Monthly Archives: January 2011

CARTOON: In the eye of the beholder

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey
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H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

At 5:30 p.m. on April 17, 2001, I received a call from my plastic surgeon. He got straight to the point: “You have cancer.” Those three words sent me into a tailspin. A tailspin that took me well over a … Continue reading →

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H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother — Part 4

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

Part 1: The beginning Part 2: H – Humor. Part 3: O –  Opportunity to Serve. Part 4: P – Physical Well-Being Fear let out a deep, pained groan as the knight read the ‘P’ scroll aloud.  Physical well-being. “Better?” … Continue reading →

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H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother — Part 3

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

Part 1: The beginning Part 2: H – Humor Part 3: O – Opportunity to Serve The knight picked up the scroll out of the ‘O’ box and unraveled it.  It read ‘Opportunity to Serve.’ “Kind of long there, isn’t … Continue reading →

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A piece of a drawing of my wife’s parents’ new house

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

I did a drawing for the change of address card for my wife’s parents — which included me having to draw their caricature. (talk about flirting with death — drawing your mother-in-law is like playing chicken with a train.)

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CARTOON: Protecting Pets

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey
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CARTOON: Waldo on Haley

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey
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H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother — Part 2

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

Part 1: The Introduction Part 2: H – Humor After an hour of fitful sleep, a crushing pressure on the knight’s chest woke him up.  He opened a bloodshot eye and saw Fear standing on him, staring him in the … Continue reading →

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H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother Part 1

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

A not-so long time ago in a land kind of far away, there was a noble knight who battled a terrible dragon named Cancer.  It was a bloody, hard-fought fight, one where the knight  fought valiantly. The knight had amazing … Continue reading →

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“I need tape.”

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

It was Lord of the Flies without the conch. I volunteered at my son’s school today to help the his class build space creations out of things like milk cartoons, cardboard tubes, duct tape, foil and hot glue. (Basically the … Continue reading →

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