@jamieloftus.bsky.social I don't think Mel Brooks would mind; I heard on NPR, years ago, that Irving Berlin used to decorate a large Christmas tree, in his home, every year, for many years.

"Mel Brooks is Jewish?!?" - Homer Simpson

Happy RamaChristmahanukKwanzaa, and Festivus for the rest of us.

@jamieloftus.bsky.social Trying to beat the birthday rush, I finished Raw Dog. I read every word. I'm not married to you because I'm way too old for you, and probably too disabled. I'm a walking social faux pas. See? I did read it all. Thanks.

@comicsworkshop.bsky.social Friday, I think it was Casey who helped me feel like a grandad. I'm with her about primitive bathrooms. At 5, I had to use a log-built multi-user outhouse (thankfully alone) at a state park. Dreamed of it, that night. Woke me up in time. Decades of such dreams. ...

@tiedyeeric.bsky.social Guests & attendees at RavenCon helped me to subscribe to Filkcast. Just heard my first episode. Ship captain and pirates song made me uncomfortably sad, but I loved everything else. Best to Helvetica & all.

Good to meet you, last night. Do you think a Spawn of Raw Dog book is in your future, with follow-ups, and finally being able to visit parts of the country that were previously COVID problematic?

Oh, and dogs in a kitchen. Kroger released a circular with Halloween-themed treat recipes.

Sorry I'm running in so many different directions. Finally have my website up. pizzafromscratch.net/latest for family-friendly but weird comics with various animals. Hope you enjoy them, if have time. Trying to make it workg well with screen readers. I'll try to visit more. Stay safe.

@echoplex.bsky.social Hi, all. I've been avoiding news, for years, for health reasons, even more, now. I haven't been avoiding you. Wishing you best, and thank you for keeping your eyes and ears on things. Looking forward to the midterm elections and 2028.

<Sigh> I'm going to enjoy all the paid snow days. (I waited 40 years for paid days off.) But really, Richmond, VA area, snow is not so scary. And you're getting so little of it.

@amberruffin.bsky.social Listening to you &Lacey talk w/ Mike Beach. W/ my 99% ADD, I vaguely remember loving reading Waiting to Exhale & How Stella Got Her Groove Back. All I remember is the "Everything's $1" yard sale, and how the betrayed woman found true love with a refuse man. I'm a janitor.

Back in 2007, volunteering for the #VCU student newspaper, I created two comic strips, inspired by family #Thanksgiving. These were part of my ongoing series, Pizza from Scratch.
The fire extinguisher with the weird brand name was an antique already, in 1977.

Thinking of what a wise woman said about how @bsky.app is intended to be more positive, here is something from #Inktober2022day5flame. Here's to resisting flame wars. 😺

@drwendywalsh.bsky.social the next art challenge for 2024 @desertbus.org that I joined was to show "A Day in the Life of Deirdre," as the Zeta shift named "The Orb," effectively a Magic 8 Ball with a big red button, instead of a view window. Deirdre starts a "dance party," when button is pressed.

@drwendywalsh.bsky.social the @desertbus.org art challenge was to show Matt 'Cat Enthusiast' Wiggins Memorial Stadium" begyblade tournament mascot, actually live Matt, as a CAT. I did screen caps of Matt in a TARDIS transformer t-shirt.

@jamieloftus.bsky.social Sorry BlueSky is also awful for you. I'm mentally ill, too, though mostly in remission after 30 years' clinical depression. I was raised always to act as though everyone knows who I am, always to be polite. Sorry I forget social media are a thing, and am only 1 person.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,481,350!
Sorry my 99% ADD, and my age, have kept me from remembering social media exist. Actually happy to be here.

Just heard #MaddiePark (spellling?) interviewed on #theIndicator. I'm sad that there are guys who hated that she spoke up for #girlPower. Why would any guy be threatened? I know it's not simply "Girls just want to have fun," but really!

I think my friends and I like each other partly because we're weird.

Lulz, Chibi. Thanks for visiting us, online. 😺