Cartoon Saturday

In the Syrian town of Daraa, nearly 40 people have been killed by government security forces during protests against the Asad regime; in Japan, samples of sea water collected near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant showed levels of radioactive iodine more than 1,250 times higher than normal; Republican gadfly and oh-dear-God-no! presidential wannabe Newt Gingrich continues to flop like a trout in a creel as he seeks a position on intervention in Libya that will make President Obama look worse than Mr Gingrich does himself; the Federal Aviation Administration is considering changing its rules on control tower staffing after two airliners landed safely at Reagan National Airport in Washington while the sole on-duty controller slept; and members of Congress continued to dig in their political heels and refuse compromises that might actually result in a budget for the Federal government and avoid a government shutdown.

Well, at least you can count on Cartoon Saturday to help get you past the bad news.

Last week at this time I searched high and low for this cartoon to add to the two I posted dealing with psychics. Naturally, now I find it ...

Nessa wanted me to share this one with you ...

Two cartoons on a theme familiar to married folks ...

and ...

Technology is changing every aspect of our lives, from how we share information ...

... to how we interact with nature ...

... to how we might re-think classic scenes from the Old West ...

Two variations on a theme ...

and,

And finally, a cartoon that might have come from the pen of the great Chas Addams, were he still with us ...

Last night at the dance party, Agnes and I got sandbagged when we were picked to dance one of the dreaded no-notice exhibitions. Happily, it was a waltz (one of my favorite dances) and I actually managed to dance on rhythm and remember some good patterns. The crowd applauded politely and Agnes didn't give me the Fierce Eye of Doom, so I think it went as well as I could hope.

It looks as if Old Man Winter may try to take his last swipe at us tonight and tomorrow as we expect the dreaded "wintry mix" (which, in Northern Virginia, can mean anything from a cool, damp spring day to six feet of wet snow over ice. It's all part of the charm of living here.

It will be a good weekend on other fronts, though, as Agnes and I this afternoon attend the joint birthday party for our youngest grandchild, Elise (age 1) and her mother, our daughter Yasmin (age, well, never mind) ... their birthdays being a mere three days apart. Life goes on, no matter how hard our elected reprehensives try to screw it up.

Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo