Search the Site

Author Archive


Squirrel Clearly Drawn To The Innate Eviltude In This Halloween Mask

From Sun-Gazing.com. Thanks to Alex von Thorne for the heads-up! It’s obvious that the squirrel’s True Nature was drawn to this mask (“it callsssss to me…”). And now I’m going to go to bed with images of a squirrel army wearing these masks as they invade. Thanks so much, Alex!



How the I’M books were created

The I’M… picture books are written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, published by Simon & Schuster. Curious about how this series was created? Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek for young readers. When I asked Michael what inspired him to write the first book in the series, . . .



Buddha Squirrel and aftermath

I’ve been seeing this image circulating for a while now: When Robin Nakkula tagged me on FB about this image, I couldn’t resist responding with the following quickie Photoshop job: 🙂



Song: The Squirrels Are Taking Over

The Squirrels Are Taking Over By Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Mar/2008 Performed by Urban Tapestry Listen to Urban Tapestry practising “The Squirrels Are Taking Over” in Allison’s living room (Lead vocal & guitar: Allison Durno, Jodi & I sing backup vocals. Boyfriend bits are yelled by yours truly :-))       Am . . .



Squirrel Coffee Cup

Check out the Archive McPhee Squirrel Coffee Cup that my friend Cathy brought me Edmonton.  Yikes! I checked out the Archie McPhee website out of curiosity. Whoa, some scary stuff there! Like these Squirrel Underpants:





Scheming Squirrels and Ancient Plants: Coincidence or Part Of The Master Plan?

Scientists in Russia have grown plants from fruit stored away in permafrost by squirrels over 30,000 years ago, according to the BBC. My friend Dave Weingart sent the link with the comment, “Maybe not all squirrels are evil.” My answer: HA! I’m sure those squirrels from ancient times were storing away . . .