I wanted to take a moment to comment about yesterday's cartoon (7/17/13). I hope it expresses that sense of perspective that nature brings to our lives.
Every morning, I have the wonderful opportunity to go outside to my garden and watch the bugs do their work. I am always fascinated by the bees. They will carry huge sacks of pollen on their legs and I always think, why don't they go back, empty what they have, and then come back more. Their sacks get so full, they have a hard time flying. They will stuff in as much pollen as they can fit, before they return to the hive. I think it's interesting to compare what seems like the simplicity of their task to the complexity of ours. Unlike humans, who need to deal with tangible and intangible issues, the bees (and bugs) are just trying to stuff in as much food as they can.
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So, I've been making some changes not only in the format of the strip, but also to the schedule of when new ones are put up. This has to do with trying to maintain a story line and trying to be able to work ahead, so that when little things come up in my life (as they inevitably do) I can keep the schedule of the comic.
I am trying to work back up to having it be 5 days a week again, but I have to make these incremental changes first before I'm able to get back to 5 days. This is still a work in progress, but I like the learning on the job aspect of it. Story wise, I have been trying to create a longer story line, with not so many starts and stops (life doesn't tend to have all your problems solved by the weekend.). I'm hoping this will allow my to be able to work ahead more and create a richer cast of characters for Helga. So in the words of the great Dory I "just keep swimming". I have to admit I am fascinated by what's happening in North Korea. As has been stated before by many, many people, we have no idea what their doing, other than trying to get attention. Which they certainly have done, given the amount of news coverage on them the past month.
Well, as you can probably see, I have had to make some changes during my break. They were not expected, so be prepared for things to look a bit cooky for a while.
The President's State of the Union speech was good. He talked more about what we need to do than about how our country is, our current status. But he did have some heart felt moments.
The minimum wage raise was a surprise topic and more than a bit of a pipe dream. (Republicans still are resistant to any tax increases, at all. They will not let the national minimum wage rise. It is probably best to let that issue be handled by the individual states.) I was happy to hear that the President is not backing off alternative energy research. His current position on fracking and drilling seemed to indicate that he had given up trying to convince people he was interested in it. Hopefully, it will not be swept under the rug. Last week, a very, very good friend of mine passed away. It was and was not unexpected I decided to take the week off the cartoon, instead of trying to grieve and rush things because the funeral was in Georgia.
I liked the idea of Helga traveling, so I am picking the story line up where I left off. Today's cartoon is about one of my biggest pet peeves about the media... the non-news news. The subjects for yesterday's non-news were Michelle Obama's eye roll and whether or not Beyonce actually sang.
The Inauguration, itself, was uneventful and low key, which the White House wanted; but it led the press to find any story they could. And since the House Republicans have decided not to fight the raising of the debt ceiling, we are left with very little political news. Well, the Benghazi hearing, but that's not new. Even though things are calm here in the States, it seems England's political situation is heating up. I have been looking for a way to include the EU in the cartoon, so this may give me some inspiration. Hi Everyone, Just a quick message to let you know that I'll be reducing the number of cartoons per week to 4 (Monday-Thursday).
People who prepare for the end of the world will always have a special place in my heart. They keep trying to believe that someone is going to come along and save us from our treacherous ways. Despite the fact that time and time again the world does not end, they pick up the pieces of their survival kits and move on to the next day. Always with the hope that this time, it will happen, and we will be plunged into apocalypse, saving us from actually having to solve our self-created problems.
So for those who do believe, I say, carry on fellow soldiers, the fight is not yet over, it just moved to a different day. A bit of a personal note, I was diagnosed this week with sciatica. Although, not necessarily horrific, it does make sitting extremely uncomfortable. But I'm doing my exercises and stretches, so hopefully in a few weeks it won't be as bad. In the meantime, the cartoon might be delayed here and there, because I do have to take time to stretch.
Politically, we are as stuck as my muscles. No one is giving in and at this point I thin |
AuthorSheila Lewandowski graduated from Kent State University (BFA) in 1990 and from University of Cincinnati (MFA) in 1993. She currently lives in Wisconsin with her husband, three kids, two dogs and a cat. Archives
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