Muskrat Ramblings

Super Bowl Sunday. Shrove Tuesday yesterday. Mardi Gras last night. Chinese new year tonight. Valentine’s Day Monday. Who needs a Holiday Season when early February has suddenly become, like, the hot, hot, HOT. **** Anyway, illness aside, I whipped up a pretty mean jambalaya last night for Judith, as we settled in for a relaxed […]

Still sick. Stomach virus or something now. Gaaaah. I can’t remember when I’ve ever been this ill for this long… But new Dork Towers start up again at DorkTower.com tomorrow (Wednesday). Thanks for all the kind words on The Unspeakable Oaf, which has been filling in for a bit. If I can find the right […]

Still in London. Trying not to buy TONS of, like, books and stuff. By which I mean, “books.” Flying back Sunday. Miss Judith SO much. Gah. I am worthless and weak. But madly in love. Got my usual post-con illness and skludge. But I think that’s more to do with London’s weather than Warpcon at […]

The BIG NEWS: Dork Tower #30 goes to press Tuesday. It will be in full color! Yes, color. Meaning (obviously) Dork Tower will be in color…(less obviously) Dr. Blink and Lethargic Lad will be in color…it’s ALL in color…Now if I can just add color to the letters page…hmmmmmm….. This is my “thank you” to […]

Getting ready for Warpcon next weekend…and fekin’ shite, am I excited! So anyhoo, the comics will only be updated at dorktower.com Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for the next three weeks. As soon as I return, they should go back to five days a week. And speaking of Warpcon… …if anyone has any contact info for […]

Item the first: Someone in Norway sent me a copy of the Nemi soundtrack. For which I can only say “Thank you thank you thank you thank you!” Now, I have to say that here, since there was no return address or note with it. If I ever get to Norway (fingers crossed), I must […]

In the interest of full disclosure concerning the last panel of yesterday’s cartoon… The following note came in from Alton Brown: It was an Oldsmobile tailpipe…and I don’t remember a Hoover motor…I think it was my wife’s hairdryer. Not that the Hoover wouldn’t have done a fine job. A So there you have it, from […]

Some very good advice from a very good blog, http://www.dooce.com/ I started this website in February 2001. A year later I was fired from my job for this website because I had written stories that included people in my workplace. My advice to you is BE YE NOT SO STUPID. Never write about work on […]

Re: this week’s strips. Igor Bars DO exist. I’ve made them a few times myself. Lori Curly is the keeper of the official Igor Bar web page. The mai n thing to keep in mind is that they should be soft and chewy, not hard and crunch. Here’s the basics: Ingredients: Chocolate chip cookie dough […]

From WillEisner.com: Will Eisner passed away on January 3rd, 2005 at the age of 87 following quadruple bypass heart surgery. Our condolences to Will’s wife, Ann, and his family, friends and colleagues. A true giant in comics, he will be missed, personally and professionally. More information will be posted as it becomes available. We’ve lost […]