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on friendly sharks

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Pam Bliss

Over the last few troubling years I have been finding a weird kind of comfort in the company of the Friendly Shark.  It probably started with the Friendly Shark characters in other peoples’ comics, and with my own giant IKEA … Continue reading →

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mr. rock and the giant bug, etc.

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Pam Bliss

Not everybody knew at the beginning that Mr. Rock really is a plastic action figure, about a foot tall, the size of a Barbie doll or an original GI Joe.  It was part of his original concept in my head, … Continue reading →

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alexei leonov

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Pam Bliss

On a rainy October morning, late in the second decade of the new century, I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of one of the great figures of the last, Alexei Leonov. Leonov has always been my personal … Continue reading →

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shark week: that megalodon post

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Pam Bliss

Shark Week is upon us, and I thought we would celebrate with some new Thresher the Pajama Shark cartoons.  But I have not drawn them yet, so let’s start with a classic post.  Back in August of 2o13,  I was … Continue reading →

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an actual memory of the moon landing, sort of

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Pam Bliss

Yeah, I am old enough to Remember The Moon Landing.  I still get asked this occasionally although that’s thinned out a bit recently, as the anniversary approaches.  We all remember the Moon landing this week, even if we don’t. An … Continue reading →

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stan lee (and a color special)

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Pam Bliss

Stan Lee died a few days ago, and since then the internet has been full of tributes, critiques and well considered combinations of the two.  I can’t compete with the thoughtful essays of culture vultures and/or comic book mavens, all … Continue reading →

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good bye to the little black car

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Pam Bliss

Many of you knew our little black car. It was a 1996 Geo Prizm, twin to the Toyota Corolla Sprinter, built in the NUMMI plant in California during the height of the “captive import” craze. We were its second owners, … Continue reading →

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question of the day!

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Pam Bliss

This beautiful little watercolor by Beatrix Potter, an illustration for her story “The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan”, raises a question worthy of deep consideration, particularly for small dogs and those of us who have the souls … Continue reading →

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on a canopic jar

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Pam Bliss

Canopic jars are my favorite Egyptian art thing.  There’s no point here in going into (the many gross and fascinating) details about the process of mummification or about my childhood fascination with Wallis Budge’s The Mummy: A Handbook of Egyptian … Continue reading →

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in the catbird seat, or the mystery bird uncovered

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Pam Bliss

It all started earlier this summer when I saw an unfamiliar grey bird under the bird feeder in my next door neighbors’ front yard.  Now, I have been living in this house for 27 years this week, and have been … Continue reading →

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