Gautama, Take the Wheel; or, It's Raining Puppets

I am most fond of the "Mutts" comics. Patrick Mc Donnell's work is absolutely marvelous, and makes me very happy.
The Little Pink Sock is a frequent character. It is the much-loved object of the Mooch, the kitty protagonist.

Puppets continue to pop up all over the place for me: they are singing karaoke, they sit as part of an imaginary audience to alleviate stage fright, or they become shadows projected on the wall by the light of a camp lantern to alleviate a little boy's fear at sleeping alone, for after all, he's used to sharing the room.
Now the Little Pink Sock is in on the act!
It makes me very happy.
So on this day when some Buddhists celebrate the first Turning of the Wheel of Dharma, I wish for you, dear reader, to have time to be with your own Little Pink Sock today, and to be happy and well.
Yesh!

© 2007 Patrick Mc Donnell muttscomics.com

Puppet Karaoke Time!; or, Let Your Fingers Do the Talking

I must tell you, dear reader, that I cannot hear the words of the title of this post without hearing them sung to the tune of that maddeningly endearing peanut-butter-jelly-time banana.

Can't you hear it also?

Puppet karaoke time, puppet karaoke time!

Puppet karaoke, puppet karaoke, puppet karaoke with a baseball bat!

Dear reader, we were in Philadelphia yesterday to see the King Tut exhibit at the Franklin Institute. I learned of the existence of puppet karaoke when reading the Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer this weekend.

It is most disappointing that one may only enjoy puppet karaoke on Thursday nights. You know me, dear reader: I would have been there with the proverbial bells on my toes (although not as an Oobi-style puppet: modesty forbids, for the point is for the puppet to do the work, yes?)!

http://phillyist.com/2005/08/19/puppets.php

http://www.uwishunu.com/2007/02/15/let-the-puppet-do-the-work/

http://www.puppetkaraoke.com/

And if the possibility exists that you want to view the dear banana:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4