Saturday, December 26, 2009

From your Aunt Clara



She always makes you such nice things.

My friend Dale modeling fashions from A Christmas Story.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Dear Nephew Gobo

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cJQ5uoWDcuE/SF6xUgUedKI/AAAAAAAAAAo/0mM3n8CU-HQ/s320/uncle%2Btravelling%2Bmatt.jpg

Of all the Fraggles, I favor Traveling Matt. (Yes, Henson did intend for that pun, apparently)

He reminds me of early travelers to the Amazon, who came back claiming to have encountered all sorts of fantastical tribes. The one I remember in particular was a group of people described as having their heads embedded in their chests.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Nuremberg_chronicles_-_Strange_People_-_Headless_(XIIr).jpg

As you can see, the layout is very awkward and would make it all but impossible to wear a hat.

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

A Bit of Good News

Was it Napoleon that said to celebrate small victories? No, probably not. I think it was my friend Drew. Anyway, my bit of good news is that one of my pitches will be included in the premier issue of the new Fraggle Rock comic. Yes, that Henson creation spawned from the Muppet Show. So, I'm going to celebrate with a spot of champagne. I'll update about the comic as I go along.

And now, for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of Buckshot:

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