This was fun to do. Mercifully, I left out Meaford, unless you count the Bognor Bridge stuff. Trust me when I tell you, I could have easily put Meaford in. It could have had 9 and 10, but
When this appeared in the paper it got enlarged and cropped for some reason. the Headline disappeared. It wasn't really need so what the hey. Anyway, this is how the original looked.
Score one for the litte guys! In Owen Sound we have this wonderful little food shop on mani street. It's been around for awhile. It's name is Marketside. Seems like Wal-Mart (the giant) wants to get more into fresh, more locally grown produce... and I guess that's not a totally bad thing.... although, do they have to get into everything. Pretty soon they'll be selling cars, escort services, and weapons of mass destruction, too, I suppose. In any event they already have begun to use the name "Marketside" in the States, and they had plans to do the same in Canada. Well, it turns out that our local little shop contacted them and in a nutshell the whole matter was settled out of court and Wal-Mart backed down..... maybe they can call this department in their store "Market-Mart".... has a nice rap sound to it, don't you think?
This one was actually drawn in Oct. when the story first happened, but I'm glad to see it surfaced eventually in the newspaper. Maybe it's better this way. Serves as a reminder for procastinators like myself to actually get on this "Do-Not-Call-And-Bug-The-Hell-Of-Me" list.
Well, the newest mayor of Meaford is under attack. What else is new? Again, I don't really know what's going on in Meaford. I don't know if anyone does. But it seems like a never ending source of "issues" and it still is a pretty place. I have two wishes regarding Meaford: One is that I hope it gets everything straightened out soon and has a smoother ride... and two is that I wish I don't end up being its mayor. Now, in reality, there's no chance of the latter, but I do hope there is a chance for the former wish to happen. (Anyway, this cartoon also gets a little shot in at the recent Federal issues of P.M. Harper facing a coalition takeover... that I predict will not happen, just for the record.... cause it sounds too good to be true.
I'm pleased with the ghost effect drawing here. I'm not convinced about ghosts. But maybe there are.... there's interesting "evidence" out there. But if there are ghosts I think we should just leave them alone. It seems that, outside Hollywood films, all they really do, IF they are there, is just make a few noises and knock a few things over. I don't see any so-called reality ghost shows where ghosts are actually hurting real people. Hey, I make noise and am clumsy too, and most of the time I just want to be left alone. Keep this in mind should I ever turn into a ghost.
The one on the "Southgate Council Roundtable" got published. The other two are variations on the same topic. I don't know about you, but something strikes me as weird about this whole thing. Now I admit that I'm putting words into people's mouths just to poke fun at what is the main news story. Is 100% capacity a totally good thing? Should this be something private enterprise is involved in? Should we not, as a society, be trying to both reduce waste and recycle the waste we do produce? Or am I just wasting my breath? Oh well, Mother Nature recycles wasted breath... for free!
