Month: March 2007

Congratulations to the Sheldon e-mail subcribers and very early-in-the-mornin’ Sheldon readers! You were the lucky winners in the “How Unnecessarily Large Can Dave Make The Strip Look?” Contest.

It seems that I accidentally uploaded the book-ready strip (600 dpi tif file) rather than the web-ready version (72 dpi gif file), and it ended up looking like THE LARGEST IMAGE EVER TO APPEAR ON THE INTERNET.

My apologies! It should be cleared up now.

Though my embarrassment will probably linger for 25-30 more minutes.

My buddy Paul Southworth of Ugly Hill fame just put out a hilarious t-shirt design. It’s one of those “I wish I had thought of that” ideas.

I’m curious to see if there’s a Sheldon reader out that who’s good at explaining fulcrum points and torque and basic physics to me.

…Why is the Monkey Wrench so damn effective in loosing/tightening nuts?

To back up for context: last night at the ol’ Kellett house, our water heater connections all decided to put on a water-and-light extravaganza, a la the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. So, like any good husband would, I pulled out the ol’ plumbin’ tools and got to work.

It’s always fun to have an excuse to pull out my Monkey Wrench: I feel like a true “dude” with that baby in my hand. But, as happens every time I use the monkey wrench, I was amazed at how incredibly effective that tool is. It can give a four-year old boy enough torque to build a river-spanning steel bridge.

But what’s the Monkey Wrench’s secret? What key part of a Monkey
Wrench gives it that torque? Is it the weight? The way you grip it? The teeth on it? It’s zest for life?

If you have a simple explanation, let’s hear it over at the SHELDON FORUM.

For those following along, here are the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 previous installments of our Saturday-only storyline.

One of the advantages of marrying into a Cuban family is finding out about all the awesome Cuban Salsa and Tropical music you never knew existed.

Putting on some really good Tropical is like caffeine for your ears….it just makes life go with more energy.

Benny Moré, Perez Prado, Buena Vista Social Club, Afro-Cuban All-Stars…all great stuff. But the best of the best, in my mind, is Celia Cruz. This woman could SING. Especially in her later years, when she had this fantastic rasp to her (really powerful) voice…she just sounds amazing.

If you’re in the mood to try a little música cubana, and aren’t familiar with Celia Cruz, pick up a few sample tracks. Here are some of my favorites:

Azucar Negra
Por Si Acaso No Regreso
Cuándo Volverá
Tu Voz
Feliz En Tu Dia

In re-arranging the storage files today for the Sheldon originals, I came across this strip, and wanted to share it.

It’s really one of my favorite strips.