing I remember most about the first day of the new school year was the fact that my over active imagination always made me worry more about what was in store for me than what eventually happened. Now that I'm a parent I don't worry as much as I did but I still have a little anxiety over how my daughter will deal with the day to day world of being in school in the twenty first century.

The Party of NO, NO,NO!

Bubba to the rescue

Although I'm very happy that Bill Clinton was able to negotiate the release of the two American reporters from North Korea I'm a lttle curious as to what he had to agree to to seal the deal. Perhaps a trip to Graceland or maybe even Disney World?

The Obama Show

I admit I like our current President for many reasons, one of them being his ability to speak. Regardless of if he uses a telepromptor or not he still has a way of speaking that is both comforting and reassuring. With that said I'm begining to have my concerns about his need to constantly make appearences on various television programs in order to make his point. Thus I've come to the conclusion that he should just have his own TV or Web show that he can use to get his point acrossed, interview those who disagree with him and maybe give some up and coming bands and comedians a chance to advance their careers. The ad revenue would help stimulate the economy and Obama would be able to promote whatever issue he needs to without taking up valuable time on news broadcasts that should be spent on issues such as who Kate and John are dating or when and if Sarah Palin returns to her home world.

Artboy as Captain America

I guess I was like alot of kids who dreamt of someday excaping their small towns and making it big in the world of comic books. Of course I was a little different, I actually wanted to be a Superhero so I joined the Marines. Then I became a Cartoonist. Although I have yet to work on a purely Super hero comic I do from time to time imagine what it would be like to dress up as a hero and fight the forces of evil.

All Hail the Conquering Hero!

Hiking in the Grand Canyon

Rafting on the Colorado River

More Outbursts

Recent Outbursts

The world is a complicated and frightening place and if we can't stop and laugh at it from time to time we would surely go mad.

Iran is calling, tweeting, blogging and text messaging

Social networking appears to be the biggest winner of all in the current chaos afflicting Iran. With a majority of the population under 25 it is becoming more and more apparent each day that they old ways of surpressing protestors is not going to work. No matter how hard they try the authorities, primarialy the Supreme Leader will not be able to prevent the information from getting out.

Perspective

The problem with living in a democracy is that it becomes very easy to lose sight of what really matters. When one nation is being torn apart by riots as the result of an election that was in truth a selection our nation has riots in celebration of a sporting event. A little perspective is all I ask.

Summer time Jim

How you dress is very important. Comfort and function should always come first.

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Outbursts promo, Editorial cartoons by me.

Memorial Day 2009

I've always thought that it was a bit odd to go around saying "Happy Memorial Day" on a day that is better spent in quiet reflection. What started out as a day to morn the fallen has become an excuse to take time off from work, go to the beach or mountains with family and friends and although a lot of us do go to a parade that ends at at quite and respectful ceremony at a local graveyard the whole expereance seems more like a shared forced obligation than a personal and solemn act of respect for those that have sacrificed so much. We have become a nation that takes it's very existence for granted.

Dick Cheney

Endangered Species

Until the republican party can come to grips with the fact that they are not a unified organization they will continue to fragment to the point where they may not exist at all any more. The biggest problem they face is the lack of a central defining issue.

World wide panic

A little information repeated over and over again can be alot more dangerous to your health than actually catching the Swine flu, but it sure is good for ratings.

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Swine Flu Panic

You really can't blame the media for wanting to cover a story that has the potential of impacting the whole planet. You can however blame them for overreacting and causing a world wide panic. Sure the prospect of millions of people dying is a terrible thought, but until people start dropping like flies shouldn't the media excersize a little restraint and rather than doing stories on worse case scenarios present the facts as they stand and suggest ways in which to avoid contracting the illness to begin with?

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