Blicky Leech and the Christmas Pig

Blicky Leech and the Christmas Pig

I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,” said the Spirit. ” Look upon me! You have never seen the like of me before! — The Ghost of Christmas Present from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Here is a Dickensian name for a Dickens illustrator. The artist John Leech, aka: “Blicky” to his friends, is … Read more

Self-sacrifice

Self-sacrifice

It was with particular interest that I noticed how last week’s episode of $#*! (Bleep) My Dad Says on CBS television mentioned a pig that willingly went to slaughter.

WordPress 3.0 Pigged

WordPress 3.0 Pigged

I am continually grateful that knowledgeable hard-working people take their personal time to create tutorials, detailed posts, and instructional articles that help total strangers succeed. the Porkopolis.org editor Today, Porkopolis.org has upgraded to the newest version – 3.0 – of WordPress. This is after a phenomenal 3,000,000 other folks, and an undetermined number of pigs, … Read more

Russell, Gregory, Yeats and the Black Pig

Russell, Gregory, Yeats and the Black Pig

A new work of art has been added to the Porkopolis.org Art Museum. For me it is also the point of departure for considering how friends might utilize humor as a tension reliever and a coping mechanism for momentarily dispelling their concerns over the consequential matters that embroiled their days. Here, the humor employed is sarcasm and the implementation is through a humorous drawing of a pig and bit of doggerel.