http://www.kartooner.com Thoughts and observations from a quirky cartoonist and designer. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:20:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Neatorama.com recently linked to an article by Popular Mechanics about how Americans are out of touch with practical DIY skills. It would seem that many of us are losing the ability to actually perform DIY skills such as changing a tire, fixing the bathtub or installing a ceiling fan and yes, ... http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2008/09/16/practical-diy-on-the-decline/ It's no real secret to my family that out of every unsolved mystery/crime case in history, the one that I've become quietly obsessed with over the years is that of the "Zodiac Killer". Which is why when the media recently reported of a man revealing the actual Zodiac killer to be ... http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2008/08/31/zodiac/ To meet my cute quota for the month, there's nothing better than a video with my 4-year-old, head strong, toe-headed daughter named Zoe. For the sake of actually writing something and to experiment a bit with Flickr Video here's a short clip of my daughter, Zoe, practicing sign language with her ... http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2008/04/09/zoe-nina/ It's been several months since I've written on here, since August of last year in fact, which equals to roughly 5 years in Internet time. What have I been up to since I last mashed my fingers across the keyboard and published something of worth? Well, I was offered and accepted ... http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2008/03/10/refueling-the-engine/