If you’ve bought an overpriced Apple appliance in the last few years, you may have been delighted to receive a few “bonus” stickers along with that too-hip, expensive packaging.
But have you figured out what to do with them?
I just dug up an eleven-year-old idea for a logo for the Special Olympics. It’s nothing earth-shaking, but hopefully it will make a few folks laugh…or at least go; “Hmmmm.”
So digging around on my D:\ drive, I stumbled upon and old, old Visio file from way back in 1997. Evidently we had been working on a clip-art stencil at the time and I just couldn’t resist messing around.
After spending yet another hour updating, downloading and re-installing stuff on my computer I really needed to get out of the house.
Simple, just put the laptop in stand-by mode, pack up, and leave, right?
Who would have thought this led me to think of Grandma’s wise words?
We’ve got this Gäste-WC (visitor’s restroom) in our apartment that’s just begging to be decorated.
Now, I’m not one to invest any effort in the undertaking, nor (God-forbid) put up dolphins and starfish and leave shells laying around to collect dust!
But you’ve got to love these in-wall toilets they have here in Germany!
That big ol’ flush lever just stares at you, looking so much like a shiny, modern-day, 3D, gummi-bear, jelly-bean, computer-user-interface button!
Just look at all that surface area begging to be decorated!!
The members of Toytown Germany, a website dedicated to the English-speaking, ex-pat population of Germany, started a thread about what the outline of Germany looks like.
I guess after all that (good German) beer they’ve been drinking, they were bound to come up with some creative, free-flowing ideas.
And, needless to say, I couldn’t help myself and got carried away…
Remember Springsteen’s classic album: Born in the USA?
That album cover with the rugged workin’ man in his blue jeans and crumpled t-shirt. His workin’ cap stuffed nonchalantly in his back pocket, while Old Glory watches over him in the background.
Well, I too was born in the good ole US ‘n A.
In a workin’ town.
A wet one.
I’ve lived in Munich, Germany for over five years. And I must say, it is a privilege to be able to live in Germany, and Munich is one of the nicest, most livable places on Earth.
But for some reason, living in a foreign country triggers the odd feeling of patriotism from time to time. Lots of ex-pats have told me that they have the same feelings. It’s probably just some form of home-sickness.
Today’s Dadism that relates to cars. Hurray!
Well, sort-of relates to cars.
You see: He looks like he must’ve been chasing parked cars translates to: he ain’t so handsome. Continue Reading… »
A few years ago, I made a year-long comic tribute to those precious sayings that my Dear Old Dad utters on a regular basis.
I drew one “Dadism” per week and e-mailed a scanned image from my home in Munich to his office in Tacoma, Washington, USA.
I’m not sure if he enjoyed the weekly artwork or was tormented by the reminders. Dad claims that many of the sayings “aren’t his fault” and have been handed down through the generations.
A few months ago, I went out and bought a really nice 24-piece set of Berol Prismacolor Premier Markers. After staring at/admiring their sheer coolness for twenty minutes, I decided to take them for a test-drive, by creating a mega-doodle.
After a few days work,this is what I came up with…