Shiny!
1 November 2010
My friend Corry's email headline to me about tonight's win: "I Knew As Soon As They Signed Mark DeRosa They Were A Team of Destiny."
Shiny!
Baseball query, since I'm basking in this WSW (World-Series-winning) moment. Until SF won tonight, there weren't many other of the old teams that had waited as long. The Cubs, famously, but I can't think of many others. Anyone know off the top of his/her head who else has a long streak going? Now that both Sox teams have won, that's a lot of futility retired...
But now what will I do with the rest of my life?
November. How the hell did THAT happen?
In the midst of all this offensive gloatation by my Giants-fan friends and I, I'd like to stop and just shout out to you, my home dogs in Tejas, Texan friends. Peace. None of this is personal. (Well, my feelings about certain politicians are, yes.) I'd much rather the Giants were beating someone other than the Rangers on their first time in the Series — like the Yanks or Sox or some other Death Star franchise.
31 October 2010
Both President Bushes threw out the first pitch. Barbara Bush kept score.
Giants shut 'em out. Sometimes, the world does turn my way.
I've had several requests for no spiders, bugs, or clowns in my profile pictures. I hope you prefer this new and more wholesome Hallowe'en image.
Fox News Estimates Jon Stewart's Crowd at Seven People
www.borowitzreport.com
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – The Fox News Channel reported today that the turnout for Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" was underwhelming at best, with Fox sources estimating the total turnout at seven people.
30 October 2010
I'm not miserable that the Giants lost tonight — I'm glad Texas fans got a win at their home ballpark — but that is the total extent of my generosity. From now on, I hope we squish them like bugs on the winshield of our four-wheel-drive awesomeness.
Speaking as we were about artists and Yellow Submarine, I should share a little about the REAL artist behind YS, the magnificent Heinz Edelmann, who died last year and was the art director for my German publishers (sadly, before I started working with them.)
The art of Heinz Edelmann
blog.signalnoise.com
Day before Halloween. Profile Picture Parade needs some orange and black action for all the seasons' reasons.
In another FB post I was referring to a great "Yellow-Submarinish" cover illustration. The artist is Bob Pepper (subconsciously influencing my choice of words, no doubt) and you might be surprised to realize you've seen his art more places than you know.
The art of Bob Pepper
www.johncoulthart.com
