(Click Here for the Interview)

I Took Cuttings, Soaked Them In Water For 10 Days, Planted Them, Fertilized Them, They Took and Then They Bloomed.  I Checked Out What They Are Called After They Bloomed. They Are Called Lantenas. Turns Out They Are a Noxious Weed and an Invasive Species. I'm Doing the Little Things to Help Destroy the Environment Down Here In Florida.   --Tom

From Richard and Albert Benavidez, Guest Cartoonists and Their

Comic Strip, "Captain's Log"

Here's the latest addition to my creative arsenal! I'm hoping to use my new light box (well, this one's actually a light pad) to improve my drawings of Candace 'n' Company.  --Jordan Smith

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The Following Is a Photographic Essay and Commentary is From Our Good Friend David Vandergriff (Big Wave Dave) From His Current Holiday In Europe. As Part of His Trip, He Visited Normandy and Was Gracious Enough To Forward These Photos...

"Entrance to the Canadian War Cemetery."

"The Canadian War Cemetery at Bény-sur-Mer (c. 6 km from Juno Beach) at dusk"

"A tomb of an unknown soldier (1 of 307) at the Cemetery."

 "Old Glory over the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial."

"Ranger Memorial at Pointe du Hoc (where Reagan made his famous "Boys of Pointe du Hoc" speech on the 40th anniversary of D-Day)."

"Looking up from Utah Beach at French and American flags (German barbed wire in the foreground)"
 

"Signpost at Utah Beach"

"Here are 3 more taken from the Ranger Memorial at Pointe du Hoc to show the cliffs the Rangers scaled to seize the high ground and hold until "the cavalry" arrived on June 8."

From Our Good Friend, Widay Panca

Jakarta, Indonesia

BY OUR GOOD FRIEND, WIDAY PANCA

JAKARTA, INDONESIA

Hey, All! Congratulations to Mike Wilke and Watermelon Bones

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RON WARREN CAPTURED THESE SHOTS OF AMERICANS RALLYING TO HELP OTHER AMERICANS IN DISTRESS DURING THE RECENT HURRICANES

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Also, Chef Ron Warren and His Pho Style Cooking

I know this will be hard to believe, but there a was a time, -a long, long, long time ago, when Saturday Night Live was actually funny.

 -Three Memoriums From Alan Gilbert- 

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Hello, everyone. It took a little while longer than expected (thank you, hurricane Irma) but I am back to posting again and hopefully, even though hurricane season extends into November, that is it for the bad weather this year.

I had a chance to do a lot of catch-up reading and one article that I found of particular interest was a survey of how Americans felt things were going around the world. While the survey was done in America, many of our Comx Box contributing editors and readers are from other countries. I wonder if the sentiment expressed in the survey might apply to your countries and citizens as well? In the survey, 56% of the people polled felt that "the world was going to hell in a handbasket."

I guess that I am in the 44% who don't feel this way. Believe me, and those of you who know me can confirm, I don't look at the world through rose-colored glasses. It can be very hard and dangerous out there. But I believe that it has always been hard and dangerous. I believe that there were no "good ol' days, but rather, these are the good old days. The world is full of wonder, discovery, opportunity, and information at levels previously undreamed of.

Instead of the good ol' days, would you like to hear about the "bad ol' days? That would be the day that a scout rode into your village and told everyone that Attila the Hun was just over the next hill. Throughout history, there have always been Attilas. Even more so, there have always been problems. We, as a species, have never been in a better position to solve them.

Thank you for your support and have a good week.

Tom

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 -"Two Points of View" by Tom Esposito: The First...- 

 -...My Second Point of View- 

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In Memorium to Benjamin, The beloved kitty of the Ron Warren family.

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Farewell to a good old boy, Lady Anne Wehrley's Buddy

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-CONGRATULATIONS, JORDAN-

"The Duluth, MN-based Zenith News has introduced a new column which focuses on the city government, and I got to design the masthead!"  -Jordan

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Ron Warren Snapped This When President Trump Recently

Held a Rally In His Home Town of Huntsville

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Great photo panel of the eclipse from Michael  Potter

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One More From Jordan...

I watched this cartoon over a dozen times as a kid and there is a good chance you may have also seen it. Here are two parts of the whole. A true classic. Enjoy.