It’s Herbal Awareness Month. . . not really, but I couldn’t figure out an attention-getting opening line. I’m a little under the weather today. . . my brain’s a bit cloudy and I do have the sniffles. I do not have any Echinacea tea in the cupboard, but will be getting some later today. Meanwhile, […]
Who’s old enough to remember “The Secret?” It was THE Self-help mega-hit back in 2006-2007. . . Here’s some Wikifact material: The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne was released in DVD format in March 2006. The tenet of the film and book is that the universe is governed by a natural “law” called the law of […]
It’s a good time to check in on our New Year’s Resolutions. . . if we made any. I stopped making resolutions years ago and began setting goals instead. There’s so much “greening” I want to do this year- and getting the Green House back online was goal #1. Goal #2 was cleaning my basement. […]
I love this throw back strip from 2007 as it shows our liberal blogger being honest about another liberal’s potential. If you can’t win an election, at least do something positive and create a different kind of power for the party. Concepts for collection of power from wind turbines have certainly grown in eight years […]
I’m showing you all this Sunday strip from 2007 for two reasons. . . 1. How bad my writing can be. . . and 2. How tremendous Peter’s drawing can be. This is not the worst strip I’ve ever “approved” and finished, but it represents perfectly those times as a writer when you’re “real close, […]
What gets you into the groove, the writing mood, the working space, , , the I am the walrus and I CAN Imagine vibe? I have several affirmations posted on my walls to remind me of my purpose. . . to affirm my intention. . . but there seem to be creative triggers I sometimes […]
This week we’ll be introducing you to our liberal blogging rat, Lincoln. . . his friends call him Link. He loves everything from the 1960’s and idolizes John Lennon (hence his usual army shirt outfit, round glasses and long hair). His blog is called, “Link’s Underground,” and you’ll see Pam & Todd reading his blog […]
I’ll admit it. . . I listen to Rush Limbaugh. I occasionally watch Hannity. I also listen to NPR and love Colbert and The Daily Show. I’m a firm believer of listening to everyone. We tend to listen to people who we know we’ll agree with and believe the news that suits our position. I’ll […]
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. . . create power from moonlight? Not likely anytime soon, but the idea shone like a lighthouse beacon toward a really good pun. What I like about this strip is connection to the characters that we get in the small moment in time it captures […]
Matters Of The Art I have a confession to make. What I do doesn’t matter. You may be thinking; “Oh, c’mon Peter, you’re doing some good in the world… what you do does really matter”. No it doesn’t . And what you do doesn’t matter either. I used to think that what I do matters. […]
Finding out what’s actually in your food is not a trivial pursuit. . . is High Fructose Corn Syrup the silent killer in our food? Is it the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse? The actual fourth horseman of our impending demise is Famine. You could say that if you’re eating something with HFCS in it, […]
It’s Wednesday. . . “Hump Day”. . . a good day to let yourself get a little silly and groove any tune that may float in to your head. Mantis is taking his role as a sensei seriously and not letting Wormy see his fun side. . . at least not yet. I think if […]
When I was in my twenties and living in San Diego, I worked as a breakfast cook at the trendy “Sweet Beats” cafe in south Mission Beach. I was a messy, hard working, high energy cook juggling many tasks in the kitchen at once. I moved quickly and was often covered in enchilada sauce, guacamole […]
Do you remember Earth Shoes? . . . all the rage back in the early 70’s. At least they were among my friends. Do you still wear them? I wasn’t aware that they were still around. . . then again, I never consulted my three female family shoe experts. I would have probably gotten a […]
I love looking at pictures of the Earth from space. It looks like a colorful marble with the blue connecting all the greens. Not so different than my little Blue Heeler, Bhu, the star of my comic strip “Buddha’s Dog” that I created during the Green House’s few year interim. In 2010 I got to […]
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember hearing John say that this song was created during his “Bed-In” with Yoko- but I never looked into it’s origins much further. . . except that the concept of they lyric could have been conceived around the dinner table and brought back up during the “Bed-In.” […]
“The truth shall set you free.” ~Jesus (John 8:32) Trending now are some really funny memes with Brian Williams- photoshopped as the Captain of the Starship Enterprise- standing alongside Lincoln and Grant in a Civil War spoof. . . In Brian Williams case, the truth may free him from employment. What bothers me most is […]
Yesterday I told you about my Mom, and taking her to see “An Inconvenient Truth.” She was moved to start learning more about environmentalism by the movie. . . and my final takeaway from our discussion over REAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRUTHS, was that if the movie got her interested in learning, it served a positive purpose. […]
Today we meet two of the critters at The Green House, Link and Wormy. Link is a liberal blogger who is trying to introduce his new friend, Wormy to the world of environmentalism. Tomorrow, Link checks in with Wormy to see how he’s enjoying reading “An Inconvenient Truth.” As much as we seek knowledge and […]