Sometimes you just want a reality check. You call your Mom to make sure she still loves you, you taste a strawberry to make sure it’s still as sweet as ever. You glance at your fingers and toes to make sure they’re all still there. I guess that’s why I just stopped by Conservapedia, the allegedly “fair and balanced” alternative to Wikipedia. Sure enough, there is still not a single mention of the words “Iran” or “Contra” on the Ronald Reagan page.
All is right with the world.
Today’s random bit of wisdom from Conservapedia:
Recently there has been a push by liberals for “same-sex marriage” however this supposed form of “marriage” has no basis in scripture, common law, the constitution, biology, or American social tradition. Then again, interracial marriage was considered to be taboo 40 years ago.
I didn’t realize there was a basis for heterosexual marriage in biology. I suppose that would explain the abundance of “just married” signs on dog houses. It’s “Rex” and “Daisy,” not “Rex” and “Spot.”I also didn’t realize there was a “basis” for heterosexual marriage in particular in the U.S. Constitution. I really need to learn to read that document between the lines, since that’s where so many Americans seem to find support for their theories.
Woke up to find this in my inbox:
King Features has the sad duty to announce that Editor in Chief Jay Kennedy died yesterday in a drowning accident while on vacation in Costa Rica. We do not have the full details yet, but wanted to be in immediate communication with the cartooning community. We will notify you when funeral arrangements have been completed.
When I was just starting out, Jay was one of the big, important, untouchable editors who took the time to write me a personal rejection letter and to talk on the phone with me, give me pointers, and encourage me to keep trying. He was the head of the largest syndicate with the most iconic features (Popeye, etc.), but he took time out of his day to talk to people nobody had ever heard of before. And he was just the same in person. I first stood in the same room with him in 2003 at the San Francisco NCS convention. He introduced himself, told me was sad about being too late to get Candorville (he’d been out of town when I sent him the submission, and wrote to me about it a few days after I’d already signed with the Washington Post Writers Group). And then we just talked for a while. One of the nicest, most genuine pony-tail wearing guys I’ve ever met. What a loss.
