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My old friend Anna in Tallahassee sent me this. When I was young I spent lots of time bird watching. I guess that’s why she sent me this link. The best thing about getting old is that you can join … Continue reading →

Thanks to Steve H and Chris M for info about that machine. Chris wrote: It’s called the Fallenbach Gorge.  It’s the Amden dam, near Amden in the canton of St Gallen, Tyrol (eastern Switzerland).  The canyon and river are noted … Continue reading →

Y0u might know that I’ve been working on putting together collections of daily strips. Well I finally finished although the books still need copyright data and submission to the publisher. It’s very time consuming, so I’ve written some routines that … Continue reading →

My server was down today. It’s real late. Almost 9:00. We old people get sleepy early.  

Chris M left some links about that machine from yesterday in COMMENTS. A walking spider excavator, Swiss. A summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_excavator The Menzi Muck site tells more: https://www.menzimuck.com/home/ Thanks, Chris.  

Fred E sent me this. I sure hope that guy makes more money than I ever did. And who in the world designed and built that machine? Spurs aren’t nearly as bad as a branding iron or a harpoon.

The way I first drew it:     The way it appeared. Notice I didn’t lose the Queequeg harpoon. I read Moby Dick when I was 16.

This is from 2005. Arnoldine has her hands full…   In the published version I left out the branding iron.

Another monkey joke. This is from May 2007.    

Laurel Hoffmann sent me a video via Comments about how to easily make a face mask. She’s got to be a lot better at it than I. Laurel’s video You know, I really appreciate it when people take the time … Continue reading →