Today I submitted a design to shirt.woot.com in honor of my grandfather's favorite poem, which was "Sea Fever" by John Masefield:

"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over."

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So the 100^th celebration story was so much fun, it overran the week! So I'll be posting the remaining strips in this story arc on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Next week, everything should settle down and I'll return to my regular bi-weekly schedule.

So here we are, mid-way through ZdC's 100^th strip celebration week! Yaaaay!

As you now know, I decided to put the gang on The Muppet Show. Why? Why not! I've always loved The Muppet Show. Also, I always felt like I could to a decent job of drawing them. As it turns out, it's not quite as easy to capture their essence as I thought (especially Kermit), but it's been a lot of fun trying!

I wonder why big entertainment companies (read D I S N E Y), or the like, don't invest in developing webcomics for their various properties? It seems like a fairly cheap and easy way to have new content that draws in repeat visitors. Then they could advertise their new movies, merch, whatever.

I know they used to publish comics in Disney Adventures. But that's been cancelled. I think they could just move it to the web. Have five different comics that each update once a week, or something like that.

And I'm not just saying this because I'd love to do a Muppets (or Ducktales) strip. *ahem*

That having been said, this ZooDotCom story arc is still going strong. Keep checking back this week as hilarity ensues!

Next Monday is ZooDotCom's 100^th strip! Wow, times been a flyin'. It's amazing how quickly it goes when one actually updates on time, isn't it?

To celebrate this illustrious occasion I'm kicking off a new, super-sized, story arc. All the strips will be double tall (Sunday strip sized), and new strips will be posted every day through the end of the storyline. (After that, I'll return to bi-weekly updates.)

I'm really excited about bringing the ZdC gang to a place that I've loved since I was a wee little McToddler.

Be sure and check back Monday. I hope you'll all enjoy it as much as I'm enjoying writing it!

I'm a fan of the NBA... Most of the time. But I swear, the officiating has been horrible this year. Not just for my team, but all over. It's enough to make you wonder.

Check out my speculation of what goes on in the NBA league offices.