Simply Amusing
Category: Just Plain Silly...
Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 01:40 PM [GMT-6]

My Texas blogging friend Deborah (author of Glove Box Stories over at SanLeon.net, and a woman of infinite patience as seen in the way she tolerates my plot suggestions -- which generally arise when I feel that too much estrogen has been applied -- by refraining from calling me an idiot) emailed me a cartoon this morning that had the intended consequence of making me smile, and an unintended (I think) one of causing me to spend more time than I could spare browsing through additional work by the cartoonist.

The artist/cartoonist is Rob Esmay (not to be confused with, although possibly related to A-list blogger Dean Esmay), and even if you're not familiar with his name or his comic, A Case in Point, you'll recognize his style, which is one of simplicity and even nostalgia, combined with relevant subject matter presented with pleasing irony. A, um, case in point, from October 16, 2006:

So, tonight, while you're waiting for the results from the big Dancing With the Stars finale (where, sadly, Emmitt Smith's smooth moves will be trounced by the massive fan base of Mario Lopez, said base consisting of a gazillion young women who were born to text -- and if you don't know what that means, you're part of Emmitt's problem), I suggest you amble through Rob's portfolio for a refreshing alternative to For Better or Worse.

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