Tag: Bearman

  • Hands Down the Pants

    Man with Hand Down Pants Cartoon

    I am not really sure what it is but I have noticed over the last several years that when sitting on the couch watching TV, I have been prone to putting a hand down the front of my pants.  Not all the way mind you (or touching the package) but just enough that the palm is on the lower stomach and the fingers are in the waist band.  I find it a very comfortable position.  And this is completely separate than stratching.  No scratching involved.  My wife rags on me for it and thinks it is hilarious. 

    So is this some right of passage that all men go through as they age?  Will I have the tendency to some day have an entire arm down my pants?  Fess up gentlemen.  Do you too find comfort in this position?  Ladies…thoughts?  I would ask if I am “nuts” but that might not be appropriate.

  • Guest Cartoon: Nate Fakes

    Guest Cartoon: Nate Fakes

    Today’s guest cartoon comes from the one and only Nate Fakes of Break of Day Comic (please forgive him that he decided to post his comic on go comics which always tries to do pop ups) and of Nate’s Ramblings.

    Now I asked Nate where he got the notion that Bearman had so much gray hair and his reply was that he blew up my avatar and my shading looked like it was actually gray hair.  This looks like a normal weekend in my neighborhood though.

    BTW, if you love Break of Day but don’t want to “subscribe” to comment, do what I do and follow Break of Day on Facebook and comment there.

    Thanks Nate!

  • Things to know when visiting Costa Rica

    Sites of Costa Rica Cartoon

    Normally, when I take a well deserved break from cartooning for a few weeks, I kick my heels up at home and just take a mental break from blogging/internet.  But this Christmas, we went away on a trip to Costa Rica.  I have been to Belize and Mexico but never had any intestinal issues before.  Even in Costa Rica, I kept with the experts advice to only drink the water at the hotels or bottled water.  And yet I spent more time in the bathroom than I have in the last six months combined.

    But it didn’t keep me from seeing the incredible sites of Costa Rica and experiencing the extremely genuinely nice people of that country.  The only thing I missed out on doing was the zip line tour.  I didn’t want to have to crap on people from the trees as I swung by…even though I saw a few monkeys do it.

    So for anyone preparing a trip to Costa Rica, I offer you the ten things I learned that I didn’t know about this wonderful country before I went.

    1. They disbanded their army in 1948
    2. More so than other Central American countries, Costa Ricans are mostly of  European descent.   Some sites claim that disease brought by the Spanish settlers killed off much of the indigenous population.
    3. Costa Rican woman have a high self-esteem.  Which was explained to us by a guide as we passed a large woman, who may or may not have recently given birth, wearing a bikini.
    4. Even in the dry season it rains (a lot).
    5. You can find souvenir vendors all over the place but what they don’t sell but need to are battery operated fans and sweat towels.
    6. Bob Marley must have been Costa Rican and NOT Jamaican (as evidenced by the number of Marley beach towels and tshirts for sale everywhere.
    7. For a country that prides itself on tourism, it doesn’t take much pride in completing roads to get you anywhere.  If you are lucky you get a two lane paved road.  I saw one road construction worker the entire time I was there, and he was on his lunch break.
    8. If you are on a antacid like Nexium, Prilosac, etc., you may be more prone to intestinal issues as the reduced acid in your stomach allows the bacteria to take hold in your stomach.
    9. Due to issues with processing toilet paper in water treatment facilities, most public restrooms have a garbage can next to the toilet for you to deposit your used TP.  I thought it was surprising that it didn’t smell.  My wife said several of the women’s restrooms did.  I think men are more courteous and wrap their poopy TP nicer than the women.
    10. Given the previous two points, it seems only fitting that they named their currency the COLON.

  • Guest Cartoon: EQ Comics

    Hey I have a guest cartoon for Dan Long at EQComics.  Go check it out NOW!

  • Guest Cartoon: Aidan Casserly

    Bearman Guest Cartoon: Aidan Casserly

    Today’s guest cartoon comes from the multi-talented Aidan Casserly of Scapula fame.   I have a short attention span so I tend to shy away from comics with extended story lines.  But Aidan keeps the humor going in each weekly strip and his artwork is amazing so he has me hooked.

    I don’t know why The Bearman doesn’t take hold.  Maybe in a future story, Aidan can write how all this rejection turns him bad (or good).

    Last up is George Ford of Addanac City on Sunday.

    Missed a Guest Cartoon?  Here are the Links:

    – MJ Cartoonist
    – Roland Perez
    – Tony McGurk
    – Colleen Dick
    – Ken Drab
    – Frank Hansen

  • Editorial Cartoon: TSA Pat Downs (again)

    Editorial Cartoon: TSA Pat Down

    I actually drew this one last week but it got pushed back.  It is the second of my editorial cartoons on the TSA Pat Downs.   I got to wondering, as embarrassing as it is for passengers, how must a TSA agent feel to have to grope the smelly crotch of some dude who hasn’t bathed in over a week.

    And the results are in and almost 90% of you thought my latest TSA shirt design was appropriate so in honor of your votes, I present the following design available right now on the store on buttons, stickers, t-shirts etc.

    Stop Gate Rape Button

  • Editorial Cartoon: What if Prop 19 Passed?

    Editorial Cartoon on Prop 19 Marijuana California

    So Prop 19 in California FAILED at the ballot.  This was the ballot initiative that would have legalized and regulated marijuana in the state.  The idea being that decriminalizing it would bring in much needed tax revenue and decrease the prison burden.

    Young voters in California appeared to overwhelmingly support the measure, however, they must have been too high to actually go and vote on the issue.

  • Editorial Cartoon: Chili and Schmidt

    Bearman Cartoons - Surya Yalamanchili

    So right here in Southern Ohio, there is a former contestant on the Apprentice and former Brand Manager of Procter and Gamble, Surya Yalamanchili running for Congress against the incumbent Jean Schmidt.  Now I don’t have anything really against Schmidt but in her time in office, I can’t think of one thing she has done except lecture six year olds on abortion.

    Yalamanchili knows people might have trouble pronouncing his name so instead he goes by “Chili” and his website is VoteChili.com.  Now of course, I don’t agree with every stance on the issues  Surya makes but here is one thing that impresses me.  He has refused to accept any money from corporations or PACs (political action committees) in his bid for Congress.  So many politicians talk about “corruption” caused by corporate donations yet not one does anything about it…until now. 

    I also like the fact that just because he is a Democrat, he doesn’t seem to be the type to toe the party line.  In fact, in his debate with Schmidt he said “I’m on the side of the voters of the 2nd District…Both parties have failed America…It’s a system that’s corrupt.”

    Too much of the impasse in Washington is due to line drawing.  Wish you luck Chili (you’ll need it facing an opponent with 5x as much money and who is the incumbent)

  • Why Editorial Cartoons Have no Shelf Life

    So the above is a reason why Editorial Cartoonists can’t create a buffer of cartoons to keep on hand to post at a time when they have nothing else to post or are busy with real life.  I created this one right after the Cincinnati Reds won the National League Central Division and went to the playoffs for the first time in 15 years.

    Of course there was celebration of beer, champagne and cigars in the team’s clubhouse.  Well, the state of Ohio has a smoking ban for public places and it seems some concerned citizens felt it their duty to report this violation to the authorities.  Not a smoker, nor have I, but I thought this was just petty.  I bet they were Philly fans.

    Well after the highs of that week came the following week which led to this cartoon.

    The next weekend the Reds were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Bengals lost for the second week in a row to teams they were supposed to easily beat.

    I would have posted them on their dates but other news items seemed more relevant and noteworthy at the time so these kept getting pushed back.

    Now they seem somewhat dated.  So instead of creating cartoon buffers, I am left to post nothing if and when I ever get writer’s block.

  • Editorial Cartoon: Yonni Barrios – Wife and Mistress

    This ones for Nobbly.  Seems our friend Yonni Barrios had two women keeping vigil for him as he spent 70 days trapped in a mine in Chile along with 32 other miners.  His wife and his mistress of ten years.  Whoops.

    Supposedly his wife did NOT choose to meet him when he got out because he invited her and the mistress.  So this is the “lovely” mistress???