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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Trying to reason with Hurricane Season
Ten o’clock at night on I-55 in Holmes County, Mississippi is normally very dark and very lonely. Not tonight. Headlights were lined up as far as he could see. He was driving south from Memphis. They were driving north from … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
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CARTOON: Part 2
Reaction to yesterday’s cartoon amused me. Will Longwitz called my editor to complain. His followers blasted me on Facebook and Twitter. It was a day every cartoonist enjoys. My job isn’t to make people happy. It’s to make people think. … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoon
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Saturday Free-For-All
Good morning. I’ll be drawing all weekend.
Looking for motivation? Go deep.
I’ve always admired motivational experts. They get up on a stage, do their pitch, sell a few books and retire back to their very motivating life. I heard Yazoo City’s own Zig Ziglar in San Diego back in the 1990s. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing
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CARTOON: “Thad”
Will Longwitz, who is running for State Senate, is a good guy. Met him. Met his family. I like him. He sent out a flyer that had an endorsement from “Thad.” In Mississippi , when you hear “Thad” you think … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoon, Uncategorized
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The King
Elvis, dressed in a Graceland employee vest and checkered pants, walked slowly through the crowd of fans. It was “Death Day 2011” — the day when everyone came to Memphis to mark his passing in 1977. Elvis’ voice was still … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
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The sunrise’s promise
It was a split-second decision. I was getting on the Trace: Right was work; left was somewhere more important. I went left. The woods were still dark, making the purple and gray sky more dramatic. But I couldn’t look at … Continue reading
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