no doubt about it, scientifically speaking, it expanded in direct proportion to mister van gundy's air hose. we got so many of his wonderful tweaks in there, all the objects. next one is another one which has everything too. whose little mole is this? that was just a quick influence. going into where ideas come from, let's see. this was i didn't get to actually set it up but on the page before you see the little notebook that i and all cartoonists carry with us and this was one of the things in there. another vector for ideas is you may notice in that cartoon it was drawn on a computer as were my early cartoons but i started playing with charcoal. i like the shading so i had to come up with charcoal situations so we go to the next one, my first charcoal finish. you cost me another box. another idea vector is you hear people saying things all the time like it is what it is or i heard saying just saying. i finally found a way to squeeze it in here. just saying. okay. not everyone can enjoy this advantage but being married to a poet, if you read the poetry and fiction of sharon mesmer, sh