Yikes! Life keeps getting in the way of my blogging! I guess that means I'm out living it rather than sitting here reporting on it which is a good thing.

Of course my goal for 2010 will be to post more often. I hate to miss out on what the girls have been up to and all of those fun memories from the 70's that keep popping up in my mind.

Here's an old photo we ran across of me, my sister and my great-grandmother Ethel Valentine Erwin. The photo was taken by my crazy uncle Richard who, at the time, was going through a photography phase in his life.

The second photo is an up-to-date photo of me and my two little crumb crunchers. More wacky antics on the way! Stay tooned!

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Have you missed me? I didn't think so. I have not been able to update much because I've been keeping myself busy. Wanna hear about my latest venture?

Well, you're going to anyway. My goal is to one day have a very large, thriving greeting card company. I started my little greeting card studio in 2002 and named it ChuckleBerry's. We've been taking orders and printing cards right out of our house for years.

I've sold cards in most every state in the Union and created a good wholesale business that has been supplying cards to gift shops, book stores, casinos, and hospitals.

To make a long story short, I've moved my entire operation from out of my little studio and teamed up with a company called Zazzle. Zazzle handles cards and merchandise for companies like Disney, Hallmark, Build-A-Bear and many others.

Zazzle.com now holds my greeting card catalog, takes my orders, prints my cards, ships the order and handles returns. I'm finally free to spend more time marketing and promoting my cards. I've actually only uploaded a portion of my entire collection but will have all cards online soon.

If you need a funny greeting card and would like to help out the little guy in the greeting card business, please consider buying some of my cards. You can see my live greeting cards here.

If you are remotely interested in investing in my growing little company please let me know. I know the ChuckleBerry's characters and brand will be a huge success in the very near future. If you need wholesale greeting cards or would like to earn extra money by becoming a rep visit this wholesale site and read all of the opportunities.

Thanks for checking on me! I appreciate it. I'll try to add more funny thoughts, photos, videos and more as I create a little free time.

Chuckles!

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Sorry about the lack of updates! School has started, the girls are into all kinds of activites, I'm trying to relaunch ChuckleBerry's and work has been busy.

In the middle of all that I received the sneakers I had designed online. As soon as I put them on I had happy feet. Take a look...

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Converse now gives you the option of designing your own Chuck Taylors! Can you believe it? For That Sneaker Wearing Dude it doesn't get much better than that!

Here are the first pair of All Star low tops designed by cartoonist Curtis D. Tucker. We start with the tongue, a cool combination of multi-colored polka dots from top to toe. I've also carried that pattern throughout the lining of the shoe. We then work our way to the outer panel which is a nice moonlight blue which will work great with jeans.

The inner body is the more traditional off white which makes this pair compliment almost anything. The racing stripe is all white and I finished the body off with a clean white color on the rubber sidewall.

The laces are an off white along with the stitching throughout. The heel stripe rounds out the sneaker colors in a phaeton grey. I've finished off this awesome pair of sneaks with a personal message along the back heel that says Sneaker Guy, lettered in white.

They should arrive in about 2-4 weeks at which time I will model them for you. Stay tuned!

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I'll never tell. Stay tuned and watch the next exciting episode of Entourage to see if me, Curtis Tucker, is the guilty party.



LOL! Just kidding folks! I'm not a security guard from Wisconsin and I've never even seen an episode of Entourage. Although if HBO needs one cool cucumber to make a special appearance on their show I could arrange my schedule and do at least one day of filming. The addition of That Sneaker Wearing Entrepreneurial Cartoonist Internet Guy could really boost the ratings. I'm just saying...

Contact my agent and we'll get this deal done. Agent.

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Okay, look what I dug up! This could very well be the ultimate 1970's photograph. This photo is dated June '77. It is a picture of me (skateboard) and my friend Bruce Bradley. Can you spot all of the cool 1970's references?

A list of 1970's coolness:
1. Hair, longer with bangs.
2. Cut off shorts with pockets sticking out
3. Knee socks with stripes
4. How about my shoes! Those were the coolest sneakers!
5. Plastic skateboard from OTASCO
6. Ten speed bike
7. Ringer T-shirt
8. Sleeveless sweatshirt
9. Teardrop glasses, tinted.
10. No iPods, cell phones or electronic gadgets

Labels: 70's, Curtis Tucker, Getting Old, Memories

News 9 did a story on the filming of "The Killer Inside Me", tonight on their 6 o'clock newscast. I was asked if they could use a few of my photos for the story.

This video was shot off of the TV and is a little stretched..

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Wow! Since Farrah's passing I have been getting a ton of attention about this photo with me opening her poster. I was recently featured on the homepage of CNN.com! A writer from CNN interviewed me for a story on Farrah being the last, great pin up star. I'll post the article on the press page as quick as I can.

Here's a link to the story... link.

The photo will also be appearing in the next issue of Travel Girl Magazine.

The year was 1976 and I was a young, very impressionable kid. Farrah Fawcett was taking the world by storm and I was smitten. This is the moment I received my very own Farrah Fawcett poster.

I hung this poster on a wall in my bedroom and began to add magazine pictures, photo clippings and other memorabilia until that entire wall was completely covered. Charlies Angels was a hit and I had every promotional photo ever taken in my collection.

I will always remember the 70's and that iconic poster.

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I don't usually do these type of thingy's but since I did one on FaceBook I thought I had better play along. This was sent from that crazy Marissa over at Whahappen? Here's the scoop:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. List 6 random things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they've been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

1.) I don't drink coffee and have never had a full cup in my life.
2.) I graduated college and worked 4 years before I knew how to turn on a computer.
3.) My sister and I were born in the same year but we're not twins.
4.) I'm a cartoonist but I've never seen a complete episode of The Simpsons
5.) I want to write a book based on the adventures of my friends and I growing up in the 70's
6.) I will soon be a millionaire, so get to know me now

I have tagged these folks and their blogs...
1.) Field Notes
2.) Digital Grasshopper
3.) The Happy Homemaker
4.) Girl Returns Home
5.) Diaper Changin Maniac
6.) Retro Finds

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Update! No skin cancer! My bump was actually a sebaceous hyperplasia. All is well, stitches are out and the healing is on.

Way back when, maybe in the late 70's, it was all the rage to bake in the sun and get as dark as humanly possible. There were no warnings about using SPF-95 and staying out of the sun. And you sure didn't hear many people talking about skin cancer.

Fast forward to today and see what that sun may have given you after all of these years. As long as I can remember, like the late 70's, I've always had this "growth" on my forehead. I went years just ignoring it and never thought that much about it. As I got older I grew tired of looking at it and assumed it might be some kind of super-human wart. So, I began to use all sorts of home treatments to remove it.

Trying to remove this thing went on for years. A few times I thought I had it burned or frozen off until it was almost gone only to have it return once more. It never really spread or hurt so I wasn't worried about it. Late last year a doctor friend of mine walks up to me in the mall and asked what the thing on my head was. I explained I wasn't sure and he nonchalantly told me it was basal cell carcinoma and I had skin cancer. Wow!

After the initial shock he informed me it was not really dangerous but should be removed. Well, last night I had him remove it and just for grins told everyone I was going to have him cut out a lightning bolt design to look like Harry Potter's. See photo above.

The moral of the story is watch your kids and their exposure to the sun. We didn't know as much about skin cancer in the 70's and all loved to get that dark, rich tan. Many of us will be paying for that exposure as we get older. Get yourself checked out if you suspect a growth anywhere.

(P.S. The photo above may have been tampered with in PhotoShop. My doctor was not to keen on giving me the lightning bolt design.)

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I re-post this in honor of the King's birthday...

I remember back in the 70's when my sister and I would stay up late on the weekends and watch the Friday or Saturday night late movies. In those days there were only 3 major TV stations and no VCR's or DVD players. Ultimately there would always be an Elvis movie rerun. As bad as the acting was, they still remind me of my youth and I get a kick out seeing them from time to time.

I actually remember the day Elvis died 31 years ago. We lived in a rent house on south Johnson street in Enid and my mom's best friend called. She told me to tell my mom that Elvis had died. I don't think I really thought that much of it because by that time Elvis had faded from the spotlight.

Later in life I made a trek to Graceland on my way to the Atlanta Summer Olympics. For some reason I felt the need to find a tiny memento of the King. On the tour there were signs posted and cameras watching every step so it wasn't like I could just nab a book or something from his library. I would have taken a light bulb from a lamp if I could have reached one. Everything was kept pretty much out of arms reach.

As the tour began to wind down I knew my chances were running out to leave with a part of Elvis history. That's about when I saw a glimmer of hope. It was the grooviest, greenest, lushest shag carpet I had ever seen! It was like there was a mile of it covering the famous jungle room. I'll have you know that green is my favorite color and I wanted some of that green shag carpet!

Although there was a rope keeping me away from my lush, green pasture I quickly noticed that the carpet actually went all the way up the walls! Wow! What luck. As the tour exited the jungle room area, I plucked one single strand of green shag carpet from one of the jungle room walls.

I still have that strand today and if you feel the need to be close to Elvis, just give me a call and we'll break it out and watch Jail House Rock together.

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Well, it's my 46th birthday and I'm thrilled I've made it this far. This may turn out to be one for the record books. As I sit here typing, Wizard of Oz on in the background, my mom is in the hospital after having surgery last week, my wife has been throwing up and is aching on the couch. Daughter #1 has also been throwing up and is asleep on the other couch, my mother-in-law is not much better off and my sister is on the road picking up her daughter out of town.

Daughter #2 and I have been holding down the fort today and so far, knock on wood, we have been immune to the ills of the day. Fortunately I was able to have a great evening last night with our fantastic tennis crew and friends. We had a fun dirty Santa party and the luck of the Irish was with me as I drew the #1. We also had a cake and celebrated dual birthdays with another member of the crew.

My hot wife reserved a room at the local Bed & Breakfast last night and we were able to relax and got up without having to worry about the kids. I played a bit of tennis and after that all heck broke loose.

All in all, even with the set backs, it's been a great birthday. My precious daughters drew me pictures and put them in frames. My friends left me messages online and my phone kept ringing throughout the day. I visited my mom, a.k.a. Granny Ann, and she is doing good. I'm blessed and I'm very thankful for my health, my family and my friends.

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And now, a ChuckleBerry moment...



ChuckleBerry's Paper Card Co.

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When the associate editor of Midwest CEO Magazine went looking for the latest professional to feature in his December issue, he went straight to the Internet. Dayne Logan was looking for a cartoonist to feature in the magazines Goatlocker section.

Each month a person is selected and their unusual or unique working environment is focused on in the magazine section. Logan ended up on MY blog and found several photos I posted showing my fun cartoon studio. I was contacted by email and agreed to a short phone interview about Curtoons and an in-studio photo shoot.

Midwest CEO Magazine is a regional magazine and can be found in most large book stores. From Denver to St. Louis, Kansas City to Oklahoma City, businesses in the Midwest all face a similar set of challenges and can learn from each others solutions. These solutions, tips and articles are what you will find in each issue of Midwest CEO. Visit their site.

Read the short article here.

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I was asked by an emailer this week what it is I do exactly. When asked that question I really have to stop and think. Depending on the day, the answer can be completely different. Here is an idea of what I TRY to do. I don't always succeed but this is somewhat close. These are the top 5 things I do daily.

1. I draw cartoons for clients worldwide. They are used for logos, illustrations and other marketing materials. I do not draw a cartoon strip.

2. I build my own websites and blogs, fill them with content and make money from Google AdSense, affiliate sales and outside advertising.

3. I create royalty free cartoon characters and clip art and sell them online.

4. I build, host, optimize and update websites for other clients.

5. I own a small greeting card company where I create, market, print and mail paper cards to retail and wholesale clients.

I could probably make a descent 8 to 5 job out of any one of these but what fun would that be? Juggling ten things at once and staying up until 1 am every night has its rewards. Being an entrepreneur gives you the ability to make as much money as you are willing to put forth the effort to make. It can be a little addicting actually.

The key to being a true entrepreneur, which I am slowly finding out, is not working harder and longer, but learning to work less and smarter while maintaining the same flow of income.

Well, as of November 2008, that is what I do. What will I be doing in November 2009? That's the exciting part! I'll be doing whatever I want to be doing!! Is this a great country or what!!

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Well, I'm conducting a little experiment. After watching hours upon hours of political crap I finally reached my limit and on election night 2008 I stopped watching the political news. Today is exactly 14 days since I've watched Fox, CNN or any of the Big 3 nightly news shows. I have not even listened to any political Talk Radio.

I'm learning that even though you do not watch the news or listen to political Talk Radio you are still very well aware of what is going on in the country. I catch pieces of news from overhearing people at restaurants, talking to friends and several other avenues. You cannot get away from the news by watching sports, entertainment programs or listening to morning radio. It's always a topic of discussion.

I must say that it has been a little less stressful listening to the same doom and gloom being repeated over and over again. I spend more of my time thinking of positive things like creating my greeting card company. Will I turn on the political whining once again? Who knows. I'm sure if some huge world event takes place I'll have to watch. In the mean time I'm enjoying living in my cartoon world where everyone is nice, everyone gets along and I can color things any color I want.

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Many of you may be wondering why I have all of my websites and why I put so much crazy stuff out there on the Internet. Well, the simple reason is that the more I have out there, the better chance something is going to stick. Stick where, I don't know, but I'm hopeful somewhere that creates a cash flow.

I just finished my first "real" photo shoot today and did a corresponding interview last week. I will have my own one page story in the regional magazine called Midwest CEO. They do a monthly feature on a unique occupation that takes place in an interesting workspace. They call it the Goat Locker.

The editor of the magazine was looking for a cartoonist in his next issue and went searching the Internet for a cartoon studio. Who's funky cartoon studio do you think pulled up in Google while he was searching. Of course it was mine. Why? Because I started this goofy blog and posted some photos of my cartoon studio.

Are you now with me on this "throw it out there and see what sticks" thing? Maybe one day my goofy videos will lead to a Saturday morning kids show or even my own blockbuster movie. Then again, maybe they won't.

Anyway, I will be in the December issue of the magazine and will keep you posted and hopefully upload a photo or two from the shoot.

That's all for now and I will see you later!

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1. Apple G4 Laptop 2. Apple G5 monitor 3. (3) iPhones 4. (3) iPods 5. Wallet 6. (2) TV remotes 7. (3) Mouses 8. Cannon Powershot camera 9. Cannon Rebel camera 10. Nintendo DS 11. Cordless phone 12. Old Palm 12. Old Sony Clie 13. (7) Poker chips 14. Wedding ring 15. (2) Hard Rock guitar pins 16. 44 oz. cup of tea 17. (2) Computer speakers 18. Small Wacom tablet 19. Miniature Red Wagon full of reciepts and business cards 20. Mickey Mouse soup mug full of pens 21. Zip drive 22. (2) External hard drives 23. External A drive 24. Mickey Mouse feet holder thingy full of stuff 25. (4) Small notepads 26. Bills 27. Stack of papers 28. Ruler 29. Lucky clover coin 30. Bead anklet 31. Braclet 32. Business cards 33. (3) iPod chargers 34. Assorted storage chips 35. Tiny wire basket filled with more business cards 36. A few greeting cards 37. A lighter aunt Sally left at our house 38. Checkbook 39. Coaster 40. Large mousepad

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Since May I have been asked and have given four speeches about myself and my businesses. I have spoken to two groups of sixth graders and two groups of AMBUCS. Although I'm not the most eloquent speaker I do have an unusual enough job that many people are interested in listening to my story.

Most people are fascinated by my path to becoming a freelance cartoonist but the majority are in awe of the fact that I can build a website, put a code on it and earn money. Google AdSense has created a few millionaires and helps thousands of people earn a full time living.

I really enjoy explaining how Google pays people money just for putting a tiny piece of code on their sites. I believe every person that can turn on a computer should have a website or a blog and should be earning some extra income on the side. I will have to admit that it is not easy and does not happen overnight. It may also be impossible for some people to earn a large income because it does take a large amount of traffic to earn big money. But! The opportunity is there for anyone that wants to give it a shot.

The reason for this post is to let my daughters and others know that I believe people should get out and give speeches any time they have the opportunity. It helps build confidence and also alerts others to the interesting facts about your life. Volunteer to speak at every chance you can. If you are truly passionate about what you are doing you will look for any opportunity to tell others about it.

On that note, I am available for talking to groups about entrepreneurship, cartooning, advertising and marketing, search engine optimization, web design or parenting. Please let me know if I can help, I especially like speaking to groups of young people and would like to inspire them to create a business of their own well before they have to get out and find a 9 to 5 job.

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The street that my friends and I lived along in the late 70's was a very wide avenue lined with older two story houses. Along every block there were very large elm trees that would cast great shadows over the bumpy sidewalks running along either side.

Each September would bring the beginning of Fall, the cooler air and the turning of the leaves on the huge trees standing in the front yards of most every home along the avenue. September also brought the beginning of the great cardboard box adventure.

I think I love Halloween so much because it brings back so many memories of my best friend and I and the adventures we had while building our own haunted maze inside his old, multi-room garage.

Our quest would begin with our carefree hunt for the biggest and best cardboard boxes in town. We were both in junior high and couldn't drive so we relied on our trusty old bicycles. You know the ones, bright colored paint, banana seats, chopper style handle bars, goofy white grips and chrome fenders. Real junior high nerd bikes straight out of the seventies.

My bike was multi-colored with reds, oranges and blues while my best friends was mostly green. We would ride these modes of monster transportation all over town searching out appliance stores, furniture stores, dumpsters and the most coveted place of all, the funeral homes. You see, couch boxes were good, refrigerator boxes were great, but coffin boxes were the piece de resistance of our haunted maze.

There was one slight problem when finding these magnificent boxes. Getting them back to the garage on our bikes became a small adventure in itself. Read more...

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I'm a pretty lucky guy. Not because I have an awesome wife, wonderful kids and my dream job. But because I pick up and collect lucky pennies, nickles, dimes, quarters and bills.

I began my lucky adventure somewhere around 1997 and have been collecting ever since. I now have one milk bottle full of lucky money and I'm beginning my second. I'm gathering up all of my luck for that one day when I'm really going to need it. When will it be? For what? Why? Who knows.

I'll keep picking up those lucky coins that most other people pass by and one of these days I'll put them to good use. I encourage you to spend a little time looking at the ground and you might be surprised at how many lucky coins you can find. I wish you all the best and good luck!

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Way back in the 70's the coolest thing about a phone was getting an extension for the coil cord connecting the hand receiver to the phone. Having that extension would allow you to walk all the way into the next room without having to carry the phone. Wow! What technology.

That wasn't the only cool thing to come along in the 70's in the way of telephone advancement. Remember when rotary phones were old school and the new technology was push buttons!! We were so advanced it wasn't even funny. And to think we didn't even know that slim line phones with push buttons on the receiver were just around the corner.

Fast forward to 2008 and the phone has evolved into the cell phone which has evolved into the most important piece of electronics in the modern world. You may be laughing and saying to yourself that the computer is the most important piece of electronics in the world today. Well, as all iPhones owners know, the iPhone is a computer!

The Tuckers should be known as the iFamily. At last count we had 10 iPods and 4 iPhones. We are definitely Apple Geeks and own four Mac computers.

The iPhone is the coolest piece of technology ever invented. It's a calendar, an address book, a camera, a photo album, a MP3 player, a video player, a text messenger, an email system, a weather forecaster, a calculator, a GPS system, an electronic map, an answering machine, a clock, an alarm, a stop watch, a notepad, an Internet browser and a phone! But that's not all! With the latest software, the iPhone has become thousands of more applications.

My newest favorite application, shown on my new iPhone in a photo taken by my old iPhone, is called iChoose. Have you been driving around trying to decide on where to eat? Can't decide if you should buy something or not? Are the kids unable to settle an argument?

iChoose solves all of those problems and more. Use the heads or tails coin or the yes/no button and instantly make life decisions that were once so hard to make. With the touch of your finger watch as the coin flips from heads to tails over and over again until it lands on the only probable choice. It is the ultimate decision maker, restaurant chooser, argument solver and all around fun application.

If you don't have iChoose get it for free. If you don't have an iPhone, call me, I have a slightly used 40 foot coil extension cord available for your handheld receiver.

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I remember where I was when...

* The 1973 flood hit Enid
(Bailing water out of my great-grandma's basement on Johnson Street in Enid. She was kidsitting my sister and I when my mom went bowling.)
* I heard that Elvis had died
(Living on Broadway Street in Enid. My moms best friend called and told me to tell her that he had died.)
* President Reagan was shot
(In my house on Grant Street in Enid after school. I was sitting on a stool flipping between the channels because we didn't have remote controls.)
* The space shuttle Challenger exploded
(In my college rent house on Broadway Street in Edmond. Stood in the kitchen and watched it over and over on a tiny little TV with my roommates.)
* The Edmond post office shooting occurred
(Driving down Edmond Road in Edmond only five blocks from where it was happening on my way home. Got home and heard the helicopters buzzing overhead.)
* The OJ verdict was read
(Home for lunch at my house on Cherokee Street in Enid screaming guilty, guilty, guilty!)
* The OKC Murrah Building exploded
(In my office at Evans in Enid. Lillian Evans called and said there had been some type of explosion in downtown OKC.)
* The May 3rd F5 tornado hit OKC
(In my Honda Prelude with my wife driving right behind it as it lifted and left Del City/Midwest City.)
* I was told my Grandma had died
(At a seafood restaurant in Santa Barbara while driving up Highway 1 with my wife and her brothers family.)
* 9/11 happened
(Watching Fox News at my house in Enid. Went to work thinking a small plane had accidentally crashed into the World Trade Center.)

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As long as I can remember, going all the way back to junior high school, I have had a "thing" on my forehead. The first decade or so I didn't think much about it and always wrote it off as a growth, wart or birthmark. I've always been asked what it is and never really knew what to tell people.

It's never really grown much or changed. It never hurts. And it has kinda become my mascot. I did get annoyed with it a few years back and took the Compound W to it. I almost had it gone, when what'ya know, it came right back. That's when I figured I wasn't dealing with any ordinary wart.

The other day, hot wife and I were shopping with a couple from our tennis crew. He's a doctor, she's a shopper. He looked over at me and without much emotion asked, "What's that on your forehead?" I answered with my standard, "I don't know, it's been there as long as I can remember. I think it might be some kind of wart." He very casually stated, "That's basal cell carcinoma. You need to have that removed."

Wow! Needless to say I was a bit flabbergasted. I asked what that meant exactly. He told me I had skin cancer but not to worry, I wasn't going to die. Thank goodness! I just started my own blog and I've got lots more to say!

I'm now going to schedule surgery and have my little friend removed. I'll most likely replace my "thing" with a scar but at age 46 (I think) I'm too old to really give a hoot.

So let this be a warning to all parents and kids. Wear some sunscreen and when you have a growth you're not sure about, go see a doctor. I'll keep you informed on how things go.

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I've often wondered if I'm an entrepreneur. As a kid growing up I never really thought about it because I had no idea what an entrepreneur really was. When I look back on the things my best buddy and I did I see that we had a hint of entrepreneurism all the while.

We both happened to be interested in magic and began doing magic shows in my garage in the sixth grade. We would charge a quarter a person and one time might have actually had five or six kids at one show. We eventually ventured into doing birthday parties and added a fun guitar/singing puppet show to the act. I did the puppets and he played guitar and sang. We did shows for our church (picture above) and other interested places.

We also had Kool-Aid stands, raked leaves, pulled weeds, cleaned garages and many of the other kidpreneur type businesses. We even put together a haunted garage every Halloween with a fun maze inside. We didn't charge money for that but it was quite an operation to put together.

As we got older we formed a garage band and became very famous for only playing in the garage. Again, it was not a money making venture but did teach us about buying equipment, organizing schedules and working together.

It was around this time, which was high school, that I began to doodle cartoons. When I went off to college I was doodling enough that I began to do small cartoon and logo projects. I also designed and had my first line of greeting cards printed, which I sold mainly to friends and relatives.

Once I started freelancing I never stopped. Even with full time jobs out of college I always looked for freelance projects on the side. Because of the portfolio and knowledge I was able to gain I eventually turned my freelancing into self-employment.

Self-employment freed me from working 8 to 5 but if I wasn't working money wasn't being created. That's when I turned to the Internet looking to become an entrepreneur.

As of today I am all three. I am self-employed as a freelance cartoonist. I earn half of my income from cartooning, web design, graphic design and a few other side things. I earn the other half as an entrepreneur. I have created a group of web sites that generate money whether I am in my studio or on vacation. I have also created a small greeting card company that sells itself online.

My goal is to eventually drop the freelancing all together because of deadlines, collecting money headaches and dealing with complicated clients. I will then be a 100% entrepreneur running multiple money making web sites and a growing greeting card business that will one day have a large number of employees.

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When you think back on all of the cars that you've owned over the years do you have a favorite? Do you remember your first car?

My first car was my grandmas white 1957 Chevy Belair. It was made of good old fashioned steel, had four doors, blinds in the back window and a trunk big enough to sneak four people into the drive in movie. The car was a tank.

A few of my other vehicles were Jeep CJ7's. I owned a hard top and a soft top. These had to be the funnest vehicles I drove.

Then there was that one special car. The one you always remember. The car of all cars that you owned. Mine was the 1974 Millie Miglia Red, convertible, Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. What a sweet car. Many people called it my mid life crisis.

This was the car I drove when I met and married my hot wife. We had a great time cruising and wish we could have kept the car. When I began commuting 85 miles from one town to another I sold it to save some money on gas.

Let me know your favorite set of wheels.

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Okay, is anyone else thinking some of these Olympic sports are a little weird? Women's BMX? Are they for real? GIRLS don't ride BMX bikes!!

How is equestrian an Olympic sport? It's a horse. Jumping. Now, if the horse were on the rider and he had to carry the horse over the jumps, that would be a real sport.

What about trampoline? Sure there's a bunch of twisting and flipping but is it sporty? What if they combined trampoline with dodge ball like we did as kids? One guy on each side of the trampoline trying to bean the jumper. Talk about doing flips and twists! That was a man's sport.

Synchronized diving? Was one person diving not boring enough? I think I would rather they go all the way to team diving. Think about this... 15 guys stacked 5 high on each others backs. The team captain runs at them from behind and knocks the pyramid off the platform. The divers all have to do a flip and land at the same time. Think about it.

Rhythmic gymnastics? Shouldn't these gals be at Cirque Du Soleil? Now what if they combined this "sport" with knife throwing instead of ring and ribbon throwing. Talk about ratings through the roof.

How can you have beach volleyball but not have hacky sack?

Shooting? I thought the point of having extra security was to prevent shooting.

If they are going to come up with such wacky Olympic sports I'd like to suggest my own list.

1. Underwater Croquet - need I say more?
2. Hide and Go Seek Marathon - free to hide anywhere in the host city
3. Synchronized Bowling - judged on style and exact number of pins knocked down
4. Marco Water Polo - all players are blind folded
5. Rhythmic Tetherball - each player must hoola hoop while playing
6. Unicycle Pursuit - what a great Velodrome sport
7. Potato Peeling - this is just to help prepare lunch for everyone
8. Beach Golf - every shot is a sand trap!
9. 1000km Crawl - slower than the walk but more entertaining
10. Exhaustathon - each player must do every sport

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While on vacation in Orlando this year I met with a fairly famous cartoon character. We hit it off fairly well since I create cartoon characters and he is one. We compared goofy looking shoes and of coarse he was in awe of my really cool sneakers. I of course wanted a pair of those chic red pants with white buttons.

After exchanging contact information we parted ways. He went back to his fantasy land and I made my way back to mine. I'm still looking for my "mouse that started it all". Could it be as simple as a cute little berry? A ChuckleBerry... take a sneak peek.

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While on a recent visit to Vegas, my hot wife stumbled upon an art gallery that had some fantastic art she knew I would love. We later returned to the gallery and it was filled with these very large paintings of the entire Peanuts gang. Some of the paintings were as big as the walls.

We fell in love with this painting called "Mon Ami", meaning "my friend" in French. It reminded us of us. Me, in my beach gear, my hot wife cuddling up close to me. We actually almost bought a lithograph but realized it would have rivaled the cost of our entire trip. Alas, I am only left with this photo they kindly allowed me to take.

If you're ever looking to buy me a surprise gift... (hint, hint, nudge, nudge)

The artist of these great cartoon paintings is Tom Everhart. Visit his site and read his story...
Tom Everhart
Jack Gallery

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I LOVE the Olympics! If you missed the swimming 4 x 100m freestyle relay on Sunday night you may have missed one of the most spectacular races in history. The men's American relay team came up with a gold medal victory that had the United States of America jumping and screaming at their TV sets.

I sat quietly as the underdog USA team fell behind the French and was resolved that the Americans would pick up the silver medal. The French had been talking smack and bragged that they would "smash" the US team. For much of the race it looked as though that might have been the case. And then, with only 40 meters left, I noticed that Cullen Jones was drafting off of the trash talking Frenchman. He began to slowly move up and my right leg started to shake back and forth. As he got closer both legs started shaking back and forth as I was trying to add my energy to his miracle comeback.

With only 10 meters left my legs were pumping, my arms were pumping and I was beginning to believe. I gave all of the momentum that I could give from the other side of the world. And you know what... it worked!! I helped the US win the gold medal! I could hear my wife and daughters screaming from the other room. Even though I had just witnessed it, I couldn't believe we, America, had come back and won the race. The first thing out of my mouth was, "Take that French Fry!".

Thank you, thank you, thank you. If I never see another Olympic event again it won't matter. That was the coolest race I've ever seen and I can go to bed knowing the the United States of America just kicked the World's ass.

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Okay, my nice, happy, sunny day abruptly came to an end today when a police officer used his valuable crime fighting time to pull me over and give me a ticket. Was I doing 90 in a 35? Was I jumping the curb running over people? Was I texting on my cell phone? Nope.

Could he have been stopping a drug deal? Could he have been ticketing people for running stop signs? Could he have been doing something to serve our community? Yep.

Instead, what was he doing? He was pulling me over for the crime of the century... not wearing my seat belt!! Oh Golly Gee, the humanity! The disgust! The tragedy! The end of the world is upon us! Me, alone, driving in a 25 mile an hour zone did not have my seat belt on. Are you freaking kidding me!!!!

The imbeciles that passed this law need to be shot. Okay, let me get this straight. Illegal for me, alone, my own free will, to drive without a seat belt. BUT! A parent can drive a car with a child in the car and smoke. Hummm? People can smoke in car, with child, but cannot drive without seatbelt. Hummm?

Alright nut jobs, explain that one to me. You goof's say, oh it saves money on medical bills we all have to pay, but guess what? I HAVE INSURANCE! Let's see, more people die from smoking but it is good, less people die from lack of seat belt but it is bad.

You people that are for seat belt laws, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH! I said BLAH, BLAH, BLAH BLAH BLAH. Okay, it's safer to use a seat belt. I AGREE! But it also safer not to fly, not to ride roller coasters, not to scuba dive, not to ride without hands, not to skateboard without knee pads, but damn it, it's my free will if I want to do those things. Accidents happen!!! Get over it. IT'S MY CHOICE NOT YOURS!

If you disagree with me you are wrong. There is no argument that makes it alright for you to pass a law that makes a grown adult do something that has no affect on other drivers. I will continue to drive in town without a seat belt and when pulled over pay my $20 fine. More out of spite than anything else.

So, I guess I'm off to the window tinter to see about tinting my windows which should keep nosy cops from seeing whether I have my seat belt on or not.

My rant is now over.

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Although I love to get out and enjoy the fresh air and the hit the ball on the golf course, I have never had the time to devote much attention to the sport. Getting serious about golf in your mid 40's can be very challenging, especially when all of the people you know have been playing regularly for many years.

My advice to any young person is to take up golf as early as possible. It is a sport that you can play long into your later years and it is a very social game. Many business deals take place on the golf course and many negotiations are concluded after 18 holes.

The first few times I actually remember even being on a golf course were in 1982 at my Junior College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. There were no greens, no fairways and we pretty much were there to empty a few beer cans. Those were the days of Caddy Shack which might explain my fine golfing attire.

Here are a few shots from my buddy Kyle Shirm (Photographer Extraordinaire). These may very well be documented proof of the first time I ever played golf... enjoy!

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When asked what I thought about going to an up coming concert I answered with my typical "swell". In a text message, sexy wife's friend thought my response was humorous and called me totally vintage.

I guess I am totally vintage if not down right retro. I wear my Chuck Taylors with white tee and have become very comfortable wearing wool sweater vests.

I collect pedal car memorabilia and dream of a day when I can be riding a long board on the waves of Hawaii. I happen to think the first few seasons of Happy Days were very cool and I own a vintage Sea Green American Stratocaster. I like the old Corvette better than the new and still catch reruns of Leave it to Beaver. I still think Adam West was the grooviest Batman and George Reeves was a cool Superman.

All in all if you asked me if I would liked to have grown up in the 50's, I would probably have to say that would have been pretty "swell".

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I don't want to sway or influence my daughters into believing a certain political view. I think each young person will know which party politics they most adhere to and which issues are most important to them. I also don't want anyone to read this post and get turned off because they do not agree with my politics. They are what they are.

With that said, I do want my girls to know what I believe in and how I view American politics.

I am a registered Republican and have been since I could vote. I've voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since I could vote. I did vote for a Democratic governor in Oklahoma in our last election. I think Jimmy Carter was the worst president in my lifetime and Ronald Reagan was the best.

I'm a soft core conservative. I believe in less government, less hand outs, much lower taxes, the right to own a gun and I feel abortion should not be used as birth control. I believe in a strong military and the right to destroy any enemy that indicates they mean to do any American harm.

I do not believe humans can control the temperature of the earth, thus global warming is caused by natural occurrences and is now being used by Liberals to sway elections. I believe in the death penalty and do not care if the criminal suffers during the execution.

I believe people should take more responsibility for themselves and if they can't, churches and communities should do more to help. I do not believe the rich should pay 1% more in taxes than anyone else in this country and I believe every person should pay some sort of tax. I believe social security is broken and should be eliminated. The health care system is also broken. Independent companies need to create fair health care services that will put the large, unethical providers out of business.

I believe no individual should be discriminated against but do not believe minority groups should be able to set agendas effecting the majority of Americans. I would rather pass a pot smoker on the road than a drunk. I believe illegals should be stopped from entering our country and the ones that are here already should be given a short time period to learn English, fill out an application for citizenship and pay a fine for entering our country illegally. If they do not, they should be deported immediately. I believe English should be the official language of the United States and anyone serving the public should know how to speak it.

I believe most politicians will bend the truth, change their stances and hide the facts to get themselves elected. I believe government is so big it cannot even control itself. I believe the tax system sucks and there should be a national sales tax.

In the 2008 election I do not have a candidate I would do back flips for. I absolutely do not "get" the whole Obama thing. He's a great, young, articulate speaker but he has no experience or history to base his ideas of change on. I would not hire him to be the CEO of my Fortune 500 company, would not pick him as the troop leader of my Boy Scout pack, would not choose him to speak at an entrepreneurial convention and do not feel he has a solid plan that will be able to change one thing in Washington. Every politician says they are going to change government and then fours years later the next guy is saying how bad the last guy was and now he's going to change everything. Not much ever changes, nor will it, until there is a huge change in the governmental process.

I think McCain can do a better job but I know there are better candidates out there. I think he is a war hero and I trust his insights into protecting our nation. I think McCain has the most experience to deal with world situations and will not hesitate to protect our country if needed.

Ideally I think average citizens should be able to run for office and should serve one or two terms and then go back to the private sector. Ironically I think that is what our fore fathers had in mind. Rich, life long politicians have ruined government and divided the country into red and blue states.

Anyway, those are my political views on things. Nothing is set in stone and I am always open to new ideas.

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Being the hip dad that I am I thought I would post my iPod play list as of July 2008. Also being a techno geek, Internet guru of sorts, I have a fine collection of iPods. I believe there are 10 iPods in our house at the moment.

Some of these tunes might surprise a few of you knowing that I am a 70's rock fan and ex-rocker. There's a story behind most all of the songs on this list. This is by no means a list of my favorite songs, just what is on my iPod at the moment. But each one reminds of a time period in my life, an event or just a feeling I get when I hear the song. Soooo, that being said, here are my top tunes 'o the day...

1. Love You 'Till the End - The Pogues
2. Time of Your Life - Greenday
3. Against All Odds - Phil Collins
4. Jurassic Park Theme - John Williams
5. One Headlight - Wallflowers
6. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
7. I Melt With You - SUGARCULT
8. General Attitude - Collective Soul
9. Sweet Child Of Mine - Sheryl Crow
10. If You Leave - OMD
11. I Was Wrong - Social Distortion
12. The Wake-Up Bomb - R.E.M.
13. You Are The Music In Me (Sharpay Version) - High School Musical Cast
14. I Will Survive - Cake
15. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
16. Shame on You - Indigo Girls
17. More Time - Needtobreathe
18. U + Ur Hand - P!nk
19. Soak Up The Sun - Sheryl Crow
20. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
21. Happy Days Theme - TV 70's & 80's
22. I melt for you - Modern English
23. December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!) - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
24. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
25. Don't Listen to the Radio - The Vines
26. Feeling That Way - Journey
27. Who Knew - P!nk
28. Goodbye Girl - David Gates
29. Come Clean - Hilary Duff
30. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
31. Hey Ya! - OutKast
32. Love Me Like You - The Magic Numbers
33. Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
34. Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
35. Suspicious Minds - Dwight Yoakum
36. Thank You for Being a Friend - Andrew Gold
37. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
38. Take Your Mama - Scissor Sisters
39. Keep Pushin' - REO Speedwagon
40. Fox On The Run - Sweet
41. Our Lives - The Calling
42. We Will Rock You - Queen
43. Girlfriend - Mathew Sweet
44. Panama - Van Halen
45. If I Ever Leave This World Alive - Flogging Molly
46. Shake It - Metro Station
47. Last Train Home - Ryan Star
48. Hollywood - Collective Soul
49. Laid - James
50. Welcome to My Life - Simple Plan

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There are many days I wonder why I'm always running behind and why I don't feel like I get anything accomplished. I'm going to log one day in the life of a stay-at-home dad and Internet guy and show you how difficult it can be working from home. (Both of my daughters are at home because it is summer)

Monday, June 30, 2008
8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Phone rings. My Mom Granny, my assistant webmaster called. She says the emails she is sending are getting rejected by my server. My youngest daughter wants me to tie a bow in her ribbon. I try to send myself an email and it does not work. I spend 10 minutes filling out tickets to find out why that email is not working.

Start reading the emails that are coming through. Bandwidth is running out on one of my sites. Go up bandwidth limit. Oldest daughter wants me to move step stairs so she can play with doll house. Another email says one clients inbox is full. I go online to up his limit so he can get his email. Both daughters ask me to get batteries for Cinderella Barbie Pumpkin Carriage.

Finish reading emails. Freelance client needs to get paid. Go to PayPal and pay client. One hour gone - money making work accomplished = 0.

9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Finally got to work on a sketch. Finished it and emailed proof to client. Started next sketch. Updated a few blogs real quick. Youngest daughter hungry, wants a snack. Work accomplished = .75 hours!!

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Got the girls a snack. I ate a few peanuts. Answered a few emails. Worked on another sketch. Email now fixed. Sent another proof. Talked to girls about getting ready. Searched for character ideas online. Work accomplished = .75 hours!!

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Worked on logos. Searched for ideas online. Answered an email. Ignored a phone call, no message. Had the girls brush hair and finish getting ready. Work accomplished = .75 hours!

12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Left the house. The girls and I ran to the post office. Checked PO Box. Deposited checks at the bank. Stopped for lunch. Groovy Mom joined us for lunch.

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Back to the home office about 1:15. My Mom Granny dropped off some stuff for a blog. Girls fought over the computer and got kicked out of the studio. Worked on late designs. My Mom Granny called with a question on blog labels. Work accomplished = .75 hours.

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Worked on a few assorted logos. Girls popped in and out to ask questions. Actually got 1 hour of work done.

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Got the girls a snack. Answered a few more emails. Sent another proof. Checked some stats online. Money making work accomplished = .5 hours.

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Changed clothes. Had the girls change. Answered a few quotes. Had to wake youngest daughter up. Took girls for swimming lessons at 4:30. Hit tennis balls while waiting. No work accomplished.

5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Out of the studio.

9 p.m. - 12 p.m.
Surfed the web for information and material. Answered emails. Watched TV while surfing. Put the girls to bed. Inked a logo. Left comments on a few blogs. Checked stats. Headed for bed after midnight. Money making work accomplished = 2.5 hours.

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What in the heck is a personal brand image and why do you need one?


Don King has his hair, Superman has his cape, Linus has his blanket, Dolly has her big... voice, Teller has his silence, Elton John has his glasses. Each of these individuals stand out from the crowd because of a brand image. There is something about them that you remember! Do you have a brand image, a style of your own, or are you just part of the crowd? Would anyone remember you if they only met you for a moment?

What is my brand image? My brand image is my casual style and my really cool sneakers. I've begun a campaign of wearing old school Converse sneakers everywhere I go. I'm even using my sneaks in all of my website headers.

I'm trying to establish a brand that will be easily and quickly recognized. I've taken to wearing sneakers and white tee's every chance I get. People know me as that sneaker wearing cartoonist.

I gave a talk the other day to about 40 sixth graders. I was speaking about how I was able to start my own business and work from home. I wore shorts, a white tee covered by a Polo sweater vest and my trademark sneakers. I had almost as many comments about my sneakers as I did about my cartooning and Internet businesses.

Stand out from the crowd and you will be remembered. Your brand does not even have to be physical. Your brand could be that you give the fastest service with a smile or you do the best job and always throw in a bonus. Those type of things can become your brand if you stick to them and people know they can rely on them.

Find your brand and you'll be on your way to rising above the crowd. I'll try to do a future post on great personal branding examples. That's all for now! It's lunch time and my girls want their McDonalds! Talk about a company that knows a bit about branding.

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I just watched The Bucket List, a movie about creating a list of things you would like to accomplish before you pass on. I got to thinking about the things I have already crossed off my bucket list...

1. Had beautiful healthy children
2. Happily married after ten years
3. Created multiple businesses
4. Went to Disney World
5. Owned a convertible Corvette
6. Bought a house, actually several
7. Had a cartoon nationally published
8. Wrote a song & performed it
9. Learned to play the guitar
10. Bench pressed 300 lbs.
11. Saw the Olympics live
12. Purchased a Fender Strat
13. Rode a camel, in Turkey
14. Toured Graceland
15. Lived in a foreign country
16. Cruised Highway 1 in California
17. Watched Tiger Woods win the PGA
18. Walked the entire Las Vegas Strip
19. more to come...

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Everyone that knows me knows that my favorite color is green. It's not just a passing thought either. I will actually make choices based on colors and will almost always choose green over any other color. I may have even owned the largest green hat collection in the world at one time. My girls know that my favorite color is green and love to make me things colored in green.

Living in a state with no major sports teams in any sport I was never one to follow sports teams other than an occasional following of the Dallas Cowboys. That was until the day, in the early 80's, I discovered Boston Celtic basketball, Larry Bird and the parquet floor. From that moment I was hooked and began to bleed Celtic green.

The rivalry between the Celtics and the Lakers in the mid-80's had to be the best series of all time. Bird against Magic was magic. It's the only series I'd trade my Sea Green Stratocaster to see. I thought those days were gone forever...

Fast forward to 2008 and I'm bleeding Celtic green again!! The green team is up by 36 over the arch rival Lakers in game six as I'm posting this. My girls are asleep and completely unaware of the Celtic magic that has reappeared after all these years. My veins are filled with that Celtic magic once more and tomorrow I will awake, put on my sneakers, find my loudest green shirt and smile.

Thank you Boston, thank you.

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The thing about growing up without a dad at an early age is that it's kinda like growing up without an uncle you never met. You hear stories about him and wonder what he might be like but you realize he's not a part of your life and you easily forget that he might have once been a part of your childhood.

When my parents divorced in the mid 60's, they divorced. My dad high tailed it out of town and I have not seen nor heard from him since I was about five or six. I was just young enough to not have really relied on him for many things and was not old enough to have a multitude of memories. My dad has always been that guy in the pictures that was once married to my mom. A sad way of looking at it for some but a mundane reality for others.

Growing up without a dad had its ups and downs. Every one of my friends growing up had a dad and as far as I knew all had pretty great marriages. The funny things was, as much time as I spent with many of my friends, I really never saw their dads that often. Most dads were off working during the day and then seemed to disappear at night. None of my friends dads coached the baseball team, were Boy Scout leaders or spent time playing outdoor games with us. So I never really felt like I was missing out on anything.

I do think I would have pursued sports a little more had I grown up with a dad. Especially one that might have coached me and could have built up a my confidence a bit. I never saw myself as a good athlete growing up and I actually never really was that interested in watching sports. Looking back now I know I could have been good at one sport or another but I just never gave it much effort.

As weird as this might sound I actually ended up with two dads rather than one. My mom did a great job of filling in for that fatherly role. She signed me up for baseball and came to my games, she had me in scouts and helped me earn my badges and she encouraged me to pursue the things I was interested in. My mom did a great job of showing me how to make my way on my own. She always worked two jobs, without complaining, and first showed me that entrepreneurial spirit that I finally harvested in my adult years. I never realized it in all of the years that she ran her craft business but my mom was a business owner. She worked hard, managed her business and turned out a quality product.

My second dad... read more

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Are you wondering how a sneaker wearing dad gets to stay home and watch his two really cool daughters? In case anyone is curious I want you to know that anyone can make money online working from home because I've done it!

Here are many of the money making ventures I have created online...

1. I created and run a custom cartoon logo design web site. I create funny cartoon logos for clients worldwide. Visit The Curtoons Cartoon Company & eCartoonLogos.
2. I own a graphic design studio in my hometown. I create logos, brochures, web sites and design ads, radio spots and TV commercials. Visit Shaggy Duck Studios.
3. I design and sell my own line of funny paper greeting cards. My cards can be purchased retail or wholesale. Visit ChuckleBerry's Paper Card Company and Wholesale Paper Cards.
4. I design content rich web sites, directories and blogs. I sell advertising on these web sites and also display Google ads and affiliate links. I now have between 50-80 running or near running sites. Visit Baby Dog Names, Zoinkies! and The Classic Baby Store for an example.
5. I create and sell my own collection of cartoon clipart. Visit Free Clip Art Pics.
6. I own the rights to a wide variety of cartoon characters which I license to interested partners. I also sell merchandise from these characters. Visit Cartoon License and WeinerDuck.
7. I sell royalty free cartoon characters and retain the rights to each of them. Visit Life's A Character.
8. I run and update a few fun and informative niche web site/blogs. Visit this site Curtis Tucker, Enid Buzz and Make Life Happy.
9. I also host web sites, build them and update them for outside clients. Here is an example of one of those simple sites - Inboard Helmet Lights.
10. There are also a few more random ways that I make small amounts of income including a few Cafe Press stores, selling greeting card racks (drop shipping) and thinking up fun brand names.
11. Watch for a new eCard website soon!

Thanks for reading. Stay in touch and I'll be providing tips from time to time on how ANYONE can make money online and can get to stay at home just like me!

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There are so many cool memories from the 70's. I am going to list what sticks out in my mind the most and the things that influenced me the most. This list may grow as time goes by. This is not a list of everything from the 70's, only the things that had an impact on me, that sneaker wearing kid who grew up in the 70's. Enjoy!

1. My most favorite Farrah Faucet poster
2. Charlies Angels of course
3. Bell bottoms with sneakers, tattered
4. The Gong Show! Gene, Gene...
5. Land of the Lost & the Sleestack
6. Billy Don't Be A Hero - Song
7. The Night Chicago Died - Song
8. CB radios and Convoy Song
9. The Warriors Movie
10. Phantasm Movie
11. Asteroids Game
12. Monty Python & The Goodies
13. Sonny and Cher
14. Klackers
15. Only four TV stations
16. TV antennas
17. No remote controls
18. Saturday morning Bugs Bunny
19. Davey and Goliath and Jot
20. Vacation Bible School
21. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
22. Saturday Night Live
23. Midnight Special
24. The Banana Splits
Read more of my 70's influences...

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"I never had any friends later on, like the ones I had when I was twelve... Jesus.... does anyone?" - Stand By Me

That line from the movie Stand By Me is a perfect reflection of me at age twelve. It was 1975 and I was in sixth grade. That was the year that I met my best friend. He's on the front row, far left, I'm third from the right with those really cool pants on.

Being twelve in a small town in 1975 was golden. We were just old enough to ride bikes all over town by ourselves and just young enough to not need a job or any heavy responsibilities. Our parents didn't worry about abductions and we were free to roam from neighborhood to neighborhood.

That year in school we had a really great teacher and our core gang was made up of five guys, two ten year olds and and three twelve year olds. All of us lived right on Broadway street with me living the furthest west. Our school, also on Broadway, was an old brick two story structure named after President McKinley. At that time, pre-political correctness, we were known as the McKinley Bombers. Read more...

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