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Bureaucracy at its best.

The latest grandkid request was for me to draw a pirate ship. I can’t just draw a ship. It has to be doing something. So I added the battle with a sea serpent. Then I had to explain what a sea serpent is.

I asked the grandkids, “What do you want me to draw?” The three year old granddaughter said a princess tea party. The six year old grandson wanted two dragons fighting. This is what I came up with.

The three year old wanted me to add a “friendly” dragon. He’s at the bottom.

It’s time for one of those cartoons that nobody gets. Well, nobody except maybe sports officials. Taken from the long list of “things shouted on the field” this insinuation is so old that it was probably yelled during the first game ever played.

As a token of appreciation I drew a caricature of a friend who has helped me numerous times with this website. You might be wondering, “if this is how he thanks his friends….”
He keeps trying to nudge me into the 21st century but it hasn’t worked yet. He’s got his own blog, among many other endeavors. It’s about nothing in particular, running the gamut from geeky tech stuff to hilarious videos. Check it out at: http://onemansblog.com.

Ordering pizza for a group requires delicate negotiation and compromise. Not for me. Load it up. I’ll eat just about anything. Except pineapple. That’s just plain silly.

And what’s that shrill screeching noise in the background?

This is just to give you a smidgen of insight into how I work.

I was driving along and an idea for a cartoon came to me. I don’t know why. I wasn’t trying to come up with cartoon ideas. It just came to me. Such works the muse. As soon as I could I had to jot down the idea. I’ve learned the hard way. I’ve forgotten many great ideas before I got a chance to work on them. I’ve also learned that I have to write down both the gag line and the image. Another hard lesson. Later I might look at a note I’ve written or sketch I’ve drawn and ponder, “What the heck is THAT?”

Below is the quick note and the finished product.