This cartoon above appears on page 50.
The drawing above appears on page 12. I was kinda pleased how these two came out.Monday, June 8, 2009
Harvard Business Review cartoons June '09 issue
The drawing above appears on page 12. I was kinda pleased how these two came out.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Bob Mankoff on You Tube
I do enthusiastically recommend the You Tube pod cast interview: Authors@GoogleBobMankoff, it is entertaining and you can learn something valuable from it. The podcast explains why we laugh, and he does it in a very intelligent way. All in all, I would give it the full five stars.
One phrase really puzzled me, though, when he said " There IS such a thing as a GOOD bad drawing. "
( Although it is an oxymoron, it is understanding of why he had to say this to defend the magazine's policy to publish the inferior artists that abound in the magazine ) After all, this is the main complaint they get from the public, and by saying this, it explains it possibly as well as anyone could explain it. This gives him all the qualifications to run for a political office, a wonderful slick good silver tongue, smart, educated and can explain things clearly, very clearly.
If that is true, then, there is such a thing as a GOOD bad cooking, a GOOD bad movie, a GOOD bad You Tube Interview, A GOOD bad line of Bullcrap, A GOOD bad joke . . and if so, is there also such a thing as a BAD good drawing, BAD good cooking, BAD good movie, BAD good You Tube interview, a BAD good line of Bullcrap . . ad infinitum.
Maybe I have a GOOD bad blog . . or a BAD good blog ? What is BAD, WHAT is GOOD ? WHAT is VIRTUE ? VIRTUE ? Back to Socrates, I guess . . where I started.
That explains everything. Now it all makes sense. Now I see it! Now he just made it crystal clear ! All of a sudden I understand Picasso's woman and a mirror, I can understand The impossible Trident , quantum physics, pie are square, cake are round ! Cheese, it was there all the time . . It's not you . . it's ME ! I'm sorry . . I apologize.
On the PLUS side, I'm reminded of the old adage: " Those who know how, will always have a job - - - and those who know WHY, will always be their boss. "
nuf sed.
One phrase really puzzled me, though, when he said " There IS such a thing as a GOOD bad drawing. "
( Although it is an oxymoron, it is understanding of why he had to say this to defend the magazine's policy to publish the inferior artists that abound in the magazine ) After all, this is the main complaint they get from the public, and by saying this, it explains it possibly as well as anyone could explain it. This gives him all the qualifications to run for a political office, a wonderful slick good silver tongue, smart, educated and can explain things clearly, very clearly.
If that is true, then, there is such a thing as a GOOD bad cooking, a GOOD bad movie, a GOOD bad You Tube Interview, A GOOD bad line of Bullcrap, A GOOD bad joke . . and if so, is there also such a thing as a BAD good drawing, BAD good cooking, BAD good movie, BAD good You Tube interview, a BAD good line of Bullcrap . . ad infinitum.
Maybe I have a GOOD bad blog . . or a BAD good blog ? What is BAD, WHAT is GOOD ? WHAT is VIRTUE ? VIRTUE ? Back to Socrates, I guess . . where I started.
That explains everything. Now it all makes sense. Now I see it! Now he just made it crystal clear ! All of a sudden I understand Picasso's woman and a mirror, I can understand The impossible Trident , quantum physics, pie are square, cake are round ! Cheese, it was there all the time . . It's not you . . it's ME ! I'm sorry . . I apologize.
On the PLUS side, I'm reminded of the old adage: " Those who know how, will always have a job - - - and those who know WHY, will always be their boss. "
nuf sed.
Friday, June 5, 2009
PAUL MEYER'S dictum
" What ever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass. "
Paul Meyer from his Dynamics of Personal Motivation
Paul Meyer from his Dynamics of Personal Motivation
Thomas Harris - Silence if the Lambs
If someone told me when I started this blog that Thomas Harris, the author of HANNIBAL and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, would be following this blog, I would have said, he either has too much time on his hands or it's a mistake - - - All this blather - - There is nothing here - - really - -
I loved " The Silence of the Lambs " film and I DO remember the fantastic and AUTHENTIC " West Virginia accent" put on by actress JODI FOSTER - - playing a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent interviewing the monster Hannibal Lecter with the protective mask over his mouth - - great, eerie scene !
It is NOT a standard "southern accent " - - - A West Virginia accent is really different and unique - -
Remember, West Virginia went with the North during the civil war. When the war started, Virginia said, Hell, if you don't want to go with the South then we'll draw a line right here and you people can go with the Northern Damn Yankees ! ( It was the western part of the then huge Virginia state and the worst terrain ).
Unfortunately the line was drawn exactly where the terrain begins to go up hill and down hill, the " ridges " become mountains, hollows, and more mountains and country roads abound - - and more mountains - -
But this area where I live is called " A Poor Man's Vermont " - - just 3 hours from Union Station in Washington, D.C. and just a couple hours from Dulles Washington International Airport. I love it. It is absolutely beautiful.
I loved " The Silence of the Lambs " film and I DO remember the fantastic and AUTHENTIC " West Virginia accent" put on by actress JODI FOSTER - - playing a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent interviewing the monster Hannibal Lecter with the protective mask over his mouth - - great, eerie scene !
It is NOT a standard "southern accent " - - - A West Virginia accent is really different and unique - -
Remember, West Virginia went with the North during the civil war. When the war started, Virginia said, Hell, if you don't want to go with the South then we'll draw a line right here and you people can go with the Northern Damn Yankees ! ( It was the western part of the then huge Virginia state and the worst terrain ).
Unfortunately the line was drawn exactly where the terrain begins to go up hill and down hill, the " ridges " become mountains, hollows, and more mountains and country roads abound - - and more mountains - -
But this area where I live is called " A Poor Man's Vermont " - - just 3 hours from Union Station in Washington, D.C. and just a couple hours from Dulles Washington International Airport. I love it. It is absolutely beautiful.
Cruising is Amusing cartoon book
This is a sample cartoon from the upcoming book of cartoons , "CRUISING IS AMUSING " by Roy Delgado and Robert Rafferty.
The book is published by RobRoy Publishing Company LLC. The 6x9 softcover is due to be released around August 2009. It has 143 pages, color laminated cover and black and white interior cartoons and will be available for $19.95 U.S. funds.
The book will be available directly from Carnival.com.
The book is published by RobRoy Publishing Company LLC. The 6x9 softcover is due to be released around August 2009. It has 143 pages, color laminated cover and black and white interior cartoons and will be available for $19.95 U.S. funds.
The book will be available directly from Carnival.com.
Factoid #6
One third of the millionaires which were living in Maryland last year are gone to where there are lower taxes. And NOW the people who didn't have enough money hardly to pay their taxes will now have even HIGHER taxes, the taxes which they thought the millionaires were going to pay now will have to be added to THEIR backs. Gee. This doesn't sound " FAIR ".
Wisdom ( Write this one down )
" Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think. "
- Francisco d'Anconia
( Atlas Shrugged )
- Francisco d'Anconia
( Atlas Shrugged )
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