THE URTHLINGS - HOLIDAY WISHES!
"I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. "
~Charles Dickens
*NOTE*
THE URTHLINGS comic strip and assorted artwork will return to normal daily updates after the Holidays. Assorted illustrations WILL be posted from time to time...so please don't forget to check in!
Enjoy the Holiday Season! Have fun, be safe & take care!
~MRAM
ALOHA!
Hello, Explorers!
I will be taking a short break for a few days. But, Don't worry... THE URTHLINGS will return soon! Until then various VIXENS will be posted.
Enjoy the artwork and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
~MRAM
THE OBSERVATORY - ENTRY # 0032 : GOODBYE FOR NOW...
By MRAM
December 12, 2009
Tiger Woods is human.
Anybody that thought otherwise probably thinks that the 'Tooth Fairy' still patrols the night skies keeping an eye out for discarded molars and incisors.
Tiger also announced Friday that he will be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the sport he has dedicated most of his life to.
Good move.
I say that with the assumption that he will try to repair the damage he has caused his family with the same dedication that he has shown in becoming the world's # 1 golfer. If he can do that, then he will be fine.
Am I disappointed? Of course. But not like a parent that just found out that their child just robbed a bank. More like a parent looking at a bad report card.
The only people he hurt are his friends and family. He does not owe the public anything.
We are all guilty of building these sports icons into these god-like beings incapable of any wrong doing. For example, Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. We are also all guilty of wanting to see the mighty fall after we have built them up. I try to model myself after athletes I take a liking to by how they play. NOT by how they live their personal lives.
We, as fans, are all on the outside looking in and that's how it should remain. Who did Tiger spend his time with? How many women were there?
Who cares?
That really is none of our business.
Tiger Woods has to rebuild his family and personal life. If that means saying goodbye to Golf for now, so be it. If he is really sincere in "doing whatever it takes" to make Elin (his wife) happy again, then this is the path he must take. The path he SHOULD take.
There are plenty of stories on how a Tiger got his stripes. We all know how this one lost his.
Tiger Woods is not perfect. Nobody is.
Tiger Woods is human.
THE LOST REALM: SNEAK PREVIEW COMIC STRIP
I'm cynical like that....=)
~MRAM
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THE OBSERVATORY - ENTRY # 0031: WISHES & DEDICATION
By MRAM
December 5, 2009
Birthday Wishes in memory of Elias P. Granillo 12/5/34 - 12/21/08
"When a person you love passes away Look to the night sky on a clear day. The star that to you, appears to be bright, Will be your loved one, Looking upon you during the night. The lights of heaven are what shows through As your loved one watches all that you do. When you feel lonely for the one that you love, Look to the Heavens in the night sky above."
I would like to take this time to remember someone very special on his birthday. Although he is no longer with us, he will never be forgotten. I know that I will not forget him.
I am glad and thankful to have known him and very grateful to have received his blessing to love and care for one of his own. All I can hope for is that I can live up to the expectations of being able to raise and take care of a family as he did and as my own father taught me and still continues to teach me.
On this day, I will remember him and thank him for all that he has done, his inspiration and for bringing the love of my life into this world. That is a debt that I can never repay...
But I will continue to try.