Cartoon Saturday

It's been another great week ...

Police in Pennsylvania and Maryland are seeking the individual who chased another motorist for 15 miles along Interstate 70 before running him off the road and shooting him dead; thousands of people in West Virginia have been forced to use bottled water after a toxic chemical spilled into their drinking water supply; in China, where the air is already horrifically polluted, the government is set to ban indoor smoking by the end of the year; New Jersey governor Chris Christie continues to try to extricate himself from the "Bridgegate" scandal; and bizarre basketball figure Dennis Rodman continued making an ass of himself as a self-appointed ambassador to North Korea.

I surely do hope cartoonists don't stop drawing cartoons, because we surely do need them ...

This week's collection of theme cartoons looks back to the hideous cold of the past week's Polar Vortex and features everyone's favorite formal birds - penguins ...

Sometimes, being a penguin can have its advantages ...

Casual Friday at the South Pole ...

There are certain family resemblances for penguins ...

How "fight or flight" works for those who can't fly ...

And another look at the family resemblance thing ...

Turning to other topics, sometimes practical jokes can be both cruel and on-target ...

Everybody's got to start someplace ...

This would definitely be a hairy situation ...

American Horror Story, the Next Season ...

And finally for this week, a look at real upward mobility ...

And so it goes. We're only halfway through January, and we've already had intense winter cold, political scandals, road rage, and assorted shenanigans of all sorts. Welcome back to 2013.

Here in NoVa this weekend, we're looking at rain and temperatures in the low 60's ... perfect weather for taking down the Christmas tree and - perhaps - finally getting to the theater to see The Desolation of Smaug. Yee, HAH!

Have a good day and a great weekend. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo