Telling Signs

I always thought these signs meant "Hospital"?

Mathematical theorem

Heavy petting

Disclaimer: I do not condone the over-petting of your dog and/or cat to the point that they begin to lose fur.

Adjustment Needed

Target Practice

Box the Cutter

Stalking stockers, Jack the Ripper-style...

Lethal Injection

Greenleaf Garden Warbler

The Greenleaf Garden Warbler is usually found in warmer climates, but on occasion it can be seen in Southern Wisconsin. It's main food source is the Flowera WingDingus...

Wingdinged Victory

Nike, Greek goddess of Victory...

(Wingdings 2, lowercase g, h)

Portfolio site problems

If anyone has meandered from my main portfolio site to this here blog, there seems to be problems with Internet Explorer and the Flash slideshow I use. Hopefully it will be fixed soon. In the mean time, please frolic through this blog. Many of the images here are in my portfolio.

Thank you for understanding and your patience...


Mike

Price cut

Spare some conversation?

Flowera WingDingus

Wingdings 2, lowercase "d"...

Bounded Leap?

Alastar McComb

Cursed with a stiff, almost plastic mustache, and a soft, brush-shaped beard, Alastar took his shortcomings and invented the plastic comb and shaving brush as we now know it. He opened his first barbershop in 1873.

Vintage Traffic Signal Sign

When first introduced, mass chaos ensued. There were no moving parts, so drivers were unsure of what to do. They were unfamiliar with the rules of the road. This unawareness continues today...

Vintage Go Sign

Vintage Yield Sign

Swiss Arty Knife (Multi-tool)

A very rare multi-tool by Swiss Army. I was lucky enough to find one in an old seaman's chapel in Nantucket...(can anyone name the movie where that line is from?).

Vintage Stop Sign

Music Theory

My excuse for not posting sooner...

...returns empty handed

Back from Vegas. I didn't win much because I didn't gamble much. Too many things to do and see. Here are but a few images from the trip...



No gamblin' done here...



This is where we stayed...



Lot's o' walkin. My feet and knees are killin' me. I should have bought a cane...



My wife and I after a nice, expensive dinner. As you can see, the food added to my portly face...

A Fool and his Money...

We're off to the Land of Milk and Honey tomorrow...Vegas.

Wish me luck!

I had a different idea for this post, but the drawing didn't work out. And, it was getting late, and this is all that I could think of. AND, we had to get up early to shovel...zzzzzzzzzzz...So, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Can you please...

spare some change?

Just a quick drawing...

Cutting into Savings

Needlenose Dolphin

The Needlenose Dolphin is difficult to photograph in the wild. Usually it's found working on the hull of a boat, but is quite shy, and will swim away once spotted. They do fabulous work, and are quite modest...

What to choose...

Decisions, decisions...

The real inspiration behind The Thinker.

AND...



Here's my workspace. Yes, those are old school Transformers (I was 10 when they first came out, and I've been a collector ever since. No, I don't play with them)...My drawing desk is behind me, out of the picture.

Takin' a Knee

We've had a total of 5 feet of snow since November. Just yesterday, we received 14.5 inches...

*sigh* I'm ready for warm weather...

Snaggle Fish

Rare, and very dangerous. It's known for it's vicious snag...

Lung Pollution

Precision Tooling

Pigs in a Blanket

Good eatin'...

Thought Bubbles

I was tired last night, so I decided to post an older illustration. I have 4 ideas stewin' in the pot, so next week there should be some new ones...

Exact change only

There are guidelines on wishes?

Going Nowhere Fast

Carbon Offset

Chalupacabra (Tales and Legends)

(click for larger view)

A cousin of the Chupacabra, the Chalupacabra is sometimes seem roaming the parking lot of Taco Bell. A shy creature, it can be lured out with mild or hot sauce.

Back to the Drawing Board

This early prototype of the iPod wasn't well received. Too bad. I have a ton of cassettes...

Death of a Bookworm

He was halfway through the book...

Morbid? Maybe...

Plain Quarters

Plain Quarters...

He's not like the other horses...

Free signals

New Yorker

Here's my entry for the contest posted on the New Yorker site...

Across the Aisle

Think Tank

Falling in line

Stepford Wives...

Disabled List (Stitch)

Out 2 - 3 weeks...


ps Does anybody know how to fix the blog header? There are 2 lines missing on the right side. Thanks in advance!