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  • Offbeat Cartoonist's Life Saved Two Times By Smart Dogs
    I was still relatively new to southern California in 1994. I had sold my successful bus tour business in Washington D.C and moved to Los Angeles to try my hand at screen-writing. Not much was shaking for me in Los Angeles, except the ground. I settled in Sherman Oaks in the San Fernando Valley area. I can clearly remember being awakened about five a.m by my golden retriever puppy Otis who was barking wildly. Otis slept on the bed with me but he had hopped down onto the floor to begin his ranting. This was no ordinary bark but I took him outside anyway into the back yard which met an alley. Otis kept barking and was clearly agitated but did not relieve himself. I rubbed my eyes and looked around and there was dozens (if not more) cats walking around in circles in the alley. I had never seen this before. They were clearly not acting the way I normally see cats behave, but it was as if they were trying to escape something. My golden puppy continued barking.
  • The Zen Of Complex Carbohydrates And Marathon Running
    Not quite an athletic hunk in school played havoc on my fragile young male psyche. So when I reached adulthood, I discovered the gym and running to make up for it. Then I went to the extreme and ran several marathons. I thought I was "really something special".
  • Is There A Zen To Internet Commerce
    It seems like a lifetime ago that mom would take me shopping. I had the most fun in the grocery store, for whatever reason, but, as I matured into my teens, fashion and grooming stores became more interesting. Like a lot of teenage boys, upon new information, girls were suddenly a lot more interesting. And to our (boys) surprise, we were becoming interesting to them as well, though, they were better at hiding it. A new thing was happening to us...relationships. They were so much fun back then. Life was simpler. No bills to pay. Never an argument about finances. Those were the days.
  • Depressed? A New Dog May Be Your Best Therapist
    Though it is not something of which I am particularly proud, I struggled with major depression since age thirteen. It may be even further back than that, that is my first memory of "feeling different". I am now fifty three.
  • The Magic Of Stray Dogs And Cats
    With humans, unconditional love seems to need to be earned, and that in itself is a dichotomy; it is conditional if it has to be earned. Why is it so hard for humans to purvey real love these days without strings attached. Maybe we've had the wrong teachers. They are out there. A lot of them. One just need find them.
  • Becoming A Cartoonist....instead Of A Realtor
    Ms. London," I used to joke that the OB/GYN told my mom, "It's a Realtor". His nurse was holding me in her arms as my mom tried to smile. I was not a pretty baby. Really! My parents owned a very old real estate stable family real estate company and were from a generation where, if and when an offspring arrived, especially a male, they were born to be bred.that is, bred into the family business, not the prodigal offspring to which I eventually evolved.
  • Mandatory Strategies For Working In Humor
    The maternity nurse's aid held me in front of my mom in the hospital bed. I'd just entered this world not more than a few hours earlier. It was 1954. "Congratulations, Ms. London," I used to joke that the OB/GYN told my mom, "It's a Realtor". My parents owned a very old real estate stable family real estate company and were from a generation where, if and when an offspring arrived, especially a male, they were born to be bred.that is, bred into the family business, or made to be the prodigal son who as wrong even when he was right. Until this day, at age 53, I still get the feeling I do nothing right. And I may be right.
  • Should Humor Be Used In Corporate Gifts?
    Think back in your career lifetime. How many calendars, day planners, wine gift baskets, and you name it do you have from various people with whom you've done business or want to do business with you.
  • Online Shopping Must Do's For Buyers Or Sellers
    Every day the emails arrive. "Rick, you have too many stores!!", or "Rick, how in the world am I going to find what I want or need in all your shops?" etc. The general theme is "Why so many web stores?" I will do my best to answer.
  • The Magic And Simplicity Of Building Self-esteem
    If I said self-esteem could do wonders for your self-esteem you'd probably think I was pulling your leg, or I made a mistake in typing. I did not.
  • The Good Side Of The Far Side's Gary Larson
    I like to pontificate about The Far Side because I can only name a few humorists who had a great impact on my life before I launched Londons Times Cartoons. Two were cartoonists and one of them had a very major impact, Gary Larson The others were comedians and actors such as Steve Martin, Mike Myers, Steven Wright, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Lucy, Rowan & Martin, Peter Sellers, and several dozen others. One other cartoonist was the late great Charles Schulz, and they all influenced me in a different way.
  • Is Disability Simply A Label? Or Does It Exist
    The system labeled me disabled in 2001. I was thought to have depression. I did feel depressed, but never felt that was the real problem. I turned out to be right. But it took a long time to prove it, and a very astute medical community.
  • I'm Happy, You're Happy....but What Is Happiness?
    I received an email from a woman I know last week. She considered me a happy person. It surprised me. I don't consider myself particularly sad or pessimistic, just not what one deems happy. I'm simple. Maybe that is what she meant. She gave me ten seconds to reply.
  • Gary Larson Made Me Do It.
    I was a power-type-of-guy in Washington, D.C. in the mid-1980's. I had a cushy job, and wore nice clothes. I resided near the Smithsonian on Capital Hill, a place I rarely frequented unless company was in from out of town.
  • Raise Your Web Rankings Using No Seo Guru
    I wear many hats. For a long time I have been a cartoonist. In my mid-40's I went back to college and studied business and Internet technology. Suddenly I was an IT Professional and a cartoonist. The conflict was deciding if I should just be an IT pro, or continue my cartoons. After all, I had spent a decade on the cartoons and built numerous gift stores, some megastores with inventories of 100,000 products. What to do? Now I had some new tools, a major one known as SEO (Search Engine Optimization). I decided to utilize that skill to work on my cartoon and cartoon gift sites. It was a good decision. I am learning new things about SEO every day. I am hardly a guru.
  • The Zen Of A New Infant
    I am a cartoonist but also am in the licensing image business; that is, manufacturers buy the rights to my cartoons and put them on products and sell them. It's a good clean business and educational for me. Last week, I opened an online maternity and infant wear shop. Since I have about 8500 cartoons on my main website, I am able to create niche stores, test them, and see how they work. Oddly enough, most of them work better in sales, percentage-wise, than my two superstores.
  • America's Continued Love For Pink Flamingo Collectibles
    Little did the tiny factory, Union Products of Lemnister, Ma. know they were "creating a monster" when they decided the pink flamingo might be a nice yard ornament. This was in the mid-1940's. The pink flamingo as a collectible is stronger today than ever.
  • Cartoon T-shirts And Positive Attitudes
    Art and cartoon-designed t-shirts have been a part of my life since I was a child. At fifty three, I still enjoy wearing a tee over a suit. But it has to be the right tshirt, one that matches my personality. There are so many from which to choose. So how do I find that "perfect one"?
  • Take These Steps For Safe Easy Internet Shopping
    How many more articles are going to be written on "safe internet shopping"? Well, here's one more. And its the basics. It's the basics because the basics is what you need to know, just like a store in your local mall (but a little different). Things like shipping price, security, guarantees, quality, service. Common sense things. But how do you find out when the vendor may be across the country (if not the world?)
  • Making Money In Cartooning: It's Not The Newspapers
    In my ten years of cartooning, people often want to talk about the money. They say things like, "You must be rich with all those newspapers you are in." In the first place, I'm not in that many newspapers and not even syndicated. Even if I was in syndication, that is not where the money is in cartooning. Speaking of syndication, the lottery has better odds.
  • Why We Are Supposed To Give Gifts Or Cards On Valentine's Day
    Would you believe that in ancient Rome, love was a lottery? A cruel one at that. Here's how it worked. A male teen's right to passage to the Roman God Lupercus was through a teenage girl. Each year, all the available teenage girls in the city wwere placed in a box and a male picked a name aat random. She was assigned to him for a year. It would take 8 more centuries before the church fathers put an end to it. They discovered it was a sort of celebration of a relatively unknown bishop named Valentine who had been martyred two centuries prior to the beginning of the Roman tradition.
  • Art Clock Collecting Top Ten Things To Do
    You have heard the value of collectible clocks and want to start a hobby. Or maybe you are a veteran clock collector. Antiques may be your thing or the latest trend of clocks with imprinted artwork. The more you know, the more you'll save when buying. Here is a list that may help 1. Visit museums and websites that have exhibitions and inventories of clocks. Most museums hand out detailed brochures. Most new clock sellers will be able to explain the history of the artist whose work appears on the clock and where he/she stands in the marketplace. 2. Shop the Internet for clock dealers and collectors. More likely than not, they share your enthusiasm and will be glad to share information. 3.If you are unsure of of the clock's value, look up comparable clocks and what price they have sold for in the past. This will be of great help.
  • Five Things You Must Do To Be A Professional Humorist
    There are as many ways to enter the field of stand-up comedy, cartooning, comedy acting, and writing as there are IPODS and accessories. Okay, maybe not quite that many, but a lot of paths.
  • An Online Merchant Bundles His Products...and Is Proud
    I remember when I was six years old and my mom was pregnant with my baby brother. I still have a photo at about month 8.5. It was not a pretty picture (not Mom, she was beautiful), but the fashion they put her in. Then later, we took pics of my baby brother in his trendy infant wear. Not too much prettier. What was wrong? No bundling of products is my theory.
  • World-famous Cartoonist Shares Tips On Being Funny
    It still surprises me when people ask me how to become funny? At times I don't know how to take it. I know from my line of work that I am considered funny, but, to be honest, it doesn't feel that much different from when I worked in sales. After all, I majored in business, not humor.
  • Opera Making A Big Comeback With The Vahan Mirakian Foundation
    I wrote an article last week about meeting opera tenor superstar Vahan Mirakian last year in Mexico during his deportation battle to re-enter the U.S. I am very pleased to say that he has returned and is doing his good works through his nonprofit foundation, the Vahan Mirakian Foundation. I wish everyone would visit his website and experience the music, and some of the videos, hear some snippets of this man's amazing talent at www.vahanmirakian.com.
  • Alternative Medicine: The Real Deal
    I "had it all" in 1978. I was handsome, I worked out. I ran marathons, I was mastering the martial arts. I owned my own health food store in a part of the country that didn't have many of them (rural Mississippi); and I could pass for a movie star. Women were all over me. My life was a disaster.
  • Opera Great Vahan Mirakian Wins Immigration Case: Returns To U.s.
    I met Vahan Mirakian through a mutual friend, his attorney, almost two years ago for the first time in a small tourist town, a paradise of sorts on the Pacific near Tijuana called "San Antonio". The town was gorgeous as was the ocean view from Vahan's Villa patio. Vahan's face looked old and tired, as if he had given up. I would find out later, he virtually had.
  • The Art Of Cyber-branding
    Before the Information Superhighway, blogs, social marketing, tcp-ip and other cyber-goodies, if a photographer or artist had an idea for a brand, he or she either had to go to a local silk screener and make a few tee shirts and pray a lot, or pray even more and go to the library calling name after name of manufacturers needed to portray the images. Then came the production, advertising, fulfilling, etc.
  • The Economic Impact Of T-shirts In America
    And You Thought T-Shirts Were Not An Important Part Of American History.
  • T-shirts In American History
    If you were like me, a tee was a tee was a tee.
  • How The Vns Implant Healed My Depression After 35 Years
    Looking back, it is difficult to believe that it has been nearly thirty five years since I first walked into a psychologist's office to see if there might be something wrong with me. I felt very different and out of sorts. I was in my twenties. It was at the counseling center at my local university in southern Ms.
  • Fish Puns: More Than You May Have Needed
    Down on squid roe, reaching minnowpause, probably mentally eel, yu will find large numbers of writers who have haddock with life, similarly to Salmon Rushdie and Marlin Brando.
  • Maternity Wear: How Did This Get Started
    Though the history of maternity wear dates way back to the middle-ages, it is not clear if there really was such a fashion, apart from other fashions, during that time since all clothing was loose fitting so as not to show the female figure.
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