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Jan29

Pardon Our Dust

by Tony on January 29, 2012 at 8:00 am
Posted In: Blogs

I just wanted to point out a few changes here on the site. Nothing big. Actually, the word “tweaks” would be a little more appropriate.

One is at the top of this page. I’ve uploaded a few different headers and I’m using the “Random” function, so that you’ll see different variations on the logo when you first come to the site.

The other is that I’ve finally got around to joining the inkOUTBREAK banner exchange. Look down in the right-hand column and you’ll see a small banner for one of several webcomics currently appearing through inkOUTBREAK. If you see one that looks interesting to you, just click and enjoy.

There may be more changes to come, but, as Bill Murray once said, “Baby steps… baby steps…”

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Dec27

How I Fell Backwards In Surprise

by Tony on December 27, 2011 at 7:30 am
Posted In: Blogs

Well, you could’ve knocked me over with a feather boa… (an old fashioned expression, I know)

If you don’t know who Tom Cherry is, you should know that he’s a cartoonist, an actor, and all around bon vivant. He does a strip called “Those Funky Idiots” featuring Arlo Wazzo. Arlo’s made an appearance in Ryan’s Dad before, right here.

Now Tom’s turned the tables on me, with a fun drawing of Rooster:

Frederick "Rooster" Monroe

Now how cool is that? Check out The Tom Cherry Experience at http://tomcherryexperience.blogspot.com/ And tell him Hazel sent you. (Don’t use my name. I don’t want to get involved.)

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Dec25

That Week Between Christmas and New Year’s Eve…

by Tony on December 25, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Posted In: News

Hi all… Hope your Christmas weekend was all you hoped for. Just wanted to let you know how this coming week is going to go…

Three episodes this week. Because of the holiday weekend, it’ll be a Wednesday-Thursday-Friday update schedule. The three are a little mini-story so running them on consecutive days should help them run smoothly.

Now we’re heading full speed ahead for the start of 2012. Hope the Mayans are good to you this coming year…

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Dec07

Subscribe to “Ryan’s Dad” right now and we’ll throw in free… webcomics…

by Tony on December 7, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Posted In: Blogs, News

I signed up for Feedburner a long time ago. And promptly forgot about it. (That’s how I roll!) But now, thanks to the Webcomics Alliance (and specifically, Dawn Griffin of “Zorphbert & Fred”), I’ve found a good use for Feedburner.

If you’ll look to the right, you’ll see that you can now subscribe to “Ryan’s Dad” via e-mail. Just put in the e-mail address where you’d like to get updates and you’ll soon be ready to go.

And if you do a webcomic yourself and are thinking, “Hmmm, that’s not a bad idea for MY site too” here’s a link to the Webcomic Alliance page: http://www.webcomicalliance.com/helpful-hints/feedburner-101-email-subscriptions/

Actually, there’s lots of stuff to check out over at the Webcomic Alliance. Head on over… and tell ‘em Tony sent you.

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Oct04

My Larry King Moment

by Tony on October 4, 2011 at 6:48 am
Posted In: Blogs

Larry King used to write a column for USA Today in which he would string together a series of random, unrelated thoughts… Saw “Moneyball” over the weekend. Plus side: I’m one of those guys who read the Bill James Baseball Abstracts in the 80s. Minus: Not an Oakland fan. Was rooting against them when I attended my only World Series game in person. The 1990 Series, Game 2, which the Reds won in extra innings on the way to a sweep. The movie? Oh, it’s great… “Two and a Half Men” is still funny — kinda — but it’s no longer the cheap rip-off of “The Odd Couple” that I had come to love… No show consistently makes me laugh til I cry like “The Soup.” Not sure if that says anything good about me… Recent earworm: “Warm and Tender Love” by Percy Sledge. If that’s not a slow-dancing tune, nothing is… The links on my home page are definitely due for an update. So is the header and background… I’ve been experimenting with something called acrylic ink. It flows great but takes forever to dry… When I was born, there were 49 states in the Union. Question: What makes me sound older: the 49 states part or the use of the term “Union”?… Bought a new vacuum cleaner. Impulse buy based on the fact that it’s advertised as a vacuum for homes with pets. We really needed one of those… Debating whether I should do these stream-of-consciousness blogs twice a week or not. That would assume, of course, that I have enough consciousness to stream twice a week. It’s worth some thought…

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