Set to Sea 88

on March 20, 2007


The story so far…

We’ve had some exciting adventures the last couple days. Yesterday we ventured down a ravine on the north side of town, finding all sorts of lovely glades and nooks. All sorts of debris had washed down along the sides of the little creek – plenty of bricks, pipes, and bits of old buildings. We even found a muddy backpack, with somebody’s pulped-up books and personal knick-knacks. At one point, there was a very short drain tunnel big enough to fit us, so we crawled through and popped up in the middle of a field behind a school. At the end of the ravine there were a couple of railroad bridges, with some pretty excellent graffiti underneath. Some artiste-type had even executed a mosaic out of bits of broken mirror and spraypainted plywood. For dinner that night I made a sort of black bean stew, cornbread, and we tried frying up some plantain slices.

Today we took a long walk and enjoyed the hell out of some spring flowers and ended up at a Mexican restaurant called “La Estrella,” where we had a pretty excellent “7 Mares” soup and a whole grilled fish.

Tomorrow’s bottling day for the porter! Did I say the Kolsch came out excellent? Cause it did. I don’t know how “authentic” these beers are turning out, but they are very tasty to drink.

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Set to Sea 86

on March 13, 2007


The story so far…

Eleanor spent the last couple days making herself a new drawing desk out of two-by-fours and such. She’s been working in an armchair for the last couple months. I helped! I sawed at least five or six boards. We’ve both been getting excited by the possibilities of pegboard, which you can get really cheap at any hardware-type store.

Eleanor’s also been getting a lot of internet press recently. Hmm. Perhaps she must be stopped?

I’ve got a porter-type beer bubbling away in the bucket in the closet. I’m taking a wild stab in the dark at trying to somewhat recreate the Captain’s Porter from Moon River in Savannah. Hopefully it will be ready for tasting in time for Fluke!

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Wulf and Merl!

on March 9, 2007

Hey! You should check out this month’s “Disney Adventures” magazine, cause I’ve got a new monthly comic making its debut this issue. It’s called “Wulf and Merl.” It’s a classic, fantasy-type comic about these two kids who are each the youngest in a long line of famous ancestors; Wulf from a proud family of warriors, Merl from a family of great wizards. Only, neither one of them is doing a particularly great job of living up to their famous namesakes – all of Merl’s spells keep backfiring, and Wulf’s folks think he’s so puny they won’t even let him handle a sword. So of course they each decide to set out and prove themselves, in the usual manner: Slaying fearsome damsels, rescuing beautiful dragons in distress, the works.

Anyways, it should be on the shelves at a store near you – I usually see it on the magazine racks up at the checkout stands at most grocery stores, so you could even just flip through it while you’re waiting for the cashier. Or maybe you could actually buy a copy, and give it to a kid you know. Tell them to write to Disney Adventures about how great “Wulf and Merl” is, while you’re at it. Tell them you’ll beat them up if they don’t. You totally could. You’re way bigger than them.

This month’s installment is a two-pager – here’s the first panel:

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