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ARMAGEDDON? IMMA-GETTA-GUN! is America’s Problem/Solution Process

Posted: January 6, 2021 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery Tags: Memes, Political, Puns

A dimly-lit gray-scale graphic with two large emojis, one above the other. The top emoji is the "alarm" expression, with the phrase "ARMAGEDDON?" arcing over the top; the lower emoji is the "glee" expression, with the phrase "IMMA-GETTA-GUN!" arcing underneath it.

Problem: ARMAGEDDON Solution: IMMA-GETTA-GUN

Happy New Year 2021 – Poem and Postcard

Posted: January 1, 2021 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: MemeMyself, Memes

Poem for New Year’s Day
Twenty-twenty,
Not so funny.
Twenty-twenty-one,
Let’s have some fun.

When Life Hands You Lemons …

Posted: December 24, 2020 Categories: Photography, Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: Food, Motivational

Yeah, make lemonade, sure, but here’s what you got to do first:

Depression’s Masquerade

Posted: December 21, 2020 Categories: Poetry, Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: Personal

The classical tragedy and comedy masks, somewhat stylized, with the headline: DEPRESSION'S MASQUERADE

The face
I face the day with
Has a smile
That does not fade.
It’s depression’s masquerade.

Coronavirus Mushroom Mutation Invades Neighborhood

Posted: December 19, 2020 Categories: Photography, Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: Nature

Illustration herein is artist’s concept.

COVID Masking Holiday Cheer

Posted: December 16, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: MemeMyself

A red-nosed “reindeer” from Christmas cards of years past, now has to wear a festive mask for the COVID compromised Christmas of 2020.

The Bluebird of Happiness

Posted: December 14, 2020 Categories: Poetry, Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: Animals, MemeMyself

How the Bluebird of Happiness makes you both happy AND blue.

LESS OXYCONTIN, MORE OXYTOCIN

Posted: December 5, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: Memes, Motivational, Political, Relationships

A black-background postcard with words (in small text size) "A WORLD OF HURT NEEEDS" then the word (in huge text size) "LESS" then the word (in medium text size) "OXYCONTIN" then the word (in huge text size) "MORE" then the word (in medium text size) "OXYTOCIN" The phrase and each word are on their own lines with text sized to make all five lines equal width.

The ever-schmaltzy “Less Drugs, More Hugs” trope, reimagined and rephrased in a much more cerebral way.

Yin-Yang Binge/Purge Sequence

Posted: November 8, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery Tags: Metaphysical

Encircled by a grayscale pin-wheel swirl, a black and white yin-yang symbol whose contrasting-color circles circumscribe the five text characters, spelling BINGE and PURGE respectively.

Each phase seeding the subsequent cycle

I Voted Deep-Throated

Posted: November 3, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery Tags: MemeMyself, Memes, Personal, Political, R-X Rated

Oval I Voted sticker for CA 2020

When the voting choices pretty much all suck, why not compare to voting to …

A Case of The Blues

Posted: September 30, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: Personal, Puns

Case pf blue spray-paint cans

“A case of the blues” sounds so much nicer than …

Fifty Grades of Pay

Posted: September 7, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: Business, Political

Book cover (mimicking the "Fifty Shades of Grey" cover) with a green necktie and a pattern of tiny dollar signs. In large text, the title "Fifty Grades of Pay," in smaller text, the subtitle "The true obscenity of women subjugated by income inequity"

The TRUE obscenity of women subjugated by income inequity.
(Published just in time for Labor Day)

Firemen Rescue Firemen Bros, Leave Equipment Behind

Posted: August 22, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: Business, Memes, Puns

Photo of fireman, backlit by a conflagration, overlaid with text: Firemen will rush into an inferno to rescue a brother fireman, while leaving equipment behind to burn. That's the true origin of the phrase: Bros before hose.

The apocryphal origin of the phrase:
“BROS before HOSE“

Inspire Until You Expire

Posted: August 19, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards Tags: Metaphysical, Motivational

Vast, starry night sky above, cloudy, orange sunset on the horizon, darkened mountain ranges below. Overlaying this image are the words: INSPIRE UNTIL YOU EXPIRE

Be an inspiration until your dying day.

Curiously Strong TEMPERAMINTS

Posted: August 15, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery Tags: Food, Motivational, Puns

Introducing TEMPERAMINTS in two flavors is the byline, with images of two candy tins in the style of Altoids mints, but with the labels modified to say: DISCOURAGEMINTS and ENCOURAGEMINTS.

Introducing TEMPERAMINTS in two flavors:
DISCOURAGEMINTS & ENCOURAGEMINTS.

Try both to see which is suited to your taste.

Curiously Strong DISCOURAGEMINTS

Posted: August 6, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery Tags: Food, Motivational, Puns

A candy tin in the style of Altoid mints, but with the label modified to say: DISCOURAGE MINTS - super sour with a bitter aftertaste.

Super Sour Sugar(coating)Free Mints with a Bitter Aftertaste.

How many can you take in one day?

Curiously Strong ENCOURAGEMINTS

Posted: August 5, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Visual Imagery Tags: Food, Motivational, Puns

A candy tin in the style of Altoid mints, but with the label modified to say: Mint Yourself Anew Today - ENCOURAGE MINTS - Winner's Sheen Invigorating Flavor - Freshens Breath and Enthusiasm

WINNER’S SHEEN Invigorating Flavor:
Freshens Breath and Enthusiasm.

Mint Yourself Anew Today!

ROXOFF – Hip New Product Hype Marketing Piece

Posted: July 30, 2020 Categories: Smartsy-Artsy Cards, Writing Tags: Business, Food, R-X Rated

My imagined article written (30+ years ago) as if written by a hip writer for an (imaginary) hip magazine, hyping an (imaginary) hip new salad dressing.

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