A redesign of this site has been long overdue. Over the next couple weeks I will be converting the site to a new design using the Comicpress theme for the WordPress CMS. And, because I indulge in certain masochistic tendencies, I am doing this with my other cartoon sites. At the same time.

If you are new to the strip and want to check the archives, you have two options:

• Check out the most recent strips (August 2007 – Present) at Webcomics Nation.
• Peruse the five years of archives of the original site, which I am leaving intact until the conversion is complete.

Sorry if it’s a little clunky right now, but I plan to get this site all together by the end of the month. And new comics will continue to appear here and at Webcomics Nation.

I installed Evan Bader’s LJ cross-posting plug-in on the In Contempt site, so I’m seeing if it works.

Meanwhile, this kid over at cuteoverload is NOT Owen. We don’t own a cat, for one thing. But I can totally see him doing this.

Pretty cute. I considered linking to a video of a masturbating orangutan. Count your lucky stars.

Too much revelry with my fellow Cartoonists With Attitude – Barry Deutsch, Matt Bors, Mikhaela B. Reid, and Masheka Wood, and Shannon Wheeler – last night has caused a delay in production for today’s strip. We ate, drank and drew rude cartoons. Hopefully Matt will scan and post the drawing he did of me giving birth to my son. It’s wonderful.

I will post it later tonight, so check back tomorrow. My apologies for being such an irresponsible party hound.

Sorry for the lack of “dynamic content” this week. I was at a conference out of town for several days with little Internet access of my own, then I came home to find that my non-virtual life was making demands. THEN the Fourth of July (today) hit.

While I was out of town, this site received a huge spike in traffic. Thanks to Friendly Atheist for the approving link to the George Carlin cartoon — and welcome, everyone! I hope you enjoy my sense of humor and cartooning. C’mon back, y’hear?

Things will return to normal next week. Til then, have happy barbeque.

Sorry for no cartoon this Tuesday. I came down with a raunchy cold. There will be one on Thursday. See you then!

I have today’s cartoon written and drawn. It just needs ink. I will post it later tonight. Things just got away from me. Here’s a preview: It stars a famous war criminal!

Thanks for your patience

Above is a sample of sketches I have done recently on the election and posted to a special Election 2008 Sketchbook Page. I am too freaked out right now about all the things that could go wrong today, so I can’t really think straight. So in lieu of an actual political cartoon, please enjoy these sketches. A real cartoon will appear Thursday.

I created another page of sketches drawn while watching election coverage on CNN last night. Enjoy.

It’s about time I updated to the new releases of WordPress and ComicPress, improve the look of this site, and make it even more shareable, readable, syndicate-ready, etc.

So expect some hiccups in the next week or so. But hey, it’s the holiday season. You won’t be reading webcomics, anyway. You’ll be fighting your way through blizzards and sudden freezes and idiots who can’t drive on frozen streets. You’ll be getting into arguments with your relatives about politics, or cringing at your grandma’s latest attempt to convert you, or groaning at your uncle’s jokes (“What? I got plenty of friends from that tribe!”).

Come back after Xmas and you’ll find a spiffy new site. Honest. Until then, keep moderately sloshed and load up on carbs.