Archive for September, 2008

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Sarah Palin Poetry 3

I’m not one of those
Who maybe came from a background of
You know
Kids who perhaps
Graduate college
And their parents give them a passport
And give them a backpack
And say go off and travel the world.
No
I’ve worked all my life.
In fact,
I usually had two jobs
All my life
Until I had kids
I was not a part of
I guess
That culture
The way that [...]

My Year Writing This Book About My Year Writing This Book


Sarah Palin poetry, Part 2

Yes
That’s a great question,
And being an optimist
I see our role in the world as one of being a force for good,
And one of being the leader of the world
When it comes to the values that
It seems that just human kind embraces the values that
Encompass life
And liberty
And the pursuit of happiness,
And that’s just
Not just in America
That [...]

Sarah Palin Poetry Part 1

We have trade missions back and forth
We, we do
It’s very important
When you consider even national security issues
With Russia as Putin rears his head
And comes into the airspace of the United States of America
Where, where do they go?
It’s Alaska
It’s just right over the border
It is from Alaska that we send those out
To make sure that an [...]

My Year Writing This Book About My Year Writing This Book


Review - Stinky by Eleanor Davis

In the never ending struggle against misconceptions about those who are different from us, few people consider what preconceived notions oogly monsters have of humans. Eleanor Davis’ easy reader graphic novel “Stinky” investigates the possibilities through a mix of old-fashioned cartoon good feelings and modern gross humor that sit quite nicely next to each other.
Stinky [...]

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Review - Beards of Our Forefathers by David Malki

The Web comic “Wondermark” is the sort of creature that begs mystery — how did it come about? And how can you effectively describe it?
It might sound less than the sum of its parts, but here goes — “Wondermark” is a collection of traditional three or four panel daily style comic strips that, instead of [...]

Review - J. Edgar Hoover: A Graphic Biography by Rick Geary

It’s hard to have much sympathy for the quivering little dictator J. Edgar Hoover and Rick Geary’s sober retelling of the man’s life doesn’t offer much to change your mind. By focusing on the fractured psychology behind Hoover’s strengths as well as his weaknesses, Geary paints a picture of the ways in which people over-compensate [...]