Silly Daddy - Really Wound Up

A comic about wind-up toys just popped into my head in the middle of the night. Not that I ever collected them, but I do like wind-up toys and always have. So do the kids. My favorite was a wind-up Snoopy doll. After that, it was a wind-up robot like the one in "Lost in Space." Both my son and daughters got a lot of play time from a wind-up Thomas the Tank Engine.

The webcomic that came to me from out of nowhere goes like this: A young girl says to her toy wind-up doll, "You seem to be a little wound up. Is anything wrong?"

I say "out of nowhere," but actually, I believe it to be from God. He says in Matthew 6 not to worry about your life.

Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program.

For those new to the world of webcomics and comics, an often posed industry question is, "Are comics fine art?" My answer is, yes. Comics are definitely fine art. However, the majority of all fine art produced will end up in the junk pile or on the Internet--that's just life.

Hot Lava - Just For Fun

At the park, I called out to a bunch of children, "Anyone want to play Hot Lava?"

"I want to play Hot Lava!" replied my little son, with great eagerness. Then after a moment of reflection, he asked, "What is Hot Lava?"

Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program.

My son laughs at this cartoon pretty much every time he sees it.

"Freeze, Dirt Bag" and Other Household Expressions

My little daughter watched as my son and I ran through our house waving toy guns at each other. Imitating a cop TV show, I pointed the gun at my son and would frequently yell, "Freeze, dirt bag!"

Later, my daughter tried to be included in our Cops and Robbers game. She aimed a squirt gun at me intensely and yelled, "Freezer bag!"

Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program. Thanks go to my wife Denise for assisting me in writing this bone-chilling fire fight.

Great Moments In Navigation: Man Asks For Directions

After having a light snack at our house with a family very dear to us, our two families planned to go to the movies to see the cartoon "Up." Since we couldn't all fit in one car with our kids, I asked my friend Nick Economo, "Do you need directions to the theater?"

Nick replied, "Yes, I don't know how to get there from here." After a brief pause and a flash of insight, he added, "Actually, I don't know how to get there from anywhere!"

Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program.