http://www.roibal.net/blog A studio diary.... drawing, painting and navigating life as a freelance illustrator Mon, 12 May 2008 11:40:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ball point pen on the morning newsprint I don't believe in punishing anyone for the sins of their fathers. Congrats to Jenna Bush and Henry Hager who were married this weekend in Crawford, Texas. http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/05/12/sins-of-their-fathers/ Ball point pen on the morning, somewhat wet, newsprint (raining here in NJ) We talk about elections in the US using war metaphors, battleground states, fight to the end, war room strategies, but in Lebanon they do more than talk. Hizbullah is an opposition party. It's leader, Nasrallah claimed this ... http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/05/09/perspective/ Ball point pen on the morning newsprint The grocery store's the super mart, uh huh Gasoline prices break your heart, uh huh And men still keep on marching off to war 200 points down on the floor and The beat goes on, the beat goes on La de da de de, la de da de da Ball point ... http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/05/08/and-the-beat-goes-on-2/ Ball point pen on the morning newsprint Yesterday Senator Clinton won a battle in Indiana but lost the war for the Democratic nomination to become President of the United States. It's over. http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/05/07/ending-the-war/ Ball point pen on the morning newsprint Ted Key, creator of Hazel, Mr. Peabody and Sherman cartoon characters passed away at age 95. His cartoons ran in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's before I was born, but I spent hours of my youth watching Hazel in syndication and Mr. Peabody ... http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/05/06/ted-key-dies/ Ball point pen on the morning newsprint This weekend, long maligned New Jersey had its first inductees ceremony to the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Among the inductees were Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Yogi Berra, Buzz Aldrin, Clara Barton, Bill Bradley, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Malcolm Forbes, Robert Wood Johnson II, ... http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/05/06/jersey-hall-of-fame-2/ Ball point pen on the morning newsprint Sport has often been used as a metaphor to describe battlefields, strategy and competition. It was in this light that the Clinton campaign first started to draw the parallels between the horse, Eight Belles and Senator Clinton. Leading up to the race the campaign ... http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/05/05/derby-debauchle/ Ball point pen on the morning newsprint If you plan on traveling to China to watch an olympic event, be prepared to have your access to information censored. The Chinese government has the largest surveillance and censorship operation in the world, and have even been known to imprison bloggers. They are ... http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/05/02/censorship/ Ball point pen on the morning newsprint Last night my brother Dan asked me to a Yankee game. We had great field level seats, about half way down the first base line. Andy Pettitte was on the mound, but after taking the lead in the first inning, Jeter and ... http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/05/01/the-yankees/ Ball point pen on the morning newsprint Is it just me, or are Jeremiah's fifteen minutes starting to feel more like an eternity? Is team Clinton helping to prolonging the story? Here's an interesting tidbit from Daily News Columnist Errol Louis. Detail  http://www.roibal.net/blog/2008/04/30/jeremiahs-space-time-continuum/