Category Archives: Home Life

Chillin’ With B.J. in the 1980s

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Howard

Bazooka Joe Gets Booked As some of you know, I contributed cartoons to a variety of bubble gum-related novelties produced by The Topps Company in Brooklyn back in the 1970s and ’80s. Along with stickers and trading cards depicting assorted … Continue reading →

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From Your Inconstant Blogger

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Howard

I see that I’ve left all of you loyal blog-readers hanging without a single entry since Christmas Day, for God’s sake! Yikes! How have you survived? Fact is: The blogging branch of my life has simply gotten crowded out lately … Continue reading →

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Yule Log

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Howard

Well, here we are, winding up December’s batch of holidays and entering into unknown territory with a new year that promises ever-more-breathtaking governmental outrages. What is American politics if not, uh, riveting? At least things are quiet here on the … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving and Onward

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Howard

Shall we take a look at how things transpired at the Cruse-Sedarbaum homestead during our recent Thanksgiving fest? Gluttony was indulged, naturally, but that goes without saying on this particular American holiday. Of more importance was the pleasure derived from … Continue reading →

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A Dog’s Life — and Onward

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Howard

Farewell, Lulu. Lulu the Dalmation left us on Friday. She joined the Cruse-Sedarbaum family eleven years ago and we’ve had a lot of good times since. Eddie and I are adjusting to our beloved pup’s absence gradually. Yesterday I finally … Continue reading →

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A June Potpourri

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Howard

Happy LGBT Pride Month As my contribution to this year’s celebration, I’ve posted online a June 1984 installment of my Wendel comic strip that portrays the thoughts of Wendel, Ollie, and other at that year’s edition of the same annual … Continue reading →

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The End Is Near (Year-wise)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Howard

As The Logs Burn This December has been different from its predecessors. For the first time in my adult life I’m living in a house with a working fireplace. This has made the month’s stretch of holidays a pleasantly toasty … Continue reading →

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Settling In

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Howard

We Did It! Despite the apprehensions expressed in my previous post seven weeks ago, Eddie’s and my move to Williamstown has been successfully accomplished and I have finally recovered enough to resume blogging. I will pause now to allow your … Continue reading →

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Just In Time For Halloween

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Howard

What’s Scarier Than Being Attacked In Your Bed By Zombies? Answer: Knowing that during the next few weeks you’re going to be uprooting yourself from a home you’ve been quite comfortable in and packing up a few decades’ worth of … Continue reading →

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Memories, Dogs, and Fears

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Howard

I drew the picture above to accompany my 2003 online essay "Two Years, Two Wars, and One Dog Ago," which I posted on my web site as the second anniversary of 9/11 was approaching. Now, as saturation coverage of the … Continue reading →

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