Ryan’s Archive

2012

Feb 8Black And White
Feb 6Last Minute Edit
Feb 3Effing Hope
Feb 1The Lilt
Jan 30Old Man, Look At My Life
Jan 27The Role Model
Jan 26The Stash
Jan 20Because We Like You
Jan 19Who Knows What Evil Lurks In The Hearts Of Men?
Jan 17Lensman
Jan 13Do Nachos Cause Memory Loss?
Jan 12Sunday Night At 9:30 PM
Jan 11The Influence Of Influence
Jan 10Oh Yeah
Jan 9On The Plus Side
Jan 4Taking A Sick Day
Jan 2Expression Chart (2012 edition)

2011

Dec 30Pride In Workmanship
Dec 29You Don’t Say
Dec 28Plan B Has Been Implemented
Dec 23You Too
Dec 21The Buffet Line Starts Here
Dec 19Shiny, Happy Pagans
Dec 16The Parents Are Always The Last To Know…
Dec 14Flushing The System
Dec 13Comparisons
Dec 9The Room Full of Boys
Dec 7The Man of the House is Otherwise Engaged…
Dec 5Shades of a Parental Visit
Dec 1The Finger in the Dyke
Nov 29The Gatekeeper
Nov 22Eating Prep
Nov 18Cloudy with a chance of Procrastination…
Nov 16Happy Merry Thanksmas
Nov 11Stereoscopic
Nov 8Cut The Cake
Nov 4The Holiday March
Nov 2Be-leaf Me Now
Oct 28PB Wizard
Oct 25A Crack In The Wall
Oct 21Bomb’s “Inception” Moment
Oct 19The Dark Side
Oct 17The DePalma Special
Oct 14The Shared Joke
Oct 12Levitation Master
Oct 10You’re Not Helping…
Oct 7Be Cool
Oct 5Find A Scapegoat!
Oct 3No Running In The School Hallway
Sep 30Breakdown of a Conversation Breakdown…
Sep 28New Uses for Old Tools
Sep 26A Story Told To No One
Sep 22Sleepless Nights
Sep 21Dark Shadows
Sep 20Pleased To Make Your Acquaintance
Sep 16Wait Til Next Year
Sep 14A Tale Of Two Shirts
Sep 12Get Thee Behind Me
Sep 10Desired Outcome
Sep 8The List
Sep 6The Thing You Love
Sep 2Morning Routine Fail
Aug 31Oh The Places You’ll Go On Google Earth
Aug 29It’s Not The Size Of The Punctuation, It’s The Action Of The Verbs
Aug 26Stages Of Man
Aug 25Time Dilation
Aug 24The Saddest Place On Earth
Aug 19How Far?
Aug 17Shave Every Day And You’ll Always Look Keen…
Aug 16The Alien Child
Aug 12Hotel Recommendation
Aug 10King Bee
Aug 8Originality
Aug 5Speechless
Aug 3Stories We Tell Ourselves
Aug 1John Alden Redux
Jul 29…Less
Jul 27Clue…
Jul 26The Good Hostess
Jul 22Go Between
Jul 20Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Jul 18Colon Parenthesis
Jul 15Iron Chef: Pizza
Jul 14Mutually Assured Blindness
Jul 13A Little-Known Codicil
Jul 8Justifiable
Jul 7A Deal Memo With God
Jul 4The Day We Met
Jul 1Vacation’s End
Jun 29U.V.
Jun 27Dream A Little Dream of Brian
Jun 23Brian The Brain 17
Jun 22Brian The Brain 16
Jun 21Brian The Brain 15
Jun 20Brian The Brain 14
Jun 17Brian The Brain 13
Jun 16Brian The Brain 12
Jun 15Brian The Brain 11
Jun 14Brian The Brain 10
Jun 13Brian The Brain 9
Jun 10Brian the Brain 8
Jun 9Brian the Brain 7
Jun 8Brian the Brain 6
Jun 7Brian the Brain 5
Jun 6Brian The Brain 4
Jun 3Brian the Brain 3
Jun 2Brian The Brain 2
Jun 1“Brian The Brain”
May 27Fallen II
May 26Fallen I
May 25Assignment
May 20Dancing Fool Follow-Up
May 19Dancing Fool
May 18Elementary School Fever
May 13Orson Welles
May 11Slow Descent
May 10A Man and His Dog
May 6Family Ties III: Vanishing Point
May 5Family Ties II: Where Do I Fit In?
May 4Family Ties I: Realization
Apr 29As Super Powers Go…
Apr 27The Midnight Marauder — Back In Action!
Apr 25It’s The Mileage
Apr 22The Dangers of D. I. Y.
Apr 20The Color Guy
Apr 18Hue and Cry
Apr 15The Sound of Philadelphia
Apr 13The Front
Apr 11Who’s That Guy?
Apr 8The Hallway Of Career Advancement
Apr 6Originality
Apr 4The Object of the Game
Apr 1The View From Orbit
Mar 30Return Of The I.Y.S. (Imaginary Younger Self)
Mar 28Voice Over
Mar 25Tales From Anger Management
Mar 23The Great Unwashed
Mar 21The Employment Report
Mar 18The Ability To Cloud Men’s Minds
Mar 16Mad As Hell
Mar 14Be The Best Old Fart You Can Be
Mar 11La Rotisserie Enseignant
Mar 9Roller Coaster Ride
Mar 7Attack of the Mini-Dirigibles
Mar 4That’s My Cue
Mar 2Expansion
Feb 28Free Floating Anxiety
Feb 25All Seven Words
Feb 23Unrequited
Feb 21Time Passages
Feb 18Long Lost Love
Feb 16The Secret Admirer
Feb 14Express Yourself
Feb 11Smiling Happy People
Feb 9Outrageous
Feb 7IF Light THEN Clothes ELSE Dark
Feb 4The Nigerian Affair
Feb 2Folsom Prism Blues
Jan 31The Tech Guy
Jan 28A Side Unseen
Jan 26Highly Illogical
Jan 24It’s Tough Holding The Hammer
Jan 21Kickball Pickle
Jan 19Couldn’t Be That
Jan 17Depth Of Feel
Jan 14Cash Flow
Jan 12Take One For The Team
Jan 10Not Then, Not Now, Not Ever
Jan 7Thinking Ahead
Jan 5Bitter Tastes
Jan 3True Story: Adrenaline Makes You Vomit…

2010

Dec 31New Year’s Crimefightin’ Eve!
Dec 29Ineffectual Killers
Dec 27Get Together
Dec 24Thought Problem
Dec 22Fire On High Def
Dec 20Christmas Wish
Dec 17Gloomy Green
Dec 15Knot
Dec 13Confidence
Dec 10Minor Scrapes
Dec 8Photoshopaholic
Dec 6It’s A Trap!
Dec 3SNA – Snowman Nucleic Acid
Dec 1An Imaginary-Younger-Self Christmas
Nov 29Cyber Monday
Nov 26Kat Beyond Thunderdome
Nov 24Obvious
Nov 22All That’s Missing Is Snow
Nov 19Yard Kill
Nov 17Worm Fit
Nov 15Ooh That Smell
Nov 12How to Get Kids to Read
Nov 10The Depths of My Soul
Nov 8Message in a Bottle
Nov 5Beyond Imagination
Nov 3A Word from the Old Fashioned
Nov 1Brave Little Man
Oct 27Don’t Run Out
Oct 26Little River Earworm
Oct 25Responsibility
Oct 18Impact
Oct 15You Made Me Do It
Oct 13Tomato, To-mah-toe
Oct 11The Black Shirt
Oct 8Advancement
Oct 6Confidence Game
Oct 4Ambition
Oct 1Passive Aggressive
Sep 29The Problem with Love
Sep 27Meanwhile, in the School Cafeteria…
Sep 24Like Hitting Krazy Kat With a Brick
Sep 22Tickle Me Emo
Sep 20The International Brotherhood of Bullies, Punks and Goons (IBBPG)
Sep 17Fact Checking
Sep 15Buy In
Sep 13Cheesy
Sep 10Reminder
Sep 8Envy
Sep 6Stash
Sep 3Behind Closed Doors
Sep 1Discussions
Aug 30First Assignment
Aug 27But She Tries
Aug 25Spanning The Globe
Aug 23Altruism
Aug 20New Surroundings
Aug 18That Married Woman
Aug 16The Parting Of The Ways
Aug 13J’accuse!
Aug 11Story’s End IV
Aug 9Story’s End III
Aug 6Story’s End II
Aug 4Story’s End
Aug 2The World Around You
Jul 30Mirror Universe
Jul 28Statistical Validation
Jul 23Secret Fear
Jul 21I Hear That’s How Clark Kent Rolls
Jul 19Protector of the Playground
Jul 16Ugly Dive
Jul 14Root, Root, Root…
Jul 12Calling
Jul 9A Pleasant Surprise
Jul 7Blue, Blue Skies
Jul 5Pay to Mow
Jun 29Hedge Fun
Jun 25Based on a True Story
Jun 23The Frying Pan of Depression
Jun 21The Final Blow
Jun 18Joooooooooad! Joooooooooooad!
Jun 16The Intern
Jun 13The Next Time I Have a Choice, I Think I’ll Pick My Nose
Jun 11Abandonment Issues
May 31This Week
May 28Puppy Love
May 26Out There
May 24Feedback Loop
May 21Allergies
May 19Call To Action
May 17Last Day
May 14Alternate Reality
May 12Stinkin’ Rerun
May 10Ol’ Yeller Teeth
May 7I Always Get Them Confused… Is It Cristo or Crisco?
May 5A Song of My Own
May 3The Just and the Unjust
Apr 30Loose Lips
Apr 28James Thurber Shout Out
Apr 26Coffee Break for the Undead
Apr 23Now!
Apr 21This Time of Year
Apr 19The Loser King
Apr 16A Compliment from a Father
Apr 14What Does It Look Like From Over There?
Apr 12Research
Apr 9DIY Talk
Apr 7Softball Redux
Apr 5Circular Motion
Apr 2Those Who Can’t Do…
Mar 31My Nipples Explode With Delight!
Mar 29It Happens to Everybody On Occasion…
Mar 26When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Procrastinate
Mar 24The Long, Blue Walk Home
Mar 22The Other Shoe
Mar 19The Male Ego
Mar 17An Unexpected Turn
Mar 15Say BLEEP
Mar 12Silly Joke Week – Friday
Mar 10Silly Joke Week – Wednesday
Mar 8Silly Joke Week – Monday
Mar 5Time Lock
Mar 3The “Meta” Thing
Mar 1The Recession’s Tough On Everybody
Feb 26Adios Amigos!
Feb 24The Other Side of the Fence
Feb 22The Way-Back Machine
Feb 19Bedtime Solution
Feb 17Play Time
Feb 15Death Stare
Feb 12The Secret Family Handshake
Feb 10The Coming Storm
Feb 8The Good Mood Truck
Feb 5Lesser of Two Evils
Feb 3When I Grow Up…
Feb 1Luft Balloon
Jan 29American Beauty
Jan 27Best Intentions
Jan 25Uncontrollable Laughter
Jan 22“S” is for Solomon
Jan 20You’re a Wonder…
Jan 18Expression Chart
Jan 15Where There’s Smoke…
Jan 13Well Equipped
Jan 11Dark Side
Jan 8Whatever It Takes
Jan 6Shall I Compare Thee…?
Jan 4Doctor X
Jan 1Snow Blower

2009

Dec 30Snow Big Deal
Dec 28Bill EVERYBODY
Dec 23A Long Remembered Song
Dec 21Fridge Magnet
Dec 18Ryan’s List
Dec 16Every Year
Dec 14Return of the Native
Dec 4Snow Massacre
Dec 2Security Guard
Nov 30Attack of the Snow Clones
Nov 27Black Friday
Nov 26“Turkeys Away”
Nov 25Eiler Circuit
Nov 23Fifty Takes
Nov 21Mom’s Previous Job
Nov 19All About Change
Nov 17Rush Job
Nov 15Know When to Fold ‘Em
Nov 13Night Sky
Nov 11Less Traveled
Nov 9Entropy
Nov 7She Bangs
Nov 5Quality Assurance
Nov 3It’s All in the Follow Through
Nov 1Pumpkin Patch
Oct 30Prepping For Halloween
Oct 28The Importance of Self-Esteem
Oct 26The List
Oct 24Bombs Away
Oct 22Hunter
Oct 22The Provider
Oct 20New Job
Oct 18Field of Battle: Final Confrontation
Oct 16BattleVI
Oct 14Field of Battle, Part V
Oct 12Field Of Battle, Part IV
Oct 10Field of Battle, Part III
Oct 8Field Of Battle, Part II
Oct 6Field Of Battle
Oct 4Messages From the Future
Oct 2101
Sep 30One After 99
Sep 28Homicidal Psycho Jungle Wife
Sep 25What’re YOU Lookin’ At?
Sep 23We’re All Unique in the Same Way
Sep 21Never Can Say Goodbye
Sep 18Make Like A Leaf, and Die
Sep 17Exercises for Opposite Day
Sep 16The Fit
Sep 14Delayed Reaction
Sep 11Absense of Light
Sep 9Bedtime Story II
Sep 7Brotherly Love
Sep 4Fightin' Words
Sep 3Power House
Sep 2Quick Turnaround
Aug 31Divide and Conquer
Aug 28She’s Back
Aug 26Best Day Ever
Aug 24Back To School
Aug 21Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Aug 19The Wish
Aug 18Living In Hope
Aug 17Pop Quiz
Aug 14Conflicting Emotions
Aug 12The Voice
Aug 10Musings at the Dinner Table
Aug 7The Secret Deaths of Bees
Aug 6Wordsmith
Aug 5Like Comedy, It's Not Pretty
Aug 3Turnabout
Jul 31The Hero's Journey
Jul 29Nothing Really Changes
Jul 27High Anxiety
Jul 24Know Your Mottos
Jul 23Kryptonite
Jul 22Tearjerker
Jul 20Stephen Covey's Next Book
Jul 17Tree Hugger
Jul 15The Lady or the Tiger?
Jul 13The Koan
Jul 9Technical Knockout
Jul 8The Quest For Peace
Jul 6Boy Scout Motto
Jul 3Show Business Wisdom
Jul 1Curfew
Jun 29Express Yourself
Jun 26Time Dilation
Jun 25Poker Face
Jun 19And The Word Was… Good?
Jun 16A Disturbing Comparison
Jun 14What’s In A Name?
May 28Musings II
May 27The Other Side of The Matrix
May 25Tick… Tick… Tick…
May 22Jargon Smackdown
May 20Down on His Luck
May 18Joseph Campbell Rules
May 152 bedrooms, ocean view, fluffy
May 14Mutually Assured Destruction
May 13An Existential Question
May 11All The Difference
May 8The Replacement
May 6Search Party
May 4The Squeaky Wheel
May 1Musings
Apr 30Keep It To Yourself
Apr 29Pay Attention
Apr 27Euchre Lesson
Apr 24When the Salesmen Come By
Apr 22The Love of a Good Woman
Apr 20Hunt… Gather… Barbeque.
Apr 17The Times To Remember
Apr 16True Identity
Apr 15And There’ll be a Sequel
Apr 13The Gift Of Youth
Apr 10Digging Up Trouble
Apr 8After The Gopher Appeared
Apr 6No Consequences
Apr 3Part of a Conciousness-Expanding Breakfast
Apr 2The Key To Memory
Apr 1A Day at the Old Ballpark
Mar 30Bass Master
Mar 27The Kisser Is In
Mar 26Circle Of Life
Mar 25Schoolmates
Mar 23I Am But A Grasshopper
Mar 20Future Plans
Mar 18Things You Do In The Dark
Mar 16Kinda Like An Earworm
Mar 13The Family Dog
Mar 12What Women Want
Mar 11Give Til It Freezes
Mar 9Ryan’s Dad
Mar 6Know Your Audience
Mar 4The Letter
Mar 2We Merry Few…
Feb 27A Bug’s Life
Feb 25Maybe… Just Maybe
Feb 23A Bedtime Story