LB: “Excuse me, but are you…?

by Larry Brody

Another reason why so many people have a love-hate relationship with Pearls Before Swine. (The first one having been HERE)

Or to put it another way: Don’t let this happen to you, folks. (Although just about everyone I know who has “made it” to some degree at some time has fallen into this deadly trap. And, no, I’m not talking about the waitress.)

FTR: I’m a major fan of this strip, which you can find in great volume HERE read article

LB: Golden Years Leadership Skills

by Larry Brody

Not to be confused with Golden AGE leadership, which is a whole ‘nuther thing (except in the lives of geriatric billionaires, of course. But that’s a mark I’ve fallen hopelessly short of.)

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Cartoon: ‘Night Thoughts’

Today, our favorite cartoonist-philosopher, Grant Snider, presents his daytime thought about a situation that eventually comes after all of us, especially creatives, long after dark.

More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

Via Nathan Bransford: WHY to stop writing your novel

When Nathan Bransford offers writing or publishing advice, we listen…and advise  y’all (especially prose writers) to do the same. Today, his guest author, , gives us some super important info, namely, how to stop yourself from continuing to write in what could be a fatal (metaphorically only, of course) direction.

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munchman: $1.3B ‘Hollywoodland’ theme park coming to Middletown, Ohio?

Why are we showing this sign? Because some folks in Middletown, Ohio need to stop smoking so much. When you read below you’ll see what we mean.

by munchman

Well, sure, why not build what Fox19 news calls a “$1.3 billion riverfront destination entertainment district and theme park called ‘Hollywoodland’” and then wait for the billions of $$$ the tourists are going to bring into a town in Bumfuck? Makes perfect sense to yer friendly neighborhood muncher. Oy yez!

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Because mocking anything being brought to our attention via any Fox TV station is like shooting fish in a barrel. No challenge here, peeps, move on, move on. read article