Despite the many challenges I’m currently facing (and you probably are too) I must force myself to remember to be grateful for all I have.
It’s not easy for me - I easily slip into envy and discontentment.
Going to keep working on it…
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Last week I mentioned heading to the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Weekend and was on the fence about whether or not I would post this week.
There was a chance I would be energized but there was also a chance I would be demoralized by all our discussions on the state of the cartooning business and the threat AI is posing to all our livelihoods.
The good news is that we managed to have an extremely good time and park the doom and gloom off to the side for the most part.
But I came home to a massive jungle.
The cosmos, morning glories and mexican sunflowers shot from 4 to 7 feet tall and proceeded to engulf the tomatoes and other flowers.
So, rather than lock myself into my writing room, I spent the day hacking a path,
tying things up, and generally liberating those ever so important tomatoes that I’ll be eating with bacon and lettuce any day now.
Between the travel and the garden I’m pooped.
Back to regular posts next week.
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Inside there somewhere is this:
Astonishing what a difference a short 4 weeks can make…
Works by other creators that capture our current moment…
No politics today…
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