Sunday, May 31, 2020

Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space!

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX tried again Saturday and succeeded in launching NASA astronauts from Kennedy Space Center becoming the first private company to send humans into orbit and ending a nine year gap in human spaceflight from the U.S.

Saturday, May 30, 2020

KING FOR A DAY!

May 30th is San Fernando's Day and since my grandfather was also named Fernando, I will be celebrating for both of us today. Actually, this date commemorates King Ferdinand III of Castile who died on May 30, 1252.  He was one of the most successful kings of Castile and in 1671 he was canonized by Pope Clement X.  In the United States, the city of San Fernando and the San Fernando Valley are named after him and placed under his patronage.  So, hail King Ferdinand!

Saturday, May 23, 2020

The Quarantine Waiting Game

At this point, I have no idea how many days of quarantine have gone by and even less how many are still remaining...but one thing is certain: there's no parole forthcoming!

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Thursday, May 14, 2020

FRANK SINATRA (1915-1998)





22 years ago, on May 14 1998, the world lost FRANK SINATRA.
However, his voice and his talent will remain from here to eternity!







Listen to Frank singing one of my favorite Sinatra songs on his TV special
 "The Man and His Music"!


                                             


Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Angelina, Angelina!


                                                                       THE TOURIST (2010)

It is not that good a movie and yet, I have seen it many, many times since its 2010 release, albeit only because Angelina Jolie looks so ravishingly beautiful in every single frame, I'm totally mesmerized by her.  Okay.  I confess.  I'm in love with Angelina Jolie.  So there!






Saturday, May 2, 2020

The Covid-19 Beard Gallery

I've noticed almost everybody's started growing a beard during this pandemic...except me!  Maybe I should follow the trend.


           However, there's the definite possibility I may end up looking like Popeye's Poopdeck Pappy!

          Anyway, I'm doing some research to find which type of beard might be suitable to my face.
                                                   
                                          So, without further ado, I give you, my Beard Gallery:


                                         I guess the verdict is definitely...no beard for me!

Monday, April 27, 2020

A VERY HEARTFELT THANK YOU NOTE

To all my friends and relatives who sent nice comments, congratulations, compliments and good wishes on my 50th Anniversary as a Cartoonist, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart! I tried to answer each and every one of you personally but if I missed someone, here's a big THANK YOU to cover you all! And I'm hoping to hear from you again on my next 50th!




Saturday, April 25, 2020

MY 50th ANNIVERSARY!

It was 50 years ago, on April, 1970, that I began my career as a professional cartoonist. My first printed comic strips appeared on the April issue of  LA GARRAPATA, a well-known political satire magazine at that time and thus began my meteoric rise from absolute obscurity to complete mediocrity!

Okay, so those first strips were not very good, but I didn't give up in spite of popular demand to the contrary and here I am, fifty years later, still trying to do as best as I can.
In those early days, I was lucky enough to find some charitable editors who saw some possibilities in my work and hired me to continue my journey as a cartoonist.

These are some samples of those first years when I tackled whatever came my way: