Bob McCarty Writes

Uncle Jay says you can stare at goats, or at a dead singer’s movie, or at a health care bill that’s ready for its close-up. Any way you slice it, the news is pretty much a constant paranormal activity.  Still, Uncle Jay explains it all in this week’s edition of Uncle Jay Explains the News.
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Congrats to David Donar, the editorial cartoonist who designed the cartoon featured in the header of this blog and is often featured in BMW posts.  His drawing of “Hulk Mouse” was featured today in a Wall Street Journal article (Spider Mouse? Marvel/Disney Mash-Ups for True Believers) about Disney’s offer to buy Marvel Comics.  See more [...]

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From the “I DON’T LISTEN TO HOLLYWOOD!” department: Believe it or not, ABC television is prepping to air pilots for two new television comedies based upon “recent Wall Street carnage and the sad toll it’s taken on that once-mighty warrior, the investment banker.”
The sad toll it’s taken on that once-mighty warrior, the investment banker?  That’s [...]

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Being a middle-aged man, I think about end-of-life things more often than I once did and it shows up in this blog. Last week, I stumbled upon a way to realize funeral cost savings of $900 by purchasing simple wooden caskets. Today, I stumbled upon a BRANDWEEK article highlighting how some people — including [...]

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You’ve probably seen his work in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia and Song of the South as well as Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and Lady and the Tramp. In addition, you’ve likely seen his inspired animation and directorial contributions to Sleeping Beauty, Sword in the Stone, Mary Poppins and [...]

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