tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61636721101617965862024-03-13T12:52:31.441-06:00Ron Leishman IllustrationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-60529148787917277552013-02-22T15:50:00.001-07:002013-02-22T15:50:15.394-07:00Whisper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been a slacker. So what else is new? One of the biggest challenges of raising kids was trying to teach them when it's appropriate to whisper. Not sure we ever did figure that one out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-9266058496387639262012-08-03T10:37:00.000-06:002012-08-03T10:37:23.164-06:00Bounce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My Illustration Friday contribution for this week. I'm leaving for a week in a few days otherwise I might have added trees etc. and given it more of a forest setting. Uh well...<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-19487809719773134812012-07-13T08:44:00.002-06:002012-07-13T08:44:28.827-06:00Lost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ever had that feeling? My <a href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com/">Illustration Friday</a> contribution for this week.<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-77745708920297711152012-04-21T11:45:00.001-06:002012-04-21T11:47:05.142-06:00Heights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You know it's one thing to be a bird. It's another thing to be a bird who has a fear of heights...<br />
My Illustration Friday contribution for this week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-64259770136071506562012-04-06T12:00:00.002-06:002012-04-06T12:04:04.807-06:00Vocal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqkzECu0Jx0RwV6MyesGaH-IjRFje3Ge1awH6AwbD2QMRQlFwAm7f7c_UFch1d-aLxvkpkKvutggzQPeM7AMsREJYrAflFqShBuW3eJ86FVdXLGMm7OZh8dzdZY83j05oQkyL3vOC_YUi/s1600/Vocal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqkzECu0Jx0RwV6MyesGaH-IjRFje3Ge1awH6AwbD2QMRQlFwAm7f7c_UFch1d-aLxvkpkKvutggzQPeM7AMsREJYrAflFqShBuW3eJ86FVdXLGMm7OZh8dzdZY83j05oQkyL3vOC_YUi/s320/Vocal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And what can be more vocal than a bird? My Illustration Friday submission for the week. If you haven't had a chance I'd love it if you could visit and like my new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Toonaday">http://www.facebook.com/Toonaday</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-49139743299321166782012-01-09T12:37:00.000-07:002012-01-09T12:37:48.578-07:00Grounded<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvttid711Hc8F12Qr5xhvSOnJE32Ec-pK5WuqtYG4PKZaHw26wd01zp1_T1-BhQgm1nsc9GucHgrYl1wu6hZk1LqLEtnsuKJjAcsml10l0A_QQFT1tIbYe0nLb-7jBpFGwKegRQ7snHFsO/s1600/grounded.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvttid711Hc8F12Qr5xhvSOnJE32Ec-pK5WuqtYG4PKZaHw26wd01zp1_T1-BhQgm1nsc9GucHgrYl1wu6hZk1LqLEtnsuKJjAcsml10l0A_QQFT1tIbYe0nLb-7jBpFGwKegRQ7snHFsO/s320/grounded.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Four months since I last posted? Not possible! Okay so it is possible.<br />
Here's my latest Illustration Friday submission. Doesn't get much more grounded than this. <br />
By the way for those of you who read this, you may be interested to know that my Toonaday site is now free. Yes I am nuts. Thanks for asking...<br />
Check it out at <a href="http://www.toonaday.com/">http://www.toonaday.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-67044105374084867672011-09-09T11:31:00.000-06:002011-09-09T11:31:25.677-06:00Boundaries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP8W1ydrtjUj7M582MbGiXNOMiv8rGJtDofgfducNwpqEXFhxNgF8MD31xgGTAXibmSXjCpcNPsegX9PL5tQg78qRMlo6Ou9BQuGOvclF46AVWg2b6J9uJX2VEx0K6jtoUCyqSJ2AyJke/s1600/Boundaries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP8W1ydrtjUj7M582MbGiXNOMiv8rGJtDofgfducNwpqEXFhxNgF8MD31xgGTAXibmSXjCpcNPsegX9PL5tQg78qRMlo6Ou9BQuGOvclF46AVWg2b6J9uJX2VEx0K6jtoUCyqSJ2AyJke/s320/Boundaries.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Sometimes we create our own boundaries. I suggest we simply go around them...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-56113227939141390372011-08-12T10:12:00.000-06:002011-08-12T10:12:56.005-06:00Swell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjdrUftse3ZIPquxIWPWm4ysGqqOCi6DaXm_Rg7nz_WaGsbmwACJM5KMqWz4W-0N5y20IGLuQ76NN_QggCy0FUjRrwc51QXSa-t9duLqTKE2kIgPyenUJocG_LwH7tpchF8b__GkotHg-/s1600/Swell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjdrUftse3ZIPquxIWPWm4ysGqqOCi6DaXm_Rg7nz_WaGsbmwACJM5KMqWz4W-0N5y20IGLuQ76NN_QggCy0FUjRrwc51QXSa-t9duLqTKE2kIgPyenUJocG_LwH7tpchF8b__GkotHg-/s320/Swell.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The theme for this week's Illustration Friday theme brought to mind a simpler time. Shades of Richie Cunningham.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-16882367288152329352011-07-15T10:17:00.001-06:002011-07-15T10:18:01.720-06:00Gesture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvk7435-gA36-QxVUnzL3buxZUFvkh-LJgTRUdTV5kv9b52DHkSYkGyMVh4knmSsnn_cGcG-WsOPyhzk99WCWclp8tFh_98mrH_dMuyraFHrIx4jQkPphnuQPyFl6ie1olMiZxr82ihvo/s1600/Gesture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvk7435-gA36-QxVUnzL3buxZUFvkh-LJgTRUdTV5kv9b52DHkSYkGyMVh4knmSsnn_cGcG-WsOPyhzk99WCWclp8tFh_98mrH_dMuyraFHrIx4jQkPphnuQPyFl6ie1olMiZxr82ihvo/s320/Gesture.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Well now there's a creative young man. Not just one friendly gesture but two. And they say only women can multitask. My Illustration Friday contribution for this week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-44191020748281921782011-07-01T15:40:00.000-06:002011-07-01T15:40:45.359-06:00Remedy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3a_KO3uK8OxSvRz4fxFaBvQnJUznMsBj9kIHej6gaf_XHsTXy7opqNlsYXxr2M6VEJqcqzbW1OQrgpfbtimw-OOHByXtINl-iOrF3i6XAflwRCC7_6ehVH3PdF87JHzPl5lOEDpOTmqg/s1600/Remedy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3a_KO3uK8OxSvRz4fxFaBvQnJUznMsBj9kIHej6gaf_XHsTXy7opqNlsYXxr2M6VEJqcqzbW1OQrgpfbtimw-OOHByXtINl-iOrF3i6XAflwRCC7_6ehVH3PdF87JHzPl5lOEDpOTmqg/s320/Remedy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Sometimes the remedy is worse than the ailment. My Illustration Friday contribution for this week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-35913956089461696962011-04-29T13:31:00.000-06:002011-04-29T13:31:37.875-06:00Lesson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcgDZ48g_UaTMx1-rbKSQ-ijr8645UrnTSGdLhQYFCE1BIPlwYxavffZfSA0IHpxC7I0bSQ43KuXEmsxr4zvx1ObqNt4WAVxUJxiLrWEEucwj8yaXzmHuQoCRPNf4tU2XwkFacQraccwn/s1600/Lesson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcgDZ48g_UaTMx1-rbKSQ-ijr8645UrnTSGdLhQYFCE1BIPlwYxavffZfSA0IHpxC7I0bSQ43KuXEmsxr4zvx1ObqNt4WAVxUJxiLrWEEucwj8yaXzmHuQoCRPNf4tU2XwkFacQraccwn/s320/Lesson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There are a number of lessons to be learned here.<br />
1. Pick your contractor carefully.<br />
2. A nail through your hand is not a good thing.<br />
3. It's never too late to make another career choice.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-20921004672911468082011-02-25T09:01:00.002-07:002011-02-25T09:03:39.017-07:00Swarm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eZUQbleRkympMiTRu-NrzS4K0tJiXE50dUQs86MMlHx4HQ_p0xF-pFoJ13zD2Uwb6MUUJBg-2o2Ltcru2iHpeWbMlQlsnLwiItzIZMucFWnrjGxfQ3xzNgSEuw_DaiBjYztFFSpGAIey/s1600/swarm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eZUQbleRkympMiTRu-NrzS4K0tJiXE50dUQs86MMlHx4HQ_p0xF-pFoJ13zD2Uwb6MUUJBg-2o2Ltcru2iHpeWbMlQlsnLwiItzIZMucFWnrjGxfQ3xzNgSEuw_DaiBjYztFFSpGAIey/s320/swarm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577658234705403426" /></a><br />One man's bug is another man's swarm. What else can I say? Unfortunately since I'm away and on holidays I had to resort to my archives for this one. I usually try and come up with a new idea for Illustration FridayUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-21084801994104550922011-02-05T15:11:00.002-07:002011-02-05T15:15:04.430-07:00Reverse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIun3RQ5otKtIdsZ7L5vMYSXboBhv7utridXSsd6JyLmrIvcwl8Jp4DbpUxIHRjB1uYbVbGyY7B2j3f6T_CxeRjBqR7xJlyriafWFFIG_hedf8GgokG33MdBov0iGQhgChKHCrRA3-IJnJ/s1600/Reverse.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIun3RQ5otKtIdsZ7L5vMYSXboBhv7utridXSsd6JyLmrIvcwl8Jp4DbpUxIHRjB1uYbVbGyY7B2j3f6T_CxeRjBqR7xJlyriafWFFIG_hedf8GgokG33MdBov0iGQhgChKHCrRA3-IJnJ/s320/Reverse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570331690227025522" border="0" /></a>Isn't that just the way it goes. You start out enjoying a nice day in the park and suddenly, BLAM! your boomerang actually comes back. Some things are best left to the professionals.<br />My Illustration Friday endeavor for this week. I lost count of how many preliminary ideas I tossed in the trash before I settled on this one. Hope it works...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-5654095234771929152011-01-29T21:52:00.003-07:002011-01-29T21:54:37.469-07:00Surrender<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqOqXA7lg7aIFCskiiOUJwHGkd9q73v3VRIw3U8fkLEiUFAP5wpjuaCu2sAyzsL6LMWHo7ZcxoCKwLvSNcBiktWqm1T3pKYdCTXkxiyfLhc8IW9aK58XfqvIvbGHaSqiYgnUSrBb4OtAB/s1600/Surrender.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqOqXA7lg7aIFCskiiOUJwHGkd9q73v3VRIw3U8fkLEiUFAP5wpjuaCu2sAyzsL6LMWHo7ZcxoCKwLvSNcBiktWqm1T3pKYdCTXkxiyfLhc8IW9aK58XfqvIvbGHaSqiYgnUSrBb4OtAB/s320/Surrender.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567837450267749730" border="0" /></a>My Illustration Friday contribution for this week. It occurred to me that sometimes we hesitate to make a decision when it's in our best interest to come to a quick decision. This poor fellow needed persuasion.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-85473768984033379052011-01-11T12:31:00.003-07:002011-01-11T12:34:02.620-07:00Deja Vu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAtG-q9R1uns83T2G0QlyTrQeKPPZSPSIVZZs9mRhbNG0prcSnz0_Op_5957LUp6wbZZfus-FvdPXAXa6JBeF8hhcdDIk5vnckipwvb8p6ZkbyVdELlL5W_TIDLksfDDFJN91qBxaMpbv/s1600/DejaVu.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAtG-q9R1uns83T2G0QlyTrQeKPPZSPSIVZZs9mRhbNG0prcSnz0_Op_5957LUp6wbZZfus-FvdPXAXa6JBeF8hhcdDIk5vnckipwvb8p6ZkbyVdELlL5W_TIDLksfDDFJN91qBxaMpbv/s320/DejaVu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561013354145577410" border="0" /></a>The Illustration Friday theme for this week was quite the challenge. It actually took me a lot longer than usual to come up with an idea. Not sure I'm entirely satisfied with this solution but it is what it is.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-38304891504179801342010-12-15T13:21:00.003-07:002010-12-15T13:24:52.312-07:00Phenomenon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vJ14DBgCU4b6d35W88tarVzDDqIv_i8Hkna-qgohcW-ftlT9VUrhyphenhyphenykJHXudue7e1MIvE1uHsxqRR7tPXvGXiyA_rNMZ91IuLtsl83jAy8Net5D790REZCMPYxtnzfNFwZcUCIcpo-d1/s1600/Phenomenon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vJ14DBgCU4b6d35W88tarVzDDqIv_i8Hkna-qgohcW-ftlT9VUrhyphenhyphenykJHXudue7e1MIvE1uHsxqRR7tPXvGXiyA_rNMZ91IuLtsl83jAy8Net5D790REZCMPYxtnzfNFwZcUCIcpo-d1/s320/Phenomenon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551006992507743266" border="0" /></a>I don't know about you but I might consider an alien abduction to be some sort of a phenomenon. Not knowing if I'll be contributing to the next <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/">Illustration Friday</a> theme or not, I want to take the opportunity to say Merry Christmas to everybody.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-63460275171061119492010-10-29T13:45:00.002-06:002010-10-29T13:46:54.349-06:00Spent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_bPRZ_5nzGiCdi6bV_JHoNiQVYQESE23oM8ZNjwVjsIbYp4dKuHqzP28PPEhjhH4K-c-G3m-pTos-s8HLZj2BT9d3DwM6uCXxSRHoUmsXLjSRcqqdkPcMTbUAAmd5VfCEsZYTRFhpjka/s1600/Spent.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_bPRZ_5nzGiCdi6bV_JHoNiQVYQESE23oM8ZNjwVjsIbYp4dKuHqzP28PPEhjhH4K-c-G3m-pTos-s8HLZj2BT9d3DwM6uCXxSRHoUmsXLjSRcqqdkPcMTbUAAmd5VfCEsZYTRFhpjka/s320/Spent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533556685001731522" border="0" /></a>You know what they say, Easy come, easy go..." And she seems to take such joy in it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-55524266833506020262010-10-22T11:38:00.002-06:002010-10-22T11:40:32.933-06:00Racing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ydUC_R0if_Lm1ukDhIkfvQ0Ne_Zz_EGkAov4sVvm7gXdeDyzXgo-rs3ui2h-hYRFXILiq9HVXUZNEvDLbBhF6NPdk9Ts-0kbIaZ9HyRT46yabI8ZH5EcMLSFOdAGRpr_0q8E_iHJ0M08/s1600/Racing.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ydUC_R0if_Lm1ukDhIkfvQ0Ne_Zz_EGkAov4sVvm7gXdeDyzXgo-rs3ui2h-hYRFXILiq9HVXUZNEvDLbBhF6NPdk9Ts-0kbIaZ9HyRT46yabI8ZH5EcMLSFOdAGRpr_0q8E_iHJ0M08/s320/Racing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530926459134437682" border="0" /></a>Yep, all you really need is a pair of goggles and a nifty silk scarf and if nothing else, you at least look fast...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-26564222426795013692010-09-16T15:30:00.004-06:002010-09-16T15:45:29.842-06:00Proverb<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIIAZ0HitoB8IX5exHANs5BN5VB42LVKy0pwxeCjbBCyP8zdOCArdvVKl-SUvFCQ4hDG8s-bCfvzCa3OmQn5Faz2YiXuUa-acp7TAO-Nx281uoAo-vdJXOwz-MlpC5AaFAZ7FzsFCBYRx/s1600/Proverb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIIAZ0HitoB8IX5exHANs5BN5VB42LVKy0pwxeCjbBCyP8zdOCArdvVKl-SUvFCQ4hDG8s-bCfvzCa3OmQn5Faz2YiXuUa-acp7TAO-Nx281uoAo-vdJXOwz-MlpC5AaFAZ7FzsFCBYRx/s320/Proverb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517627079113181858" border="0" /></a>I'm running a little behind with this week's Illustration Friday submission. The theme of course reminded me (as I'm sure it did you as well) of that well known Chinese proverb that states, "He who waits with mouth open, hoping for roast duck to fly in, will have a very long wait."<br /><br />Frankly I think it's way more plausible than the <b>infinite monkey theorem</b> that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare.<br /><br />My money's on the duck.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-18788366372079618372010-08-27T12:33:00.004-06:002010-08-27T12:38:07.631-06:00Immovable<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODL5zNILuUGWMAVyJqIw4ulM47xUKPUxq8-zfm1UL8Mt6-MVG2H6waDd1B_-mpjcJKNnl419cfuAjWyDWt8bK1geJT53iMbvYK5eNPi1k0xRJe_UW3du4an2-NgSodMVM71_ofg6PiqPP/s1600/immovable.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODL5zNILuUGWMAVyJqIw4ulM47xUKPUxq8-zfm1UL8Mt6-MVG2H6waDd1B_-mpjcJKNnl419cfuAjWyDWt8bK1geJT53iMbvYK5eNPi1k0xRJe_UW3du4an2-NgSodMVM71_ofg6PiqPP/s400/immovable.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510159714215611122" border="0" /></a>An immovable object need not necessarily be large. Sometimes an object is immovable because it has been rendered thus by external forces. Man, sometimes I'm so philosophical I could just...<br />And thus, my Illustration Friday submission for this week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-63183156284218352582010-06-28T11:15:00.001-06:002010-06-28T11:17:09.974-06:00Satellite<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgMlni-q2A9ZJCs0ArYnRG-tgtoH2CHlp8ln81wVOPwTDCzT5VzdndFGoXuhnuO8WXKa1dDURTwuV7hqOnbpyC0qJKoW2lNV1fonLbn2YB-vwpLYwPsqzJsq-xcFLK5DNkVEjXf5ZmsX5/s1600/Satellite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgMlni-q2A9ZJCs0ArYnRG-tgtoH2CHlp8ln81wVOPwTDCzT5VzdndFGoXuhnuO8WXKa1dDURTwuV7hqOnbpyC0qJKoW2lNV1fonLbn2YB-vwpLYwPsqzJsq-xcFLK5DNkVEjXf5ZmsX5/s400/Satellite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487874602181257858" border="0" /></a><br />Isn't that nice? He has his own personal satellite?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-59070563060383770282010-06-22T15:17:00.003-06:002010-06-22T15:19:32.648-06:00Paisley<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vWd9YtJAuuZN_iBT4mSpGaFV-3P78-JNYHWW4ydbisN-iXD4SiudQv3Fn_5gU1jduwXbitM31aS9_6aWecgsN3vvCNxF_EliahmNb5rMWIoLJLtB5AUJ2w-_0f80-MeBs7CkpYapFlBH/s1600/Paisley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vWd9YtJAuuZN_iBT4mSpGaFV-3P78-JNYHWW4ydbisN-iXD4SiudQv3Fn_5gU1jduwXbitM31aS9_6aWecgsN3vvCNxF_EliahmNb5rMWIoLJLtB5AUJ2w-_0f80-MeBs7CkpYapFlBH/s400/Paisley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485710727053115954" border="0" /></a><br />Now I like paisley as much as the next guy bitbut I also believe in a little moderation in all things.<br />I'm getting this out a little late for last week's Illustration Friday theme. Oh well...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-64045723870333553902010-06-11T22:34:00.002-06:002010-06-11T22:38:02.420-06:00Ripple<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQEfnTvFbQrmJmWa1esFInqZFCUi4KcrlHOiOUyFXuWdbm-Wig1-KVKIu5eElPhagWLdJ7diOfUOYD8Cg3mgL4mo9j-XRa6nvxvkFYM9SmywGLlki3Mx6qv4mliIud5ktH_wTxnM7sYsW/s1600/Ripple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQEfnTvFbQrmJmWa1esFInqZFCUi4KcrlHOiOUyFXuWdbm-Wig1-KVKIu5eElPhagWLdJ7diOfUOYD8Cg3mgL4mo9j-XRa6nvxvkFYM9SmywGLlki3Mx6qv4mliIud5ktH_wTxnM7sYsW/s400/Ripple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481741169729091330" border="0" /></a><br />I wanted to avoid water for this Illustration Friday assignment - too predictable. Now this may not qualify as your typical "ripple effect" but I think a "domino effect" qualifies as a close second.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-3510295502720744192010-06-05T14:03:00.002-06:002010-06-05T14:05:58.879-06:00Trail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSyIY7BlaMZZXn3FAPtU3MBHyhMs8nIZ21r4eH-WaFTItO9wgIqxYIVZzRE__BZP5oaOG1XsuZePVc55RXfRPNVztg78Dy-j6VRxeuWkA4fxYYcVE3UJ-zH4hrpPKVTiavw3diIVlUIfv/s1600/Trail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSyIY7BlaMZZXn3FAPtU3MBHyhMs8nIZ21r4eH-WaFTItO9wgIqxYIVZzRE__BZP5oaOG1XsuZePVc55RXfRPNVztg78Dy-j6VRxeuWkA4fxYYcVE3UJ-zH4hrpPKVTiavw3diIVlUIfv/s400/Trail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479382972576716946" border="0" /></a>This week's Illustration Friday contribution. I never could figure out how my mom always found out when we got into things. Guess I wasn't too good at hiding the evidence.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163672110161796586.post-20376641835334972262010-05-21T17:30:00.002-06:002010-05-21T17:32:41.837-06:00Early<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXi70853YiYkuZeopu9WRN9zqVWwVB53olvk7YpFWeVETjgtzKaRVnZBHUjr0TYB3tKM4DXB-NNeVynxsyxs6KoYKOwQ17IywptkhTAqQJ_oOQu_WoRVPlGrAIW4aX-n7frwQHzn6c752/s1600/Early.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXi70853YiYkuZeopu9WRN9zqVWwVB53olvk7YpFWeVETjgtzKaRVnZBHUjr0TYB3tKM4DXB-NNeVynxsyxs6KoYKOwQ17IywptkhTAqQJ_oOQu_WoRVPlGrAIW4aX-n7frwQHzn6c752/s400/Early.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473870065905036098" border="0" /></a>The Illustration Friday theme this week is 'Early". Some folks don't handle early so well. Particularly if the sun isn't up yet.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3