I think girls are born with an innate desire to be in the company of the males which their parents will find most objectionable. I am completely convinced of this.

I say this because I am certain that if you were to make a list of the hobbies and occupations of the parents of the children who are in my daughter's Pre-K class, I am reasonably sure most parents would say that the guy who spends his free time writing comic books, drawing naked chicks and listening to industrial metal music, is the parent they would feel least comfortable having their little girl hang out with at school functions. And I don't make any move to befriend these little girls. You must understand that. Children cause me to want to drink... heavily. I don't understand them. They do crazy, insane things that cause me to lose my hair; the hair that remains turns gray. Yet every time I am in the group after school, at a party, supervising on a field trip (this happens to me often, for my wife, no matter how many -- or few, sadly I am not always busy -- pictures and prints and graphics I can design and sell in a day, or week, is of the opinion that ALL my time is free and I am volunteered for every parent position that comes up; I am scheduled to see the play "If You Take A Mouse To School" on Wednesday), I am buried in little girls. I was at a Thanksgiving party in the class today and there was no part of my body that wasn't being sat upon by a little girl, all the time. They compete to be near me. It makes absolutely no sense at all. The teachers and other parents are mystified, as am I. I can't leave with my daughter at the end of the day without getting hugged by all of them. It's not just that I'm probably the least attractive parent available for them to spend time with, I'm also quiet, non-sociable, and really downright ornery.

I make no move to warn people about me, of course. I don't think anyone is going to be corrupted or detrimentally influenced by contact with me. I think most folks think I'm a nice guy, and the people who ARE familiar with the stuff that I prefer to draw are always amazed that I'm THAT KIND OF GUY. Which is apparently the type of man who enjoys looking at sexy naked women, to the exclusion of many other enjoyable activities. Still, it's not something many people know about me, least of all the folks I sit next to in (my wife's) church -- which is where my daughter goes to school. Nevertheless, these little girls have demonstrated a capacity for determining who the male that would cause their parents the most angst is, and singling him out for attention. It has to be some kind of genetic predisposition. I shudder to think what kind of boys might some day be standing on my doorstep asking to take my daughter out...


I endorse the following folks on DA!

The works of these fine artists are featured in my collectors' card series (available now!):


The most in-the-pin-up-loop people I have seen profiles for. Seriously, I think between the two of them their "friends" encompass the entire world of sexy art on Deviant Art:


These are two of the sexiest artists on DA, period:


Last note: I am re-reading a book of essays by Ian Frazier right now, which I highly recommend: Coyote V. Acme. The title piece is probably one of the funniest things ever written by anybody anywhere, and if you've ever seen a Roadrunner and Coyote cartoon you should read it.