Comics

Nerdak picks the wrong end for first contact. (Originally appeared 11-28-2005)

Before there were teeth-whitening strips, there was ...

Ashlinne is interrupted mid-homework.

Pastel painting: "The Ajijic Playa," by Anita Lee.

Armless, headless, she still haunts the room where she met her fate ...

Atone for your misdeeds while you may.

Mixed messages at the dinner table.

Lichloved returns! Hooray! But Ashlinne is in no mood to dwell on the cumulative effects of even small deeds ...

Sometimes the only place to put the snow is on top of the car!

The woman who thinks she's better than anyone else gets a visit from the mirror fairy.

Plumeria unfurl their blossoms in a San Diego garden.

How love happens...

Almond Blossoms in Ripon, California

A pensive gorilla at San Francisco Zoo.

A double-length Valentine's Day special.

A valentine for an unseasonably warm day.

A romantic setting for two ...

One last snort...

Ashlinne has a confrontation with her neighbor up the street, a cleric of the Harvest God.

A view of Dunluce Castle, minus its kitchen, which fell off.

Why divas always perform with arms upraised.

Ashlinne walks home from school, past her Wheatie neighbors up the street.

A vision of a boat in San Pedro ..

Sun warms a winter lemon.

Hazzanghoul's typical day, continued.

Dashing and opinionated, sexy and well-versed in fine dining -- it's time to take a scientific look at The Crow.

A mink drags its prey away in Iowa.

They're here, they're on vacation from regular jobs as corporate secretaries -- yes, now you see one -- the Robin.

Peppers catch the eye in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI.

By way of contrast, Hazzanghoul's typical day at school.