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Sunday 12: Artwork from the past & present

May 11, 2008 | Announcements, From the Vault

So, I'm naming my Sunday post the "Sunday 12," and will post images or illustrations of mine.  I'll run out of illustrations quickly (and you should be thanking me for that).  Today's 12 is all illustrations.  I needed to scan in some stuff and decided why not do all the "good" stuff.  Really, all this did was remind me how bad an illustrator I am.  But, here's the 12 just the same: [Gallery=12]

From the Vault: Of Church, State and Pragmatism

April 15, 2008 | From the Vault, Politics and Government

From Nov. 18, 2004: "My friend Jeff opened the discussion between he, George and myself about the NRA, the gay marriage ban and more.  Jeff even took a shot at the SoCals stealing water.  I offered this essay on the discussion: It seems the polarization for these things lies around Constitutionality.  There’d be no NRA were there no “right to keep and bear arms” clause.  I read it and every time, I get that the people have a right to keep arms.  Plus, there’s nothing in the Constitution to define the varying degrees of killing capability for “arms.”  So, why not have a folding stock on a Remington lever-action rifle?  Clips for my crossbow?  Speaking of which, commend the NRA for practically omitting from this discussion other  “arms” like swords, knives, pikes, archery gear, flashbangs and grenades (and if I am allowed to “keep and bear arms,” I’d much rather be able to yell, ‘Murphy! Murphy!’ then sight my .22 in the middle of the night.   Speaking of the NRA …