This is the Birthday Party invitation I drew for my 24th Birthday, my first birthday in Seattle. I’d been living in the city for nearly half a year at that point, so I had a smallish handful of friends. I recall that my high school friend, Steve, showed up unexpectedly (which is how he […]

     This is the Birthday Party invitation I sent out to friends for my 30th Birthday.  The party was at the Greenwood House in Seattle, and it was a good one. It was the party that accidentally fell on Leah’s Birthday, and it was the night several of my friends gave me a camera as a […]

Happy Birthday, Leah!      My dear friend, Leah (whose Birthday is just days apart from mine), and I used to throw Birthday Parties together, and combine our ages in the invitations. This is an invitation I drew for our 62nd Birthday Party at my Greenwood house in Seattle.      This tradition of combined Birthday ages […]

     I’ve got an idea for a cartoon:  I think it needs two fat, ugly toads gazing longingly into each others’ eyes. The problem is drawing a convincing enough-looking toad who looks like he’s got a crush on another toad. And I think that the uglier the toads, the funnier the scenario. Here are just […]

My anxieties during the evening of the Ice Storm, January 18, were temporarily allayed by quick, impulsive sketches in my sketch book. The results are strange apparitions, unpleasant memories,  and (once again), cigarettes….

     Sat outdoors at a coffee shop this morning, drawing. In another life, I used to sit in coffee shops and smoke cigarettes to my heart’s delight, drawing, smoking, thinking, smoking, drinking coffee, smoking, etc.  If you are or ever were a Smoker, you might understand me when I say that I do, at times, […]

     My Dad, my Cousin, my Brother-in-law, and me on a Boys’ Trip on the Colorado River into the Grand Canyon. Three days into the canyon with all its beauty, mystery, and heat. The evenings and mornings were cool when the sun’s glare was beyond the reach of the inner canyon walls. We slept on […]

     When J. and I worked for a summer on Isle Royale National Park, we explored the island every weekend with tent and backpacks. We saw moose often, and each time was just as exciting as the last. This quiet moment on our return from Lane Cove was another such occasion.

     If you want to see the previous four episodes of the Scavenger Hunt (a true story from my high school days), just go to the four previous posts of this blog, and you’ll find each episode in order.      Those of us who left the scene in my Dad’s car were among the few […]

     This is part four of a true high school adventure. All the names are changed, and I’ve made everyone animals. The first three episodes are shown in the previous three posts, and I’ll post the final episode of the Great Scavenger Hunt tomorrow. Enjoy.