While reading a recent issue of Mental Floss Magazine, I came across a way to prevent men from losing their hair that has supposedly been known to work since the time of Aristotle. CASTRATION. So for those men who say they will do anything to keep their hair, how far will you really go?
And for those already bald, sorry it is too late for this method to work.
So it seems that there have been some tensions lately at United States National Monuments. On one hand you have the government closing down monuments that are outdoors, like the World War II Memorial in Washington DC. At the same time many rangers who worked those sites have been furloughed along with other government employees. HOWEVER, at the same time they are using rangers at these monuments to put up barricades and block the public from accessing the sites.
I can understand the need to protect the monuments from vandalism, however how many rangers beyond those already there to prevent access are needed to allow visitors in even on a limited basis?
*** SPOILER ALERT – DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU PLAN ON WATCHING THE FINALE OF DEXTER ON SHOWTIME – SPOILER ALERT ***
So today’s cartoon is in honor of the series finale of one of my favorite shows – Dexter. For eight seasons on Showtime audiences have grown to love a serial killer with a code of ethics. As horrible as he may have been, the writers continuously pit Dexter against even worse baddies forcing you to root for Dexter each season. Of course nothing could ever top the fourth season and its finale starring John Lithgow as the Trinity Killer. If all you know of Lithgow is his work in Third Rock from the Sun, then you will be even more creeped out about his run as a malicious serial killer and father. So of course many fan sites are saying this was a weak season and quite a few are disappointed with the ending.
SERIOUSLY…THIS IS WHERE THE SPOILING BEGINS:
Some thought he should finally get the happiness he craved with Hannah, the first person to finally put something in Dexter’s heart beside his Dark Passenger. Others thought he should have killed himself as he boats off into the eye of the Hurricane. Many claim this was the weakest of all the seasons (I disagree as I think it was Season 6 with the exception of the last three episodes). This was no Trinity Killer with my heart racing through half the episodes but it had some definite strengths and a couple weaknesses but those were limited to two plot points.
First, Hannah is a wanted fugitive and knows that there are people actively looking for her. No hat, no haircut, no dye job? Dexter producers, Scott Buck and Sara Colleton have an explanation here in this Entertainment Weekly article but it still didn’t make sense for Dexter not to at least buy her a wig.
Second, if nothing else Dexter learned in the fourth season that his inaction has just as many consequences as his actions. Because he chose not to kill the Trinity Killer when he had the chance, it ultimately ended up in Rita being murdered. Fast forward to this season and the same situation was put in front of Dexter with the Brain Surgeon. Dexter’s inaction led to the Brain Surgeon ultimately being responsible for Deb’s death.
Outside of these points, the season did a good job of creating a sense of moving onward for many of the rest of the cast including Hannah finding out about Dexter’s “death” online while in Argentina. Though I have to admit I was waiting for Masuka’s daughter to do something really crazy.
In the end, Dexter realizes that the only way to keep from hurting the ones he loves is to avoid human contact and move to where his interaction with others is limited. So we see him in the final scene as a loner bearded lumberjack. My wish is that if they ever make the series into a musical, my cartoon will be an inspiration and it ends with Dexter singing the famous “I’m a Lumberjack” song by Monty Python.
The Wombie Wookiee is a mash up of Peter Marinacci’s Wombania comic characters and a Star Wars Wookiee (Chewbacca). It started when Peter sent me this background image of Canada. Don’t ask me what it is but I said one day I would do something with it. Then a week or so ago somewhere in the blogosphere, he and I were joking and he mentioned a Wombie Wookie. So of course I planned on doing it but before I could the illustrious Cha beat me to it.
Anyway here is my version. If you can’t read the Chocolate Bar he is holding it Says “Wookiee Wombie Bar – May the Chocolate Be With You.
And honestly I didn’t know you spelled “Wookiee” that way until I spell checked myself cuz I know all of you would be all over me.
So today’s cartoon was inspired by eating some imitation crab over the weekend, which of course made me wonder what fish tastes like crab. Well actually none. The primary ingredient is Alaska Pollock (which is also the primary type of fish used in many fast food restaurants “fish” entrees). Then it gets processed to hell with flavorings, colorings and other things I can’t explain. But in the end, it is tasty!!
Any crab (imitation or otherwise) lovers out there?
Seems Secretary of State John Kerry flubs on the mic almost as much as Vice President Joe Biden. But the difference is, Kerry might have stumbled into a way that forces the hand of the Obama administration thus preventing the U.S. involvement in Syria. More details at the NY Times article.
Many may remember the line used and abused by the right when Kerry said “I was for the war before I was against it” referring to Iraq. Now it looks like he may have to change his mind again as Russia tries to call his bluff.
Poor poor Miley Cyrus. She is just trying to do her best at the MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards) to prove on a grand stage how much of a BEARMANiac she is and the world makes fun of her. Sure I have some extreme fans but you shouldn’t treat them like they are on drugs or something.
See the performance here courtesy of MTV:
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Look at me posting three times in a week. Had a quick 30 minutes to pull this off but had to put my two cents in on Ben Affleck formerly known as half of Bennifer and now known as Batfleck being announced in the role of Batman in the next Superman movie. I have no issues with Ben as an actor and actually enjoyed him in Daredevil even though the critics and box office did not.. But with superhero roles being so rare, I kind of feel that if you had your chance as one, then someone else should get a turn.
You listening Ryan Reynolds? Any other actors you know played multiple heroes in different movies?
Just a quickie drawing. Seems Despicable Me minions are all the rage on social media the past few weeks. So of course I had to make a Bearmanion, or is it Bearminion?
Fun fact cartoon for the day. Did you know that Fidel Castro wanted to remove any signs of Capitalism when he took power of Cuba? So one of the first things he did was order all Monopoly Boards destroyed. In pretty much all communist countries even today, you would be hard pressed to find a Monopoly game anywhere.