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Bizarro meets Wayno in the Jungle
Today's Bizarro comic features another gag written by yours truly. This is the sixth one so far, and we have at least four more in the pipeline.
Here's the sketch as I submitted it to Dan Piraro. The original is very small, about 2 inches square, with the caption pasted on top of the art. Dan's final version is nearly identical to my sketch, which is flattering because he usually makes changes that greatly improve the composition and get the gag across much more effectively.
Some of the ideas I submit are not much more than scribbles. As subsequent comics appear, I'll post the published versions alongside my sketches to show how Mister P turns barely coherent doodles into cartoon gold.
George Fwill Is Right
Time to nix the State of the Union address. I've been saying that for years; just go back to the time before Woody Wilson ruined it and have the President send a written message. And extra credit to Will for...
Up next: Zach Parise, Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils
Record: 39-23-3 (4th in the East)
Scorers: Zach Parise (31g, 36a), Ilya Kovalchuk (34g, 32a), Travis Zajac (21g, 36a)
If ever there was a team giving the Penguins a run for their money this season than it would be the Devils. New Jersey holds a 4-0 lead on the series so far and now have the benefit of home ice for two games against the Pens over the next week.
When the Olympic break started the Devils were up one point on the Penguins in the Atlantic. Now, just about two weeks out of the break, the Penguins are the ones sitting atop the division with a four-point lead. The opportunity to really set them apart from New Jersey presents itself on this five-game road trip.
In more recent action, the Penguins have not lost a game in regulation since February 6th against the Canadiens. That doesn't necessarily mean they are on a win streak, but the point streak is at least alive and well with a 5-0-4. Sure you can argue that the Pens missed out on four points with those shootout and overtime losses, but they also wouldn't hold the division lead right now if not for the pity points. So in other words, let's take it.
Best of California Wine Dinner Tonight!
Tonight is our “Best of California” Wine Dinner showing the wines from the outstanding portfolio of Vintage Imports. We will be sampling wines from Monterey, the Central Coast, Russian River Valley, Napa Valley and Paso Robles with three courses of wine comparisons. Lee Kuehn will be Vintage’s expert host for this great evening! Hope to [...]
Financial Innovation!
What could go wrong? Investors learned this week of Wall Street's latest attraction -- a new "futures" market where anyone from casual moviegoers to Hollywood moguls would be able to wager on the success of upcoming movies. In many ways,...
Doors & Windows of Pittsburgh
I started a new side project yesterday afternoon. My goal was to shoot something new and different. I challenged myself by setting rules to follow.
Rule #1 ~ Only one snap of the shutter per composition.
Rule #2 ~ Only one hour to produce (create something new) work in.
Rule #3 ~ ISO had to stay at 200 and f/stop needed to stay at 2.8
You can see the complete hour of shooting (HERE). When I started out on my walk to do this project I had no idea what I would do.
Thank GAWD-OH-MIGHTY!
Thank God for the Itawamba County School District!
A Mississippi county school board announced Wednesday it would cancel its upcoming prom after a gay student petitioned to bring a same-sex date to the event.
It's only with this kind of vigilant protection of our precious liberty can we expect to save our once great and Christian Nation from the godless liberals who want nothing more than to shred the moral fabric of this society and replace it with satanism, sodomy and socialism."Due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events, the Itawamba County School District has decided to not host a prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School this year," school board members said in a statement.
Set List - 2010-01-19
P.D.'s Pub - Pittsburgh, PA USA (Purple Tuesdays Open Stage)
- Spanish Pipedream (John Prine)
[on Strat w/Bob (bass), Shane (drums), Matt (guitar)] - Prevail (original)
[on Strat w/Bob (bass), Shane (drums), Matt (guitar), Kip (keys)] - Toward the Dawn (original)
[on Strat w/Bob (bass), Shane (drums), Matt (guitar), Kip (keys)]
Set List - 2010-02-02
P.D.'s Pub - Pittsburgh, PA USA (Purple Tuesdays Open Stage)
- Hear My Train A Comin' (Jimi Hendrix)
[on Strat w/Gedaliah (bass), Kip (keys), Fletcher (drums)] - Pain of Losing You (original)
[on Strat w/Gedaliah (bass), Kip (keys), Fletcher (drums)] - Where Summer's At (original)
[on Strat w/Gedaliah (bass), Kip (keys), Fletcher (drums)]
Girlfriend of the Week
When I started using Google Analytic's, Sarah Shahi was always the number one search topic that brought people to my site. Again, very cool for me, right? And then after awhile, it seemed to drop off. So the other day I did a quick search of sexy Sarah to see where I stood. Unfortunately, my site did not come up until page 27. I guess people noticed her since then...
Set List - 2010-01-26
P.D.'s Pub - Pittsburgh, PA USA (Purple Tuesdays Open Stage (Hosting))
- Evil Ways (Santana)
[on Les Paul w/the Dan Eaby Project] - Down By The River (Neil Young)
[on Les Paul w/the Dan Eaby Project] - Friend of the Devil (Grateful Dead)
[on Les Paul w/the Dan Eaby Project] - One Single Wave (original)
[on Les Paul w/Gearshift & Rabbi Yossi (guitar)] - Don't Know Why (Eric Clapton)
[on Les Paul w/Gearshift & Rabbi Yossi (guitar)] - Judgment Day (original)
[on Les Paul w/Gearshift & Rabbi Yossi (guitar)]
Handmade Fusilli
I attempted to make fusilli by hand the other night with mixed results. The taste and texture was just right....it was more the shaping that I had problems with. I suppose as a novice pasta maker this is to be...
Not quite sure how..................
I'm not quite sure how this happened. I have three blogs that I maintain one about Oakmont, a second about amateur radio and a third about rail fans. Normally I don't "cross post" to them unless I really feel that the subject would be of interest to both sets of readers. Last week I wrote an entry about the movie "The Blind Side" for my Oakmont blog. At one point I made some changes in the posting options and when I returned to the software "dashboard" of Blogger I was surprised to find that my entry has simply disappeared. There were no backup or draft copies and it was getting late and I wanted to go to bed. So I gave up in disgust and left the computer.
So imagine my surprise when I was writing a posting for the rail fan blog yesterday evening and in the process of looking over all three blogs found my movie posting in my amateur radio blog! It may well turn out to be a simple case of operator error but I really think the blogger software pulled a fast one one me and I didn't take the time to investigate all of the avenues of where my written words had wandered off to. So if you are wondering why you are getting Siskel & Ebert on an amateur radio blog now you know.
I will be making some posting in the Linux area shortly. I have been using Ubuntu for about two years now and I have recently switched to Linux Mint. I am writing this on a Mint system and have reached the point where I don't even bother with dual boot any longer. If I can't do it with Linux I just ignore it. I do have access to a Windows machine if I really REALLY have to make use of some software that only runs on that platform. But for my day to day computer use reading mail, blogging, listening to podcasts, editing photos and digital modes for amateur radio Linux does it all quite nicely. Is it perfect? No it is not. Is it superior to Microsoft Windows? Absolutely without a doubt. More latter.
73's
Republican's Nominate Candidate For Murtha's Congressional Seat
Republican businessman Tim Burns has received his party's nomination in the congressional primary race for the seat of late Congressman John Murtha. Burns, a native of Johnstown, beat out challenger Bill Russell for the nomination. Russell, a former army officer challenged Murtha for his seat in 2008 but was unsuccessful. Burns won the nomination by a vote of 85 to 46 at a party meeting held at St. Vincent College. Burns will is also running in the special election to serve out the remaining 8 months of the late congressman's term. Burn will be running against Democrat Mark Critz, who was Murtha's former district director.
Alex vs. Rose Hyper Combo Wallpaper!
DOWNLOAD WALLPAPER :: 1280 X 1024 :: 1440 X 900 :: 1600 X 1200Either Alex has a thing for Rose or he really wants to kick her ass. You decide as Capcom Fighting Evolution month two continues here on Hyper Combo Wallpaper!
Shorties
- 17:51 Anyone got a proven software solution to the Backdoor.Tidserv!inf virus? I think I found an app that will clean it, but I am not sure. #
- 20:12 Price of new vent cover to replace ice damage: $15. Price of ladder to reach location of vent cover: $300 #
- 23:55 What did they think a restaurant named "the hump" would sell? Camel? #
ICANN Nairobi -- Day 7
The speculators lost their wager, the "Expression of Intent" was voted down. The Deleware-Dollar bubble was holed, and the new gTLD application process, at the very least, and perhaps the operational requirements, is now, in theory, not a rigid $185,000 (plus the non-fee costs such as the inflated operational requirements) barrier to applicants from outside what I think of as the access-to-Delaware-corporate-law-facilities and use-currency-equivalent-to-US-dollars perimeter that surrounds the OEDC economies.
Two big wins to celebrate by ... going back to bed.
The Blind Side gets an Oscar
I haven't watched the Oscar awards on television for several years now despite that fact that I have always been an avid movie fan. In recent years Hollywood has forgotten how to make good movies. I worked for a theater owner who used to tell me that if Hollywood made good movies people would come to the theater to see them. Long before "Field of Dreams" was produced Joe knew that "if you build it they will come".
Lets Talk Trains
LIVE from SilverRails Country, in LaPlata, Mo., Nathan of Kansas City will be hosting live at the Grand Opening of the SilverRails Gallery and Memorial Library.
Please join us as we will have a number of special guest, possibly including some of the featured artist and photographers who have their works displayed in the Gallery. Please join us!
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He used to be Curtis Kyles
By Scott Beveridge
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Curtis Kyles had been a young man of patience before a killer framed him in the murder of a woman in Louisiana.
Exonerated after spending 14 years in prison, Kyles head still swirls with fear and shame, and it wanders in many directions, so his feelings are expressed in art.
“Now I don’t even know who Curtis Kyles is,” the man’s words peer from the background of his portrait by Pittsburgh artist Daniel Bolick.
The painting of Kyles is included in an exhibit of Bolick’s “Resurrected” series on display at David Lawrence Hall lobby at Point Park University. The paintings feature men who were freed with the help of innocence projects after being wrongly sentenced to death or life in prison.
“You could not write fiction as astounding as what these men’s realities are,” Bolick stated. “Their life experiences had to show on their faces.”
And Bolick captures their sadness brilliantly in powerful, bold colors, and especially in the use of controlled runs of paint. The paint spills off foreheads, around eye crevices and down checks as if it cries with the subjects.
It’s impossible to look at these paintings without absorbing some of the pain these men feel. No mere apology would seem to be enough to erase these wrongs.
As for Kyles, the prosecution in the Orleans Parish homicide withheld evidence from the defense that could have cleared him of the murder. The killer was later murdered after having confessed to the slaying to a number of people.
Yinz Cleveburgh Links
I know I said this would be once a week, but I have a backup. I also promised chaos which is what I deliver.
Cleveland
Governor Strickland ads support for bike and pedestrian access on new inner belt bridge.
“With a strong and growing bicycling community in Cleveland, a sizable carless population, and new development in nearby neighborhoods, it would be penny-wise and pound foolish to build this bridge with only cars and trucks in mind,” wrote Brown."
Rocked out Vivaldi birthday video.
The New York Times talks about ways states are trying to "help", small businesses, that includes the "I Buy Neo". campaign in Ohio.
"Last year, the Council of Smaller Enterprises began a Web site called “I Buy NEO” — that’s Northeast Ohio — where consumers can search for discounts and bargains at participating local businesses. So far, about 300 businesses as diverse as art galleries and home-improvement stores have signed up to offer rebates or discounts. About 11,000 cards, which cost $10, have been sold. “When a resident buys locally,” said Dan Roman, the council’s director, “independent studies have found 68 cents of each dollar stays in the community.” The current average for the region is 43 cents.
There is no charge for small businesses to join, and about two dozen companies have been signing up each month. Even though the program’s $150,000 budget for marketing, Web development, printing and postage is modest, Mr. Roman says, sales activity tied to the loyalty cards has increased 40 percent over the last six months."
Never, ever give up
Kate Douglas is our guest today. Welcome, Kate! Wussies
(via Jonathan Larsen on Facebook)
3-pointers in 3-D may be coming to theater near you
Think a wrinkled bracket and a college sweatshirt are all you need to get the full March Madness experience? Pretty soon, you'll also need a bag of popcorn and a pair of goofy glasses.
twitter twitter...
- 10:00 @carlylane what's going on my dear? #
- 10:04 @circlesky66 based on the hit i agree he shouldve been suspended but given the hits w/o suspension id have been annoyed if he had 2 sit out #
- 10:06 @heyjordan i think the concept of appropriate died a long time ago #
windows
One of the delights of proctoring an exam is the time I can spend daydreaming, making small notes to myself, thinking of things I'd like to do. Today, I made sketch notes on the edge of some paper. In the park across the street from school, a woman and her dog were running on the hillside, snow had melted to show more grass, and the sky was blue. Spring is on the way.
Pens fall in OT to Carolina Hurricanes 4-3
Penguins vs Hurricanes coverage - Penguins vs Hurricanes recap - Penguins vs Hurricanes boxscore - Canes Country
The Pittsburgh Penguins appeared followed their usual script to victory: heavily out-shoot the opponent (40-21), get a quick two goal lead and coast to the W. Wait, what happened? Well, throw in some undisciplined and unlucky penalties, don't draw many penalties yourself, and get some goaltending letdowns, blowing that early lead along the way. And glance no less than three pucks of the post instead of in the net. That'll about do it.
The Pens came roaring out the gates, Jordan Staal converted the hard-work of Pascal Dupuis and Matt Cooke into an early 1-0 lead. A few minutes later, on the power-play, Sidney Crosby, Bill Guerin and Evgeni Malkin drove to the net with the puck, it made it's way to Guerin and he took a couple chops at it past goalie Justin Peters. The Pens were up 2-0 and looking in control.
Random Reps
1. Raises - My supervisor informed me today that I qualify for a percentage increase in my salary versus a one time lump sum payment. I also found out I will receive a one time incentive bonus for my company's performance last year. Direct Deposit tomorrow. Hooray!!!
2. Toyota Recall - My 2010 Pontiac Vibe, which is really a Toyota Matrix, is part of the Toyota recall. There are actually two recalls: the accelerator pedal and the floor mat. The accelerator pedal fix is available now, the floormat fix is not available yet. I have not taken my Vibe to the dealer yet. I have been following this story since it broke. I do not have any faith that the suggested fixes are the real solution. Over 60 consumers reported last week that after the so called fixes were applied, the sudden unintended acceleration problems actually became worse. Apparently, the floor mat fix includes a change to the car's computer software, and this seems to have made things worse. I am mad at Toyota - their actions say cover up. I am mad at NHTSA (sometimes pronounced NITSA) for being Nitwits. I am not sure what to do with my car: drive it, sell it, trade it in, wait for a "real" solution, wait to join a class action lawsuit.
3. BB#7 - You are a great quarterback on the football field. Off the field, you are an IDIOT.
4. Workouts - I can not use snow shoveling as an excuse for not working out. So, this week, I managed two weight lifting sessions.
Did Diggy Simmons Kill Half the Game with his Freestyle on Nas’ ‘Made You Look’ Beat?
Could Rev. Run's fashion foward son be the next "it" rapper?
