Friday, April 29, 2011

"old gassy dog on the couch, a haiku by Gary Rith" TRUE STORY!


(sketch by Gary Rith)
Well, this story has a couple of origins. One, you know, Buster is old, and I was sitting with him yesterday at his back end, and well.....
TWO, Benji and Knight and Kasey are doing this handwritten blog post thing. My own effort in that direction had to involve 1) the typewriter 2) a silly sketch and 3) a haiku, because life is always more fun in haiku form.

OK, below. The other night I am helping the wife with her huge piles of crapola, and in a box she finds the little brown box, below left, from her grandmother's bureau. I am rowing away...yes, rowing in the studio, practicing in case I ever get a chance to row an actual BOAT....and I am staring at that thing for several minutes, admiring how the base is petal-like. And I am like "I can do that!" so I made the teapot there....


You probably need something like this sugar bowl, for sale now at my etsy gallery....
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13 comments:

  1. Karen (formerly kcinnova)April 29, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    LOVE the drawing, the haiku, and your imagination while rowing.

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  2. BSOBApril 29, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    hey! good work man, and the pots are cool too..

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  3. Busy Bee SuzApril 29, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Gary, you are the most creative person I know. Love the drawings, the haiku and the sugar bowl!!!

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  4. KnightApril 29, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    That haiku is the first thing I read this morning when I woke up...after your e-mail. I couldn't stop laughing. The expression is fantastic!

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  5. Michèle HastingsApril 29, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    thank you for the first laugh of the day!

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  6. CherylApril 29, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Ah, your blog today made me smile! Funny, the hubby and I were talking last night about gassy dogs...how we now can blame Java as well as Buddy....Anyhow, have a bee-yoo-tee-full weekend!

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  7. Joyful ThingsApril 29, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    always blame the dog ........

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  8. Reverend AwesomeApril 29, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    HAHA! Well this is fantastic.

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  9. a m dohanApril 29, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    do you know Walter?
    http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Walter-the-Farting-Dog/William-Kotzwinkle/e/9781583940532

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  10. Farmer*swife a/k/a Glass_Half_FullApril 29, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    Old beans are bad with people too. :-P

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  11. cmApril 30, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    "life is always more fun in haiku form"
    Words to live by.

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  12. UnknownMay 1, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Haiku is funny
    Especially when there's gas
    Old dogs can't help it.

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  13. k.a. barnesMay 4, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Frances ate a hard-boiled easter egg the other day. I feel your pain.
    And yes, I think I might need that elephant sugar bowl...

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