Those were the days…

Count me among one of those fans who gets nostalgic for days gone by. I miss Patrick Roy. His tenacity and competitive spirit were inspiring. The Butler Bulldogs effort during the NCAA tournament reminded me why I love sports so much. I easily get caught up in the day-to-day junk mail of sports: stuff like the Tiger Woods mess, Steroids in Baseball, and dealing with the Brandon Marshall’s of the world, that I can find myself becoming jaded and cynical. So I thought this was a good cartoon to post for today. Since I have a huge backlog of material, I’ll use pieces like this from time to time, to remind us where we’ve been and why the world of sports speaks so much to the competitive hearts in us all.

Odds and Ends

I love coming here in the morning to read the comments from Gene, Sherrie, Connie Sue, Matty, Mike, Sean and all of the Drew Crewer’s who stop by daily and say Hi. It’s a great way to start my day. My schedule lately has been a blur of deadlines and postings for here, ESPN.com, Chicago Tribune, Guadalupe County Communicator and a myriad of others. I’m always trying to keep up the quality of content here and remain true to my vision as an artist and cartoonist, yet still find the balance in my own personal life. Some days are easier to achieve that than others. Yet I remain dedicated to the loyal friends I have here on the site. That said, there may be days when I need a breather day or two. I hope you’ll understand if occasionally I do that.