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Hello all, A few words of explanation. 1.      I’m calling this “Post-Father’s Day Dad Humor,” but Father’s Day really has nothing to do with it. 2.      I am a fantastic cartoonist. 3.      I do these only when sweet inspiration hits me and will not calm herself until I have created the comic. 4.      The fact that two of these “jokes” involve nuns is a coincidence. However, my lawyer, Microsoft Copilot, Esq., has provided me with this legal (?) disclaimer: > Religious Sensitivity Disclaimer > The content presented here is intended for informational and/or creative purposes only. While every effort has been made to approach topics with respect and cultural awareness, some material may touch on themes related to religion or belief systems. These references are not intended to offend, diminish, or misrepresent any faith or tradition. > > We recognize and honor the diversity of religious perspec...

See bottom of page for an encouraging update to this post. Proverbs 31:6–7 ·        KJV: “Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.” ·        NIV: “Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish! Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.” ·        NASB: “Give intoxicating drink to one who is perishing, And wine to one whose life is bitter. Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his trouble no more.” These are two of the most intriguing verses in the entire Bible, yet I have never heard anyone preach on them. If we go further down through Proverbs 31, we run into the Virtuous Woman (vv. 10–31), and I’ve heard a lot of preaching on that passage. Some pastors (not all!) have used the example ...

Dear Loyal Readers of Kith & Kin, As you know, we here at Kith & Kin Worldwide Publications Ltd., Inc., LLP, constantly and unflaggingly search for and reveal the truth, regardless of what intimidation tactics may come our way. Our large, loyal, underpaid staff has been assiduously (yes, assiduously ) combing through the 80,000 pages of documents on the JFK assassination that were recently released by the Trump administration. As we all know now, mainstream journalists found in the materials absolutely no evidence of a conspiracy, of a second shooter, or even of Oliver Stone. Disappointment among conspiracy-theory adherents (you may count us among that number!) rapidly turned to rage—true, in the past, the lack of any credible evidence was the best proof of a conspiracy and cover-up! But we had nonetheless hoped to find some crumb, some scrap, some nugget of proof of our predetermined conclusions somewhere within all those pages. Well! Apparently the mainstream media r...

My younger brother,* Eric, has always had a fascination with audio and video technology. I remember, when he was an RTV major in college, I played piano for a brief radio program he had put together for a class project. It had to contain certain elements, one of which was a musical number. He knew a college guy who played the accordion, and the guy agreed to play for the program. Eric made sure we all knew that this was to be done like live radio, so timings had to be perfect. And we would do it only once while his teacher, in the booth with him, looked on severely—just to screw the stress up one more little notch. (Come to think of it, most teachers looked severe back in the 1980s.) Then Eric gave us directions, and his speech went something like this: One of the first things to ensure a good performance is strict attention to the director. I’ll keep my directions simple…. If I make a slashing motion across my throat, it means “cut the scene short.” If I make a revolving motion wi...