First cartoon blog

As I mentioned in my inauguaral blog, there is more to me than I stated.  I hinted that soon I would post an illuminating blog that gave you all kinds of inside into the depths of my character.  I said, in so many words, I would allow you to get to know me.

This is not that blog.

I also said I liked cartooning, and one of the strips I do is called CK's Life:  Between the Meals.  I started a collection to publish (unofficially) with a brilliant introduction.  But I was stupid enough to save it in Publisher and I am on my laptop right now that cannot open Publisher.  I supposed I could find some open source software and get into it... but I have other tasks that take priority at the moment.  In other words, I'm feeling lazy.

But I see no reason why I can't share the first cartoon strip with you all, so check it out below.  I will periodically add more strips and if they are popular enough I may start a separate blog for them.

The first CK's Life:  Between the Meals cartoon strip ever.  Well, not ever.  I started the strip way back in high school but gave it up as college life became more hectic.  I restarted it in late 2009 and ripped off some of my earlier strips, but I sort of redid the actual strip to make it slightly more relevant to young adults.  Not that you'll find any deep thoughts coming out of the strip (and certainly not from CK, who is not the sharpest bulb in the shed... er... something like that), but I'm glad I ended up reviving and remaking it.  And yeah, this is a long caption.

Stay tuned for the history of CK's Life:  Between the Meals as well as more strips.  Feel free to comment, etc.  Just remember that if you don't have anything nice to say... it makes for a more interesting comment and it will probably garner your more attention than anything reasonable.  Sadly.

Inaugural Blog

In a world of an Internet that doubles in size every two years and so much data out there that it's taking over, why, you may ask, does the world need another blog?  I have no good answer to respond to that with, other than these few points I wish to make.

-I think we can safely argue that lolcatz it pretty unnecessary, and yet sites like it get a lot of traffic.
-Google+ has no blog feature yet
-On occasion I have a few interesting things to say.

I thought a while about what unifying theme I wanted to give this blog.  After much deliberation, I decided to give it the same topic that Seinfeld had:  None at all.  I have no plans to use this blog to cure cancer, end world hunger, or even to make enough money to pay my Internet bill every month.

That being said, you may find a few running themes that will pop up now and then.  For example, I like to cartoon, so there may be a few strips put up.  I am very interested in healthcare and medicine, so you may hear about that once in a while.  Back in the day, I was very much a writer, so bits of that may sneak in.  I won't make this an "about me" paragraph, but you get the idea.  Write what you know about.

If you want my life story, I will make the next post about that, just so anyone who cares has a background to base things on.  I don't claim to be the Most Interesting Man in the World (like that Dos XX guy), but I would hope I'm not a totally boring guy.  Some random factoids:  I have authored/co-authored more than ten novels, got accepted into medical school, and was on the news once (thankfully it was an interview and not an arrest!).  But I am not a bestseller, doctor, or news consultant--I said interesting, not important!

Lastly, if you were wondering about the blog title, don't strain anything.  I like cats, and my family owned them when I grew up, but I'm not the crazy cat dude.  I just figured all the good blog titles were taken, so I didn't bother trying.   I have my lazy days.

But anyway, please join me and my blog if you would like to be entertained, informed, and maybe even challenged once in a while.  Nothing worth doing is easy.  Unless it's naming your blog Big Cat.

--Bryan