New York Times– Sept. 2, 2022 A Genius Cartoonist Believes Child’s Play Is Anything But Frivolous By David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya For nearly 30 years, the cartoonist Lynda Barry published her adored comic strip “Ernie Pook’s Comeek,” which told the whimsical, hardscrabble story of the young sisters Marlys and Maybonne, in alternative papers … Continue reading Cartoon/Comics Artist Lynda Barry: interview & Profile
It happens every year, about this time: the Morning Glories (aka MGs) show all their colors. There are at least four combinations: Deep cobalt blue A soft yet vivid pink; Light blue with white spokes and touches of gray; and A very light pink. I used to be entranced & mystified by them. Since we … Continue reading In The Yard: Morning Glory Madness
[NOTE: I respect Tom Ricks. When it comes to war, he knows his stuff. His Wikipedia entry explains that he is an American journalist and author who specializes in the military and national security issues. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting as part of teams from the Wall Street … Continue reading Tom Ricks thinks we can avoid a civil war. That could be huge.
The calendar may say it’s a holiday, but all around the house, In The Yard, there’s “work going on” today: steadily, indifferently, variously, in dead earnest. The summer is drying out: hot, very little rain, parched. Yet there must be underground currents here, because we don’t water much, still most stuff remains green. To the east, … Continue reading In The Yard: A Labor Day Update & Exhibit.
Labor Day Secrets: How I Found the Right Job In honor of Labor Day, here’s a first person report of someone who was not quite as successful as he had hoped to be in the job market: As a young man My first job was in an orange juice factory, but I couldn’t concentrate on the … Continue reading This One Weird Trick Will guarantee to Fully Empty Your Brain Before Labor Day Brunch — Try It NOW!