Reality check

First of all, I acknowledge that this looks a lot like one of my favorite comics, Pearls Before Swine, conceived and executed by the brilliant Stephan Pastis. I note, however, that I have altered it by inserting a halo over Rat. This is not only a visual change. In Pearls Rat is soooo not a saint. So I contend that I am not violating any copyright infringement because I have made substantive changes not only in the look but in the characterization in the strip.

In one Pearls strip, Rat writes something insulting about Goat in a book, but claims that his lawyer assures him that he cannot be sued because the character in the book is named Goatt. Pastis, I remind you, was a lawyer before becoming the brilliant artist and social commentator that he now is.

I figure it can't hurt my case to say nice things about him in case he does get on my case about the copyright thingy.

The reason I post this today, however, is that a previous post of mine from back in 2008 got a comment added today. To re-read the post and see the comment, click on this link.

It is satisfying to get the occasional feedback from a total stranger who has stumbled across this blog. Someone contacted me once about the big red shoe in the Dells, too, after I had written about it.

On a totally unrelated note, every now and again someone buys one of my books and I continue to get a few pence every month or so.