Category Archives: Infotoons

The Kalahari

Posted on November 9, 2011 by mikey

The Kalahari desert in Southern Africa has to be the largest sandbox in the world, covering some 350,000 square miles. A great place to play with your Tonka trucks, but you might want to come prepared. Temperatures go from 117°F … Continue reading →

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The Early Turkey

Posted on November 4, 2011 by mikey

Just getting warmed up for drawing a bunch of turkeys… maybe. It’s fun to practice. I doodle on Post-It notes all the time.

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Doodles

Posted on November 3, 2011 by mikey

Statements from the electric company, envelopes, menus… anything is fair game for a doodle. Even a sketchbook. LOL!

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Enter the Worm

Posted on November 2, 2011 by mikey

On this day (November 2nd) in 1988, Cornell University graduate Robert Morris uncaged the first computer worm (virus), which began replicating itself far beyond what its programmer intended. The infection spread rapidly among universities, medical research facilities, and military sites … Continue reading →

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Candy Hangover

Posted on November 1, 2011 by mikey

Beware of November 1st and all it holds…!

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Here’s to, ummm, cholera.

Posted on October 21, 2011 by mikey

In 1850’s England, physician John Snow decided that authorities were off track when declaring that a deadly outbreak of cholera (also known as Black Death) was due to breathing foul air. Instead, he was able to track the disease to … Continue reading →

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Creativity

Posted on October 11, 2011 by mikey

It’s all around us. The secret is knowing what to look for…

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Shaking It Up

Posted on September 22, 2011 by mikey

Depending upon where you live in the United States, you may or may not be visited by an earthquake sometime soon. The areas of greatest concern lie along major fault lines (as in California and Alaska), but New Madrid, Missouri … Continue reading →

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Who’s Watching Who?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by mikey

Usually, it watches us. Now, we are watching it. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is expected to fall out of the sky and break into pieces as it enters Earth’s atmosphere sometime this weekend. The 6.5 ton, large-as-a-bus ozone … Continue reading →

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How To Peel a Planet

Posted on September 16, 2011 by mikey

If the kids are bored some afternoon, and the question of map projections comes up (just sayin’), dig around for a piece of citrus (navel oranges do well), draw a likeness of the earth on the surface, then have the … Continue reading →

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