Cartoon Saturday

Welcome to the first Cartoon Saturday of October. You know you need it ...

The Ebola virus has reached the United States, with one man in Dallas known to be infected and a family in quarantine; the murderous fanatics of the so-called Islamic State have beheaded another captive, this one a British aid worker, and threatened to murder another American; clashes have broken out in Hong Kong, where large crowds have been protesting Chinese interference in their government; former president George W. Bush said this past week that his brother and former Florida governor Jeb wants to be president ... as if the country needs more help from the Bush family; and Secret Service director Julia Pierson resigned after multiple allegations of security breaches that resulted in serious potential threats to the president's life.

I had such high hopes for October, but it seems to be off to a dismal start. We'd better get to the cartoons quickly ...

This week's collection of theme cartoons deals with stick figures ... a topic you probably never thought much about as a subject for cartoons.

Here's some useful guidance for what to do if you're attacked by a stick figure ...

There are other ways to defend yourself, but you need to be a ... 

Prudes generally don't care for stick figures ...

Being a stick figure can mean easier reading of x-rays at the doctor's office ...

And there are fire-breathing fundamentalist preachers for stick figures, too ...

Okay, enough of the stick figures ... let's move on to new topics, like uncertainty. Maybe ... 

I've been to motivational meetings like this one ...

How to look at salads when you don't like salads ...

Emoticons for the married man ...

Finally, it's not just people that get stressed out ...

And there you have it: the first cartoons of October. Hope you enjoyed them.

It looks like it's going to be a nice weekend here weatherwise, with early rain, cooler temperatures and a taste of autumn. Later this morning, we'll be having a FaceTime call with our grandchildren in Germany (oh, and their parents, too). Tomorrow we'll be visiting our daughter. I should have known better than to answer too quickly when she called earlier in the week and asked I was going to be doing anything on Sunday ... turns out she needs help moving topsoil and rocks for her landscaping projects. I hope it comes with lunch.

Have a good day. See you back here tomorrow for Poetry Sunday.

Bilbo