IF: return
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “return”. “I’d like to return this here circular saw. …And this here fielder’s glove.”
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Monday Artday: miscalculated/IF: puzzled (part 1)
For years, my wife has been in pursuit of the perfect hamburger. While a lot of carnivores share this quest, it should be noted that Mrs. Pincus has kept a strictly kosher diet for over forty years. Eating kosher meat within the privacy of one’s home is a fairly easy task. At one time, a …
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IF: swamp
This week’s challenge word on the Illustration Friday website is “swamp”. “Well, Dr. Holland, I see by your resumé that after securing employment as a research scientist, you spent the next twenty-seven years in the position of ‘Swamp Thing’. Is that correct?” * * * * * This post marks the fifth anniversary of the josh …
from my sketchbook: spade cooley
In the late 1940s, Spade Cooley had one of the highest rated TV shows in local Los Angeles television. With his infectious take on a blend of Western honky-tonk and danceable Big Band, the “King of Western Swing” was also the king of Saturday nights on KTLA in Los Angeles, attracting 75 percent of viewership …
from my sketchbook: kim walker
Kim Walker appeared in guest roles on a dozen television shows. She was featured regular cast member in the nearly forgotten, short-lived series The Outsiders, based on the film of the same name. Kim’s big screen roles mostly included a handful of throwaway roles in little-known films. The exceptions being the John Cusack favorite Say …
IF: shades
But today there is no day or night, Today there is no dark or light, Today there is no black or white, Only shades of gray. My wife and I are avid accumulators. Our house is an interesting amalgam of pop culture pieces from our youth and antiquities that predate even our parents’ childhoods. Don’t …
from my sketchbook: claudia jennings
Claudia Jennings’ life was filled with “almosts”. Born Mary Eileen Chesterton in St. Paul, Minnesota, she moved with her parents and two younger sisters when her father got a job with Motorola in Evanston, Illinois. Mimi, as she was nicknamed, was a star student all through school, bringing home top grades and honors. So, when …
IF: yield
This week’s Illustration Friday word is “yield”. The players tried to take the field. The marching band refused to yield.
from my sketchbook: douglas corrigan
Ever since a visit to a California airfield, Douglas Corrigan became interested in flight. He began taking flying lessons at an airfield where aircraft manufacturers B.P. Mahoney and T.C. Ryan ran a small airline. He eventually took a job at their San Diego factory. Just after Douglas was hired, a young aviator named Charles Lindbergh …
IF: intention
This week’s Illustration Friday word suggestion is “intention”. I’m pretty sure my dad’s intentions were good, but he had his own quirky method of making them known. My father followed an old-time, though slightly skewed, set of ethics. He was a hard worker and blindly devoted to the company he worked for no matter how …