Author Archives: bissempalla

at the movies– fast & furious 6

There’s really no need for an elaborate review for Fast & Furious 6.  It’s the sixth movie in the Fast & Furious series.  Vin Diesel is Dom,  Paul Walker is Brian, and Michelle Rodriguez is Letty.  (Yes, I know that … Continue reading

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google trends visualizer

This is my new favorite thing in the whole world.  If you have any interest in the world as it really is, right this second, then I think you will like it too.  I’m no great fan of Google and … Continue reading

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500th post– drawing of the day bonus

Back in April, I let the first anniversary of “a cartoonist in Kekionga” slip by without notice in the wider pattern of cartooning, blogging, and everyday life.  So when the software told me this week that we were sneaking up … Continue reading

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car spotting: tesla model s p85

The Tesla, she is mine!  Or so I thought.  I’d been assuming that the beautiful dark colored Tesla Model S I’ve been seeing around town is the same car as the black one I saw for the first time on … Continue reading

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notebook– list of languages

It’s been a while since we’ve dipped into the cartoonist’s notebook and seen some of the random stuff recorded there.  For new readers, the notebook is not an artistic invention; it’s an actual little Moleskine with a black leatherette coverthat … Continue reading

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at the movies: star trek– into darkness

Technical difficulties at the Cinemark delayed last Friday’s showing for ten or fifteen minutes. Modern audiences seem to be ill-equipped to deal with this kind of problem, sitting dumbly staring at their cellphones until someone of mature years, remembering the … Continue reading

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car spotting– 1957 oldsmobile super 88

Before we go any further, many thanks to the owner of this gorgeous 1957 Oldsmobile for putting “1957″ on a novelty plate and bolting it into place on her front bumper.  Car spotters everywhere love you for it, as it … Continue reading

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wings

The flapping book as wings is a visual idiom that long ago passed through cliche status to become a classic.  This determined-looking owl seems to bring something new to that old idea.  It’s the work of Dutch illustrator Redmer Hoekstra, … Continue reading

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best of the drawing of the day, week 57: octopod

This happy little guy is an octopod.  Not an octopus, but a person with a very rare eight limbed body type.  Ordinary people, of course, are almost always born as tetrapods, with four limbs.  In the story world of the … Continue reading

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inspiration– straight from the primary source

In “Hero Boots”, Foursquare, Kekionga’s homegrown superhero, takes his girlfriend flying for the first time.  Hey, it is a time honored tradition of super romance.  As we all know, Superman carries Lois Lane in a bridal carry when he flies … Continue reading

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