Thursday, October 09, 2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Jawless Drooler

Gearing up for the Halloween stretch now. This was the first thing that popped into my head on the sticky note pad.
[the piX in the background was an eBay HR thing (people interexchange? (not as lame as RASCI the Process Weasel stuffed animals they handed out) a few years back. they gave us giant sticky note pads with piX on it that I am still working through.]
Labels: drawings, halloween, horror, stickynotes
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Do You Know This Fighting Style?

The other night the Mrs. whipped out this style of fighting when she was challenging the boy or the girl to a throw-down.
It got me thinking about the origins of this fighting stance -- where you place one hand (the left) over your face to protect it and insert the other (the right), more dominant arm, through the crook of your left elbow. You then proceed to swing the right arm wildly as you rush into the fray fully protected.
The only person I have ever seen use this -- and the one who first taught me in the hallowed halls of Henderson High School -- was my friend who now parades himself around as Dr. Zibbs. When I asked him he said he learned it from a neighborhood friend back then but knew nothing beyond that.
I've tried googling things like "fighting with one hand on your face" and "fight protect face and swing with arm". Nothing yielded anything worthwhile.
Anyone with a name and/or historical references for this style of fighting, please leave a comment or send me a link.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
First Encounter Beach Clown-Faced Scaredy Boy
I think the guy had tidal shock watching the water rise quickly.
Labels: beach, cape cod, clown, drawings, eastham, low tide, scared, tide
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Scene Gazing on Gay Street in West Chester
This girl -- not on the pub crawl -- was walking along alone at a hurried pace. The look in her eyes said she had either seen too much of something or had seen something for the very first time and was deep in thought -- sorting it out, trying to make sense of it.
Her thousand-yard-stare grabbed my attention enough to make me snap this cellphone shot real quick. She made no indication whether she heard the electronic shutter sound the phone makes -- didn't change her pace, didn't flinch; no reaction to the flash going off full in her face. She walked on by.
I turned my head to see her continue West on Gay Street then take a left at the end of the block on Darlington.
A shadow distracted me. I looked down to see the iced tea-to-ice ratio in my cup was way out of proportion. Memo to myself: next time ask them to ease up on the ice at Nick's.
I looked up and returned to my street gazing, East on Gay.
Labels: drawings, gay street, mashup, street scene, west chester pa
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Drawings from my 1984ish Temple University Notebook
I'm fond of the soft pretzel and diner salt shaker behind Happy's head.
Labels: college, doodles, drawings, notebook, Temple University
Scary Mean Coffee Skull Ring
Labels: angry, coffee, coffee stain, drawings, skull
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Parrot Scissor Hands
While I didn't get to watch it with her, it must be in my head. Here's a neat little Edward Scissorhands claymation clip.
Labels: creature, drawings, parrot, scissorhands
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Victory Barkeep Shocker
Reaction of Victory Brewing Co. bartender when my visiting-from-Texas brother pointed out that she had been included in a snapshot of the Victory Growler Filler on Feed The Ogre soon after Victory reopened in May.
[sincerest apologies to the barkeep for the unflattering and/or lack of likeness of this illustration! that's just how i roll my Pentel e-Sharp mechanical pencil.]
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Meine Jacke

I took one or two semesters of German at Temple University while studying there in the 1980s. Unlike my French and Italian in high school, I recall very little of the language I'm sure I learned in college.
One phrase that stuck with me was "meine Jacke".
The professor would act out whatever he was teaching us and I found it quite amusing when he said, "meine Jacke" while he gracefully stroked the lapels of his blazer.
It reminded me of how my father, once, during a heated game of Password, used the hand motion of playing with yo-yo and saying the word, "bob". (The password was "yo yo".) It caused a great ruckus, this illegal use of pantomime. The game quickly fell apart as the highly competitive McGlinchey family exchanged accusations of cheating and foul play.
My kids find it amusing, and a little odd, that the key phrase I remember is "meine Jacke." I find it useful. I actually get to use it a lot when I can't find "meine Jacke."
Labels: animals, college, creature, drawings, German, jacke, sketches, Temple, yak
Monday, March 17, 2008
Friday, August 03, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Little Red and what is that thing?
Wanted to do a proper illustration or, at least, a drawing of this but quickly sketched it out on a sticky note. Been way too busy with 'work' day & night.I "saw" this when I was staring at patterns in a floor tile the other day (briefly -- mind you. I don't spend all my time staring at the floor.). It's kind of like naming clouds.
Labels: clouds, drawings, patterns, stickynotes
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Pig & Friend
Sketched a couple things tonight while watching "The 4400" with the family. It's been our summer tradition for a couple years now to watch the DVD of the previous year's 4400. It's about 4400 people that were 'taken' through time by aliens and then all returned at once with various powers.
This fellow is just down on his luck -- or at least just down on his butt.I've been taking criticism from the family that my 'doodles' are more like drawings and that I need to return to my doodle roots. I don't know the difference anymore.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Check your oxters, lads!
Labels: doodles, drawings, oxters, stickynotes
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Professor dude
Just a quick professor fellow doodled out for no particular reason.Labels: doodles, drawings, professor, stickynotes
Monday, June 18, 2007
Request-a-doodle: Hydrant v. Dog
Wasn't going to do this one until I saw an opportunity for doggie mutilation.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Request-a-doodle: Moat Monster
Anyway, all the kids were afraid of him. Of course, all the older kids had "seen him" and tried to scare us with stories. Anyway, my brother and I for some reason imagined him looking kind of like a fat creature from the black lagoon with big fish lips, but wearing a yellow t-shirt that said "Moat Monster."
Labels: creature, doodles, drawings, legends, moatmonster, myths, requests
Friday, June 15, 2007
Request-a-doodle: a pencil in the hand...
"Ouch," I said, raising my right hand. The pencil came along with it, firmly planted in my skin. Next to me, pretty Patty Rayburn recoiled in horror.
The palm of my hand still has a gray dot from where the graphite stained my skin forever.
Labels: BPMcG, doodles, drawings, hand, pencil, requests, school
Monday, June 11, 2007
Request-a-doodle: Leech on my leg
Anonymous said...Rafting on the Brandywine, finding a leech attached to my leg.
Leech stories always bring me back to the days when we hosted the 4th of Jamly picnics on the Schuylkill River back in the 1980s and at least two years in a row our friends Dave and Rich swam across the river and back in a race. Aside from the film of pollutants and stink, they usually came out with a fine collection of leeches in uncomfortable areas.
Labels: 1980s, Brandywine, Dave, doodles, drawings, Jamly, leeches, rafting, requests, Rich, Schuylkill
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Request-a-doodle: Dog Meets Bike

BP McG said...Earlier this week, I was riding my bike when a little yapper dog charged off its lawn at me. Amazingly, my front tire ran squarely over the middle of the dog and both of us kept on going. How about my tire on top of a slightly curly-haired yapper?
Sorry, BP, hazards of doodling in front of the TV with the family made me miss the 'curly-haired' part. Good on ye for running over the dog!
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Request-a-doodle: Dead Squirrel Ascending
Anonymous said...I ran over a squirrel this morning. I couldn't help it. Please draw a picture of a squirrel as an angel or better yet, as a saint-like religious icon.Where there's a dead squirrel there's always a crow willing to pick him apart -- not unlike some personal interactions I've seen in offices in my day.
Not really a doodle today -- but some subjects require an extra level of care and time.
Labels: crow, dead, doodles, drawings, religious, requests, squirrel
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Monday, June 04, 2007
Request-a-doodle: Humans as Pets; Cats as Masters
ptmcg in tex said...Humans as pets! It would also be cool to see the pets as masters ;-) (preferably cats)click on the sketch for a larger view of it -- this was a much bigger doodle while the kids and I watched some tube this evening. Fireplace at the request of the son; side table and lamp request by the daughter.
Labels: cat, creature, doodles, drawings, human, pets, requests, sketches































