by Marty Coleman | May 8, 2015 | The Napkin's Guide to Happy Living |
Here I have two quotes that both start with the same part of a sentence. They then go in completely different directions.
And so I have a challenge for you!
- Challenge question: Which quote is the original quote, #1 or #2?
- “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be”
- “Most folks are about as happy as they can fake.”
- Bonus question: Who said the original quote? And yes, it’s the honor system for you to not look it up.
- Personal question: Which one do you think is more accurate and why?
Let me know your answers in the comments!
Drawing and questions © 2015 Marty Coleman
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by Marty Coleman | May 7, 2015 | Series |
Here are two drawings I did back in 2011 for a series on Mother’s Day. I especially like the color and simplicity of the first one.
Original Post – April 18th, 2011
Original Post – April 20th, 2011
Drawings © 2015 Marty Coleman
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by Marty Coleman | May 6, 2015 | Breasts - 2012-2013 |
Censorship and Humor
A friend of mine, Heather, who I used to coach and who is now a running coach herself, posted a pretty funny cartoon yesterday on Facebook. It was of a woman in a Zumba class realizing too late that she should have worn a better sports bra. I didn’t see the original cartoon I just saw the post Heather made explaining how one of her ‘friends’ on FB had reported it as offensive and it had been removed.
She was livid, as I would have been, and as all her true friends on FB were. The comments and other cartoons that were posted on that thread were hilarious. It reminded me of a drawing I did long ago in a random sketchbook so I went and found it. I had never scanned it or posted it because it had all sorts of other random sketches all around it and even overlapping it. But I decided if ever there was a time to scan it and work on it, today would be the day. So, here you go Heather, my homage to you and your great sense of humor!
But Seriously Folks…
Having run now for about 15 years and having coached runners for about 5 I can’t tell how many times I have wanted to suggest to a runner they might want to get a new, better sports bra. I obviously don’t know the physical discomfort and pain associated with running with a pair of breasts bouncing on my chest but I don’t need to feel it to know it’s got to hurt!
Since I don’t feel comfortable saying that to a woman I don’t know really well, I instead will do two things. One, while I talk about running gear in one of the clinics I lead I will make a general announcement to the entire group about the importance of getting fitted for a good bra. And two, I ask my female coaches to be extra alert to their female participants who they think need a better bra. I want them to talk to them about it and offer help in finding one. Now, if the person in question is a good friend of mine? I have no problem saying, “uh…you’re going to give yourself a black eye with those things, you need to get a better bra!”
Is This You?
Just in case you don’t think you are in this category of needing a better sports bra check out this excerpt from the online article ‘How to find the perfect Sports Bra’ from Fitness Magazine.
When we polled top bra-fitting pros for the number-one mistake women make in choosing a sports bra, they were unanimous: wearing a smaller cup and larger band than you need. Sure enough, nearly every tester whom FITNESS sent to the specialty shops Intimacy and Linda’s Bra Salon in New York City for fittings returned with a two-inch-smaller band and a larger cup size — As and double Ds alike.
Pretty amazing, right? Here is the rest of the article. You can simply google ‘sports bra fitting’ to find a slew of other articles about it.
Where I work, at Fleet Feet in Tulsa, we have dedicated apparel and bra fitting specialists and that makes it very easy for women to conveniently find the bra they need. Obviously most of you are not in Tulsa but Fleet Feet stores are around the country and if one is not close by there is a running or specialty store that can help you, you just have to look it up.
Back to Funny
Here is the original cartoon Heather posted. It’s by Fernz Cartoons.
And here is one that was posted on the thread.
If you have other cartoons or funny stories about sports bra disasters, send them along, the Napkin Kin would love to see and read them!
Original drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman
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by Marty Coleman | May 5, 2015 | Dorothy Parker, Mother's Day - 2011 |
Letting Go, Staying Gone
Moms have a hard time letting go, don’t they. Some fathers do as well of course, but I don’t think it’s inaccurate to say that mothers have a harder time of it overall. But I can tell you this as a father. While it wasn’t hard to let them go off to college or adventures thousands of miles away, it is really hard to have them stay gone as the years roll on.
Add in a couple of grandkids who are far away and it makes it even harder. Granted I am talking from just one perspective but I don’t think that’s gender specific, I think it’s hard for both parents at that point.
Coming Home
Kids leave home all the time and no matter how hard a mother or father tries to get them to stay close, the truth is, if they really want and need to go, you want them to go. You want them to find their dreams even if it means that dream takes them away from you.
And here is the other truth. If you did make your home atmosphere pleasant, if it was filled with love, care, nurturing and freedom, then you child will want to come home. Maybe it won’t be a permanent return, but it will be a joyful and loving return nonetheless.
It’s the nature of kids to want to spread their wings. All you can do as a mother or father is give them a safe landing place when they return.
Drawing and commentary @ 2015 by Marty Coleman
Quote by Dorothy Parker, 1893-1967, American writer and wit
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by Marty Coleman | May 1, 2015 | #TBT - Throw Back Thursday |
A number of years ago I would reserve Saturdays for posting a ‘vintage’ napkin from back when I was drawing them for my daughters and putting them in their school lunches. I did that for a number of years but eventually started putting up other content on the weekends; stories, photos, etc.
Throw Back Thursday (Friday Edition)
Now Throw Back Thursday is a thing and I thought I would start posting some older drawings or other things from years past on Thursdays. Of course I came up with this idea today, a Friday. But I looked back and found these photos from 6 years ago yesterday (a Thursday) and decided I would post it anyway.
Absorbent Ideas Exhibition
Double Shot Coffee, Tulsa, OK
I had an article in the Tulsa World published about the Napkins in early 2009. The owner of Doubleshot, who knew of me because my daughter Chelsea had at one point worked there, had read the article and invited me to have a show of the napkins.
Absorbent Ideas Exhibition
The show opened on April 29th, 2009, with the reception being a few weeks later in May.
Postcard Invitation
You can see the progression in my napkin drawings by taking a look at the drawing on the postcard and the framed one below.
I look back and realize how long it’s been since I’ve had an actual exhibition of the napkins and how different they are now.
I think it’s time for a new exhibition, don’t you?
© 2015 Marty Coleman
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