Dangerous Musings…

I was thumbing through a Far Side collection this evening, and I came across this cartoon. It's the one with Muhammad sitting in his house, you can see him in the window and everything, and there's a mountain outside ringing the doorbell. Get it? Of course you do.

The thing is, The Far Side was syndicated around the world, in hundreds of newspapers, back when everyone read newspapers, and as far as I know, nobody ever said "boo" about it, let alone riot in the street, attack an embassy, or declare a fatwa on Mr. Larson. Considering everything else he talked about in his behind–the–scenes book (http://www.amazon.com/PreHistory-Far-Side-Anniversary-Exhibit/dp/0836218515), I'm pretty sure he'd have mentioned it.

We got a look at the British covers to the first two Girl Genius novels today. Weird! Odd! We like them! Kaja spent several minutes rhapsodizing about them from a graphic design perspective. I have asked the publishers – Titan Books!– if we can give you guys a sneak peak, and if so, I will do so.

We heard about a nifty little project we'd like to throw a little love towards; it's a fundraiser to help install an irrigation system and clean water to a village in Kenya (http://www.stayclassy.org/fundraise?fcid=216785) by a charming young lady named Sydney Gray. I've never been to Africa, though I'd love to go someday. If only to see the lions and tigers (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/kenya/). However, at the moment, the continent is a bit of a dump. I firmly believe that projects like this, undertaken by people like Ms. Gray, will help change that.