The Final Countdown

A week from Monday - that's the day
Apple should reveal new stuff
Then I'll be able to decide
Cause choosing what to buy is tough

But if there's nothing new to see
I'll head to Best Buy north of town
And take the best one I can get
Cause this dumb thing keeps shutting down!

Polar Bear Day

It's Polar Bear Day
So remember our friends
With their little black eyes
And white furry rear ends

They're perfectly fine
When the icy winds blow
And they'll frolic and play
In the cold northern snow

So think of the moral
These bears teach you, son,
When conditions seem worst
You can still have some fun

But one thing's for sure
And make no mistake
I won't take off my clothes
And jump in a lake!

Campfire Stories - Part 2

Still a work in progress - now I've got some base coloring in for the owls and the logs. Still more to come!

Nothing New

There's nothing tonight, despite all your howls
I've just been working on coloring owls

Remorseless Killing Machine

No time to sing, no time to dance,
Tonight I must go deal with ants!

The little monsters roam around
Inside my house! That's where they're found

But not for long, today I got
The stuff to kill them on the spot

And wipe out their whole colony
Their creepy, crawly family

And would I mourn? Of course not, I'd
Be happy in my ant-icide

So wish me luck, cause off I go
To vanquish my insectile foe!

Campfire Stories - Part 1

So over at deviant art, there's a forum (that I'm a member of) dedicated to pictures of owls. They're currently running a contest with the theme "Friendship (may as well be magic)" showing a moment of heartfelt companionship between two or more owls. I didn't want to do anything too mushy or sentimental, so I thought I'd go for a group of owl scouts hearing a scary story together around a campfire. Tonight's post is just the outline sketch - I'll be adding colors and shading (and, of course, the fire) later.

World Pangolin Day 2015

Happy World Pangolin Day!

Click here to learn more about these elusive, solitary and nocturnal animals, including the sad fact that they're extremely endangered because they're the most heavily poached and trafficked mammal in the world.

No New Computer

No new computer
The same one I've had
Sometimes it acts okay
Sometimes it's bad

And soon I'll do taxes
Is the rebate enough
To pay off our card
And then buy other stuff?

Until then, I'll wait
Cause I really believe
That Apple could have
Something new up their sleeve

But when I eventually
Get something new
Informing you all
Is the first thing I'll do!

Cowplane!

Today is another critical milestone in the history of aviation. On February 18, 1930, Elm Farm Ollie became the first cow to ever fly in an airplane. During her flight, she was also milked and the milk was sealed in paper containers and parachuted to the ground.

Please Stand By...

Near future posts, I'm sad to say
Might not be coming every day
They might be few and far between
As I fight my old machine
So bear with me, I beg of you
Until I purchase something new