A brief clip, probably from a newsreel, with comic strip artist extraordinaire, Alex Raymond.
20 Years 20
Afghanistan’s rural population is religious and backwards, so they wanted the Taliban and the collapse of the central government. Good thing America’s rural population isn’t religious and backwards, and doesn’t present a threat to the federal govern– uh… never mind.
Ain’t It The Truth
As true today as it was the summer of the Bicentennial year, when this record was new.
Black Friday the 13th
Dealing with a nightmare situation resulting from having the deck demolished, in preparation for replacement. The work is now on hold, pending review by the town’s building inspector. When can he get here? No idea. I’ll try to cheer myself up by looking at this delightful Jack Davis illustration.
Follow-up: After crawling around in a small and very dirty space, all is well once again. The inspector is still required, but for a routine reason.
Cartoonist’s Block
A couple of you know who Herblock was. If you don’t, here’s who he was. The preview picture is extremely misleading.
MIH Calls It
Literally while we were on the phone, and I was explaining why I thought your favored Jeopardy! guest host, Mayim Bialik, wouldn’t be picked for the permanent post, this announcement was made.