In my lifetime, I saw the towers go up as a boy driving into Manhattan with my father, and I saw them come down from my office window. My life changed profoundly after September 11, 2001. I am sad, both for the time that has passed and for today.

Today's cartoon: Correlation?

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After a year's sabbatical, watching and thinking, I am happy to announce that the cartoon is back!

June 14, 2025, Downtown Culver City, Los Angeles County, CA

May 4, 1970

Well, my one-year hiatus from cartooning is over...

Even Ronald Wilson Reagan understood a bit of the basics of international trade.

Protests in downtown Culver City, Los Angeles County, CA, Saturday, April 5, 2025 ~Noon

Street protests at the #tesla sales office on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA. March 15, 2025, ~12:30 PM

For the music-minded, Sergei Rachmaninov had huge hands. Here is a shot of Ekaterina Mechetina playing his second Piano Concerto. Notice the pianist's left hand. She's playing a chord that ranges from a low F to the A an octave above the F. That is a really, really big stretch.

I just tried to share a post from a friend on FB, as shown below, adding a corroborating citation. FB prohibits the share. I wish there was a viable alternative to FB.

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When a nation turns its military inward:

When a nation's military looks inward:

A timely thought...

Percentage distribution of U.S. adults age 16 to 65 at selected levels of proficiency on PIAAC literacy: 2012/14 and 2017.

Level 1 is unable to determine the meaning of longer sentences successfully.

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