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2012

April 5 | The Bitter Pen: Comic #500
February 11 | And Still no Major Publication has Commissioned me to do Comics

2011

December 17 | Today
November 24 | Happy Thanksgiving
August 21 | Karen!
July 28 | Meh.
July 4 | And it was such a pretty red
July 3 | Happy Sunday
June 29 | You Especially Should Be Especially Interested
June 28 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm): Take With Lots of Water on an Empty Stomach
June 26 | Mr. Richter and I
June 24 | In an effort to get started again, I today drew, scanned and posted a little comic while on a business call
May 2 | It’s a conundrum, Miss Manners. A real conundrum…
March 28 | AWOL
March 7 | Bob’s Big Trip to the Hospital
February 28 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm): A Reading of Much Excellence
February 26 | Guy X
February 22 | Random Thoughts 02
February 20 | Random Thoughts 01 (suggesting there might be some sort of continuing theme here)
February 5 | Prospective Career Crossroads, Moment of Confusion No. 6,841
January 25 | Comic I Drew Eating Breakfast With a Bunch of People
January 9 | The Day I Faced Significant Challenges Drawing a Milk Container

2010

December 25 | Merry, merry
December 20 | Just a few days ago
December 18 | And 22 minutes later I had a comic about it.
December 17 | Woof!
November 21 | Today’s comic brought to you by intense overload and high anxiety
November 15 | Free! Valuable Time-Saving Tip
November 3 | Today’s Phone Calls (as opposed to yesterday’s and the day before’s and…)
November 1 | Some Choice
October 23 | On The Suckiest of Falls
October 9 | Lucky, indeed
October 2 | Luna
September 25 | Dad, Verbatim
September 18 | Luna
September 9 | I’ve got a sudden urge to fly, and nowhere to fly to (Pink Floyd, me thinks. Paro?)
September 7 | Stupid World, Stupid Comic
September 2 | Luna
August 31 | Introductions
August 30 | Luna
August 26 | Luna
August 23 | Luna
August 19 | Luna
August 14 | Luna Takes the Fifth
August 13 | Untitled No. 17
August 11 | Luna Turns Four
August 9 | And I mainline the stuff
August 5 | Luna the third
August 3 | Luna Too
July 30 | Luna Starts Here
July 30 | Making this made me happy. Does that make me weird?
July 27 | Yum
July 24 | Wild Animal Park
July 23 | Arrrrrrrrgh
July 22 | Alas, she’s at the theatre tonight.
July 20 | Comic Drawn Kinda Tiny Four
July 18 | Comic Drawn Kinda Tiny Three
July 16 | Comic Drawn Kinda Tiny Too
July 14 | Comic Drawn Kinda Tiny
July 12 | Holy Moly
July 9 | Sacramento, California
July 7 | Comic About a Book I’ll Never Write for a Friend Whose Son Got Caught Doing Something She Never Wanted Him to Do
July 4 | Independence Day
July 2 | Tinnitus Too
June 30 | Go Ask Alice
June 28 | See How I Ascend
June 26 | 4.2
June 24 | Our new Vera Wang
June 22 | A First Peek at my Movie Script
June 20 | Warming Up

2009

December 25 | And To All, A Good Night
December 24 | Still More Fun With Hearing Impairments
December 23 | Stimulus Package
December 22 | Ho-ho-ho…
December 21 | Fun to Live With
December 17 | Still, a Milestone Kind of Day
December 16 | With Eric The Other Day
December 15 | Wives Say The Darndest Things
December 14 | But Your Love Don’t Pay My Bills
December 7 | Acquisitionally Inclined
December 3 | In the Wake of our Visit to the Darwin Exhibit, I Preach Truth to my Son, The Atheist
December 2 | With My Son, The Atheist, at the Darwin Exhibit
November 25 | Popcorn Time
November 20 | Oh, the Noise, Noise, Noise…
November 19 | Thinking of you, Steve
November 17 | Down at the “Professional” Men’s Club: Topher
November 16 | Down at the “Professional” Men’s Club: Duane
November 13 | Middle-Aged Male Comics
November 12 | Teddy
November 11 | Fun Tricks My Ears Play
November 10 | Mr. Liberty
November 9 | Driving
November 3 | Just Did It
October 28 | Daily
October 26 | Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…
October 23 | Cross Country
October 22 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm): Play, Money
October 21 | How to Age Gracefully
October 20 | In the Meantime, I Go Hungry
October 19 | And it’s so Hard to Get The Best Dreams Back
October 15 | The Doves of War
October 13 | Healing
October 6 | Eeny, meeny, miney, moe…
October 5 | A Great Cause of Night is a Lack of the Sun
October 2 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm): On Irrefutable Truth
October 1 | Whatever
September 29 | 2612
September 28 | Last Week
September 22 | Pits
September 21 | And Not Much Older Than You
September 17 | Right Again
September 15 | Un-Inaction
September 14 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm): To Your Health, Mental and Otherwise, Darling
September 11 | Good Thing I Got That Masters Degree
September 10 | Twenty-Two Minutes, Including Talking with Eric About His Chem Homework
September 8 | Ah, to Holiday…
September 4 | Ethan Allen
September 3 | Rehab
September 2 | Truth in Résumé Writing
September 1 | Rorschach Test
August 31 | Swine-ish
August 28 | Brush Long, Floss Well
August 27 | Risky Behavior
August 26 | My New-Found Direction(lessness)
August 25 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm): Maybe There’s Still Time for us to be Saved
August 24 | Always Look on the Bright Side
August 21 | Conceptual Genius at Work
August 20 | Smooches
August 19 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm): Chapter Poo, Verse Pee
August 18 | Meet the Chef
August 17 | Vacation ’09: Lesbians!
August 14 | Vacation ’09: Baiting Mom
August 12 | Vacation ’09: Tour de Nothing
August 11 | Vacation ’09: Zodiac Redux
August 10 | Vacation ’09: DNA
August 7 | And He Expresses It So Eloquently
August 6 | Not So Much So
August 5 | I’m Draconian But Fun
August 4 | And on the Last Day…
August 3 | Quick with the Comebacks
July 31 | The Nominee
July 30 | The Truth of the Matter Is
July 29 | Depth Gauge
July 28 | Private Parts
July 27 | How to Market One’s Self for Fun and Profit
July 24 | Voice Mail
July 22 | Holy Holy
July 20 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm): Sunday, Bloody Sunday
July 17 | Learning Curve
July 16 | Call Me Mack
July 15 | Same Planet
July 14 | Post
July 13 | Come all ye doubtful
July 10 | Two days hence
July 9 | Realization
July 7 | The Future Looms
July 6 | Dating Tip
July 3 | Jeffersonian
July 2 | Bargaining Too
July 1 | Bargaining
June 30 | Walk that Walk
June 29 | Star Stuff
June 26 | Woof!
June 24 | Hours
June 23 | Let’s Get It On
June 22 | Deflections
June 18 | WGASA
June 17 | Whatever
June 15 | Light Years From Home
June 12 | Hours
June 11 | Nights
June 10 | Seniority
June 9 | Either or
June 8 | $125 and all I got was this lousy tongue depressor.
June 5 | Foreign Language
June 3 | Paradigm Shift
June 2 | The Bitter is Back
June 1 | Nearing midnight, a fly gets posted while I listen to a neighbor’s phone conversation through an open window and wonder when, dear lord, am I going to die, please
May 29 | Departure
May 28 | Spin Cycle
May 27 | Yeah, I’m that cynical
May 26 | Screw Too
May 21 | Other Than That, I’m Fine
May 20 | Craig & Me
May 19 | On Theory
May 18 | The Three-Second Break
May 13 | *sigh*
May 12 | Relish
May 11 | The Religion Brian Invented(TM): Hi
May 8 | This Comic Courtesy of Media Temple
May 4 | Meno.Pause
May 1 | Going down?
April 29 | Double Stuf
April 28 | Why We Work
April 27 | Have Some
April 17 | Dreamscape
April 15 | The Hair Cut
April 13 | Vons
April 10 | Good Wednesday
April 8 | Because
April 7 | Our Dinner with Jenny and Terry
April 6 | Memo to the Sunshine State
April 3 | Hello, Friday
April 1 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm) – Untitled #17
March 30 | Pasteurized, with Active Cultures
March 27 | Out
March 25 | Individuation
March 24 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm) Resists Conversion
March 23 | Argh
March 19 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm) on Dogma
March 18 | Last Night
March 17 | What I Learned
March 16 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm) goes for a Sunday Drive
March 13 | Good Lord
March 12 | Dude looks like a
March 10 | Second Cousins, Part The End
March 9 | Second Cousins, Part 4
March 6 | Second Cousins, Part 3
March 3 | Second Cousins Part the 2nd
March 2 | Second Cousins Part 1
February 27 | Gauged
February 26 | Walkies
February 25 | The Sales Rep
February 24 | Name Tag
February 23 | The Religion Brian Invented(tm): The Book of Miracles, Chapter 1, Verses 1, 14 and 1,484
February 20 | The Behemoth Within
February 19 | On The Drive Home
February 18 | dooce dot com
February 17 | My Valentine
February 13 | A New American Paradigm
February 12 | Meanwhile, back at The Religion Brian Invented(tm)
February 11 | Judge Not, Lest Ye Be — Ah, Go Ahead and Judge
February 10 | Roles My TV Doesn’t Show
February 9 | On George Carlin
February 5 | I’m pretty certain this sort of thing never happens to you
February 4 | The Spring Semester Begins
February 3 | The Toddler and The Thong
February 2 | Speaking of that Empty Feeling
January 30 | Feeling Empty
January 28 | Synchronicity
January 27 | Yesterday’s Highlight
January 26 | While Watching “The Office” We See a Promo for “ER”
January 23 | The Religion Brian Invented, Book 3, Chapter 1, Verse 7 (New-Fangled Edition)
January 22 | Snot Funny
January 21 | Post-Inauguration Comics
January 20 | Splat
January 19 | Cat 5
January 16 | Embarrassing Truths – Abigail
January 14 | Stealthy
January 13 | Oops
January 12 | The Secret Password
January 9 | And the odometer rolls again
January 8 | Working It Out
January 7 | Self-Talk
January 6 | Rush
January 5 | Joyful, even

2008

December 26 | Spreading Cheer
December 25 | Merry
December 24 | And Get Some Dip to go With Them
December 23 | Oh, Christmas Tree
December 22 | And to all a good night
December 19 | Developing Interests
December 17 | What I’d Like Our Holiday Card to Say
December 16 | It’s Magic-Eight-Ball Time
December 15 | In Memory
December 10 | Wounds
December 9 | Poop
December 8 | Nature or Nurture
December 5 | Unlived Life
December 3 | Recessionary Comics
December 1 | Work Out Time
November 28 | From Now on, Anytime You Hear of Buddha or Joseph Cambell, Think of Me.
November 27 | Comic for an American-Centric Holiday
November 26 | Instant Karma
November 25 | Another Urinal Comic
November 24 | Embarrassing Truths-Henrietta
November 21 | Dear Man
November 20 | Embarrassing Truths – Rachel
November 19 | Kyle’s Big Day
November 18 | Playing with Fire
November 17 | On The Meaning
November 14 | On “Building Wealth”
November 12 | On Visual Symbolism
November 11 | Birthday Too
November 10 | Happy Birthday, Karen
November 7 | The Incredible Unintended Consequences of Being W
November 6 | Kyle’s Highs and Lows
November 5 | My Bad
November 4 | Election Day 2008
November 3 | Prop. 8
October 31 | Days ago at Sue’s
October 29 | Couple Days Ago at Sue’s
October 28 | Yesterday at Sue’s
October 24 | Embarrassing Truths – Kristina
October 23 | Embarrassing Truths – Kyle
October 22 | Embarrassing Truths – Eric
October 21 | Embarrassing Truths – Karen
October 20 | Embarrassing Truths – Brian
October 17 | Sweet Dreams for One
October 15 | Next They Want to Sell Me Zoom! Whitening
October 14 | A Cautionary Tale
October 13 | Gimme, gimme…
October 10 | Going Mobile
October 9 | Speaking of Economic Downturns
October 8 | Obit
October 7 | Henrietta, Too
October 6 | Henrietta, More
October 3 | Karley
October 2 | Except With Five Fingers
October 1 | Helter Skelter
September 30 | Quesadillas
September 29 | At the Supermarket Checkout
September 26 | Randomness at Dawn
September 25 | In Plain Sight
September 24 | Bubbly Stuff
September 23 | Vice President? Isn’t that kind of like President-elect?
September 22 | Done, Finished, Finito
September 19 | Pretty Lax, Am I
September 18 | Fleet’s
September 17 | Written Dragonfly
September 16 | Beans to That
September 15 | Hello
September 12 | Friday
September 11 | Billy Boy Gates
September 10 | New Career Path
September 9 | Smitten
September 8 | Sweet Dreams
September 5 | The Escape Artist
September 4 | Meet My Demons 000001
September 3 | Takes One to Know One
September 2 | Craziness
August 29 | *sigh*
August 28 | Max
August 27 | Down at the A&P
August 26 | Closing Ceremonies
August 25 | Glamour!
August 22 | Yalom!
August 21 | Ugh.
August 20 | Food Poisoning
August 19 | Let’s Make a Deal
August 18 | Henrietta
August 15 | Those nutty Sufis
August 14 | Nailed Me
August 13 | Multiple Intelligences
August 12 | Tish
August 11 | Beijing
August 8 | Pee
August 7 | Foom
August 6 | W
August 5 | Reading the Classics
August 4 | Heh?
August 1 | Blah blah
July 31 | Sixteen Years
July 30 | Testosterone
July 29 | And let’s just say it’s not art class (as if THAT doesn’t show).
July 28 | The Scholar
July 25 | Must-Delete TV
July 24 | Phat
July 23 | Yesterday
July 22 | As in “kicking the…”
July 21 | For Christ’s Sake
July 18 | You see? Healthier all the time
July 17 | Trimmer
July 16 | Same as it ever was
July 15 | Road Rancor
July 14 | Yum
July 11 | Oh, and you don’t?
July 10 | Support
July 9 | Zodiac
July 8 | Never Quite Free
July 4 | Me-ow
July 3 | Buddhist at The Wheel
July 2 | Analogous
July 1 | Continued
June 30 | Oops
June 27 | Fore!
June 26 | Oh, Gross
June 25 | This is My Brain
June 24 | Scribbles
June 23 | Taylor
June 20 | Oh, The Humanities
June 19 | Genetically Gifted
June 18 | My Aching Back
June 17 | Decisions, Decisions
June 16 | Boxes
June 13 | Forked Up
June 12 | My Epitaph
June 11 | And No Anesthesia
June 10 | Revenge
June 9 | Certain Death
June 6 | Pope
June 5 | Sing Along
June 4 | Attraction
June 3 | Third Grader
June 2 | iPhone XL
May 30 | Hope
May 29 | The Human Wick
May 23 | Flirting
May 13 | Fortunes Told
May 9 | Crash & Burn
May 6 | Wounds
May 5 | Eternity
May 2 | Tag
May 1 | Rage
April 30 | Venerated
April 29 | R
April 28 | FAQ
April 25 | Efficiencies
April 24 | Texting
April 23 | Eldest
April 22 | Greetings
April 21 | Brooken
April 18 | Coffee
April 17 | Ribbed
April 16 | Tinnitus
April 15 | iPod
April 14 | Urinal
April 11 | My Book
April 10 | Crazy
April 9 | Text
April 8 | Tom
April 7 | Anniversary
April 4 | Gloom
April 3 | And
April 2 | Doom
April 1 | Biopsy
March 31 | Piano
March 28 | Dad
March 27 | Blocked
March 26 | Coors
March 25 | Not-so-Grim Reaper
March 24 | Groups
March 21 | Basic Biology
March 20 | Therapy
March 19 | Yesterday
March 18 | Vote
March 17 | Burnout
March 14 | The Religion Brian Invented
March 13 | Razor’s Edge
March 12 | Thinning
March 11 | Breathe
March 10 | 501 Blues
March 7 | Hazy Daze
March 6 | Sun, Moon, Stars
March 5 | Slipping Away
March 4 | My Missing Molar
March 3 | Woof
February 29 | Soap
February 28 | Pancakes
February 27 | Old Man
February 26 | Pee
February 25 | Rights
February 22 | Meds
February 21 | Bumper
February 20 | Deep Space
February 19 | Beard
February 18 | Marital Tip 13
February 15 | Bumper
February 14 | Beauty
February 13 | Leaning In
February 12 | I’m stuck
February 11 | Material Boy
February 8 | Romalins
February 7 | On HDTV
February 6 | Quality Assessment
February 5 | eBay Love
February 4 | The Primaries
February 1 | Zzzzzzz
January 31 | This Semester
January 30 | The Fastest Man on No Legs
January 29 | Crowded House
January 28 | Carl and Jerry
January 25 | Milkshake
January 24 | Ants
January 23 | Career Change
January 22 | Methods
January 21 | Old Man
January 18 | Christina the Third
January 17 | Fun Foods
January 16 | Obama
January 15 | To Your Health
January 14 | Medium
January 11 | Christina Too
January 10 | Christina
January 9 | Caucus
January 8 | Breaking News
January 7 | Cough
January 4 | Flu Too
January 3 | Flu
January 2 | Nailed It!
January 1 | Resolve

2007

December 31 | Pizza
December 28 | Ouch
December 27 | Trolley
December 26 | Gift Card
December 25 | Mall Directory
December 24 | Wish List
December 21 | Charles
December 20 | Floss
December 19 | Very Fruedian
December 18 | He’s Making a List
December 17 | Time to hit the Gym