Thanks, Jim. And just so I can really confuse people, I'll be at the 69th Regiment Armory at 68 Lexington Avenue on April 5 and 6, participating in MoCCA Fest NYC!

And the results were delicious!

See a version of this image during the celebration of Dia del los Muertos in Yonkers Oct. 26- Nov. 2 http://www.hrm.org/calendar/special.html

I like the way his sweater matches the house. People from Buffalo have a lot in common, but growing up in these old wooden houses is one of the strongest bonds!

This is a stunning building. I remember being scared by it as a kid because older kids told me it was a psychiatric hospital. It also reminds me of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.

This has got to be the most overlooked form of street art ever! Have you come across any documentation of it besides your own?

I bet that Dyson inventor would like a copy of that book.

That tiled fireplace is nice looking. I think they had the same kind of thing in Holland?

Yes, I like how strict they are about their orders. I wonder if the portable aspect was in order to use them to weld on skyscrapers and things like that.

You can tell these were done by someone who really likes the ocean.

She looks like she could use some advice, doesn't she?

Love the hand-tinted look of the photo.

It says don't take any wooden nickels. It doesn't say anything about not posting any wooden nickels....

Wow, compared to industrial fishing, this really is charming. It would be great to find out if this tradition is still alive in Sweden.

I believe it is called a toque, not a hat.

Mamie looks like a character not to be trifled with. She and John look very pleased with you, though.

Why shouldn't she be optimistic? The guy is smiling is every panel.

It always cracks me up when you see a tiny little enameled sign on a fence that says "cave canem". Most people won't notice the sign, and then, if the dog was really fierce - you wouldn't need the sign, right?

Hard to say whether "visions" kids get when they are sick in bed with a fever are actually caused by the fever, or the boredom.

Quite a milestone! Congratulations!

Thanks, Jim! I will also be registering the book for sale with Lulu.com, so that people can order it directly from them, if they like.

You don't even really hear the phrase "Permissive parenting" very much, but I guess it works for this cartoons.

It's a great question to ask: What has reading done for you? The answer reveals as much about the reader as it does about the books they read. I do remember my mom being discouraged from reading fiction, but especially forbidden from reading the existentialists - because they were atheists. She used to hide, and read them in the bathroom of the convent she went to.

Scrapbooking is a way to protect memories, isn't it?

Yes, the comfort in the sound of a snowplow is that someone ELSE is shoveling.