Author Archives: Marshall Ramsey

Banjo’s Revenge

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

I don’t normally drink before 8 a.m. —  but it has been that kind of morning. Getting the family out of the door for school was like the fall of Saigon. There was gnashing of teeth, screams, copious tears and … Continue reading →

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How I create editorial cartoons

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

People ask me, “How do you come up with your ideas?”  I usually smile and say, “I have a crack comedy team working in the Legislature and on the City Council.”  While it is a simplistic answer, it is pretty … Continue reading →

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What I learned from my toddler friend

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

While sitting at swim school yesterday afternoon, I watched a toddler defy his mother. He’d walk over to the door to the pool and push on it. He’d then smile with a cute, devilish grin. The kid was what you’d … Continue reading →

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When you hit a rock

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

So you’ve had a professional disappointment. You hit a rock. You were fired, laid off, called on the carpet, cutback, smacked down, humiliated or worse. Your ego still stings as you walk out of the office or hang up the … Continue reading →

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The Alligator

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

The alligator walked slowly into the garage; he must have been seven-feet long if an inch. He lumbered slowly through the open garage door and toward the stairs. I picked up a broom and tried to shoo him away but … Continue reading →

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MRBA Free-For-All

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Happy Earth Day! It’s hard to believe April is screaming past us as the speed of sound. Spent some time under the oak yesterday, pondering the future and planning for a better one.

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The Late Arrival

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

We interrupt this broadcast to bring you the following news bulletin. Flight 903 has disappeared in route from New York to Paris. All 53 passengers and crew are feared lost.  Lighting danced erratically from cloud top to cloud top.  It … Continue reading →

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Lucky 13: Thirteen years ago today my life changed for the good

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

It had been a long day. Mississippians were voting on the State Flag– and somehow I was getting their angry phone calls. It was a hate-a-thon dripping with pissed-off anger.  People were mad. And I was their piñata. Lucky me. … Continue reading →

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The Election

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

His icy blue eyes burned with the passion of a true believer as he stood on the old house’s front porch.  Knock. Knock. Knock. His knuckles burned as he rapped on the brown oak door.  Nothing. He knocked again. The … Continue reading →

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MRBA Free-For-All

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

I’d say to stay dry, but I’m not sure it is totally possible. Here’s a photo from Saturday when it wasn’t raining like mad.

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