"Waiter, there's a string of pearls in my oyster stew." Illustration Friday, of course. What else would get me to write something during this horrible, confusing week? I hate the stock market, and am afraid for the future. I decided a guy I liked isn't all that. Editors who I thought would buy something this week, ...

Bar cartoon copyrighted 2008. The Idea This is from my self-syndicated series, Daily Special. It ran in the LA Times for almost 5 years, and I slowly expanded it to reach a dozen other major newspapers (like the award-winning Minneapolis Taste section!) and alternates, like Nashville Scene. Daily Special is all about restaurants. Don'cha love them? I ...