Monthly Archives: October 2012

A Baby Blues Halloween Oldie

This is one of my favorite Halloween gags for a few reasons: It has some cute costumes that remind me of Trick-or-Treating with our kids I love the dog I drew in the upper right corner panel (I’m allowed to … Continue reading

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Halloween: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Glue Guns

I don’t really know how it started. It could’ve been when we made our younger daughter into the comic strip character Nancy as a nod to my friend and partner Jerry Scott. At the time, Jerry was drawing and writing … Continue reading

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The ER episode you never saw on TV

This is a really helpful article from Parents magazine (www.parents.com): In Case of Emergency: 11 Ways to Make the ER Less Stressful. My wife and I can attest to suggestion #2, “Let Your Pediatrician Pave the Way.” When our first … Continue reading

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Cartooning on a Wish-You-Were-Deadline

Several weeks ago, I arrived back in the States from a USO tour aboard the USS Enterprise. A half dozen of us cartoonists went out to the Persian Gulf to draw for sailors and other troops in the area. But … Continue reading

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Hmmm. 7 Weird Things Babies Do and Why—Parenting.com

Jerry and I are always on the lookout for subject matter for the strip. No offense, but generally, stories about something funny your kids said or did don’t cut it. They’re usually only funny to the family. That goes for … Continue reading

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