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Category Archives: true stories
The Month America’s East Coast Gently Tried to Tear Itself Apart and Failed
I don’t want the current crisis involving the hurricane to overshadow the earthquake that occurred in Virginia last week. Please don’t forget the tragedy and damage that those poor people still have to face during the cleanup process. Those misaligned … Continue reading →
Posted in comics, Current Events, humor, Life, science, true stories, web comics, Webcomics
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Tagged August 2011, comics, earthquake, hobo clown, hurricane irene, sarcasm, webcomics
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Welcome Back, Bewilderment
The lake was a lot nicer than people give it credit for, but I mostly enjoyed the company I kept while I was away. A lot of things have happened and a number of feelings were felt. I have returned … Continue reading →
Posted in comics, Current Events, friendship, Life, true stories, web comics, Webcomics
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Tagged beach, comics, I'm back, lake erie, lo-fi, music review, sandwiches, the cat lover's diary will be updated soon, the magician, the sandwitches
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Greetings from Lake Erie.
I’ve been making waves at the beach but will return with plenty of new content very soon. If you find yourself impatiently waiting, skim through some old posts or find someone else to read for the next couple of days. … Continue reading →
Posted in comics, Current Events, Dark Humor, humor, Life, true stories, Uncategorized, Webcomics
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Tagged back soon, bloggers, blogs, david dixon, fish, lake erie, nuclear power, the beach, there will also be more cat lover's diary very soon, vacation
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Another True Story, Cats, Krills and Artistic Thrills.
For some people, just being in a public bathroom heightens the tension of every moment. Something as innocuous as standing next to another person becomes your own personal hell when it’s done at the urinal. I’ve heard sweaty bearded man-voices … Continue reading →
Posted in cats, comics, Current Events, Dark Humor, friendship, Life, pets, true stories, Webcomics
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Tagged art, Art Fair, bathrooms, eye-contact, going to the bathroom, local flavor, michigan, not coming would be stupid choice to make it's a whole day of fun for free, Shadow Art Fair, toilets, VOSKY, Ypsilanti
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Pennsylvania or Bust and The Shadow Art Fair
Are you planning a summer vacation this year? Would you like to be my friend? Are you a creepy hobo-drifter? Are you currently residing in, or near, the state that Jim Harrison once called a partially paved atrocity? If you … Continue reading →
Posted in comics, Current Events, Life, true stories, web comics, Webcomics
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Tagged Ann Arbor, art, Art Fair, BATWAKE, comics, Events, michigan, music, prints, Shadow Art Fair, VOSKY, web comics, Ypsilanti
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Grim Ruminant Mammals and Lawn Care
Like many American fathers, mine always took a special pride in the appearance of his yard. Quite a few dads measure a large portion of their worth by the quality of their lawn. Because of my father, I could probably … Continue reading →
Posted in comics, Current Events, Dark Humor, humor, Life, motorcycles, pets, true stories, Uncategorized, web comics, Webcomics
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Tagged childhood, dads, deer, fatherhood, fathers, lawn mowers, motorcyles, night life, roadkill
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26 Comments
The Photochromic Plague: A Plea for Sanity
Transition, or photochromic, lenses seem to be custom made to make every person look sketchy. You can make dozens of good cases for wearing photochromic lenses. Since they alleviate the need for sunglasses, they save you both money and space … Continue reading →
Posted in comics, Current Events, humor, Life, musings, science, true stories, web comics, Webcomics
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Tagged comics, creeps, crying dads, eyeglasses, fashion, looking creepy, photochromic lenses, sunglasses, transition lenses, webcomics
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Ingesting Gum and the Sleepiest Moment of Anyone’s Life
For whatever reason, having an exceptionally mature woman’s breasts draped across my arm makes me indescribably, and unexplainably, sleepy. I have no idea why this phenomenon occurs, but it happened all of the time in high school. Mrs. Kendall would … Continue reading →
Posted in comics, Current Events, humor, Life, musings, true stories, Uncategorized, web comics, Webcomics
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Tagged being drugged, being strange, breasts, comics, gum, lavender, swallowing gum, true stories, web comics, weird
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Phony Revolutionaries and “Expert” Advice
I once had an argument at a bar in a college town with a young man in a red shirt featuring the likeness of Che Guevara. He had a patchy beard that melded into a messy length of hair and … Continue reading →
Posted in college, comics, humor, Life, musings, true stories, Webcomics
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Tagged activism, arguments, bars, Che Guevara, college towns, debate, experts, get a real beard, lies, phonies, shave off your crusty little beard
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Carnal Transmissions with Unlimited Nights and Weekends
Today someone at work got a text message, checked their phone and became alarmed enough to hide it from me while also apologizing. While I did not see the text, I imagined the worst and most heinously graphic photograph of … Continue reading →
Posted in comics, Current Events, Dark Humor, humor, Life, musings, science, true stories, Webcomics
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Tagged cell phones, cheating, comics, data plans, humor, Mr. Bevins, sex, sexting, technology, texting, webcomics
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25 Comments
You Monsters Are People. 