PHONES HURT

        Today I discovered that people using phones to access the Butter Rum Cartoon don't see the link to the index of all my posts, unless they go to the bottom of the screen and click on "see web version."  Then they have a link ("HERE") to a categorized list of my around 800 blog posts.  So for people stuck on phones (I don't have a cell phone), the Butter Rum Cartoon must be pretty boring.  I'll try somehow to remedy this.  

 

P.S.  My son just helped, to when, on a phone, you access this blog, it will bring you to the web version automatically instead of the mobile version.  This is wonderful, except the print then is smaller.  But as my son says, people on phones are used to zooming in. 

 

 

 

 

 

THE 1955 WILLYS STATION WAGON

 My grandpa Peter had one of these, and they were often advertised in QUICK News Weekly. 

 

So I couldn't resist buying a 1:18 scale, diecast model of the 1955 Willys Station Wagon from Bradford Exchange for $130.  I also found and bought a 1:18 scale man and woman to sit in it.  It's a beautiful, large, heavy and very detailed model.

 

Then, of course, I had to get a copy of the owner's manual from Archive.org.

(By the way, Willys is pronounced Willis.)

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TARANTULA MOLTING IN CELEBRATION

 To celebrate this day that the Butter Rum Cartoon reached one million views, my Mexican Golden Red Rump Tarantula, Bugbear, molted!  Notice the silk carpet she made for herself to get ready.

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THE BUTTER RUM CARTOON HAS REACHED ONE MILLION VIEWS

 

The Butter Rum Cartoon, as a blog, began on February 18, 2008.  Today on August 8, 2026 it's had more than ONE MILLION VIEWS.  Thank you, everyone!

 

 

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NEAT SURVIVAL TOOL

       If you're old enough to remember vintage comic books, you remember full-page ads from Honor House, Johnson Smith, etc., and you probably remember seeing this:

 

       

       Most of the things advertised turn out to be a disappointment, but not this.  I've had two in my life - one I ordered from an ad such as this and misplaced after decades; and another I got at least a decade ago and still use.  The compass still works fine, as does everything, but the thing I use it for most often is the magnifying glasses.  I fold out the large lenses and double them up, looking through both of them, if I want to see something really close, like a tiny bug or tiny print etched into the back of a watch or medal, etc.  My expensive digital microscope bit the dust, but this method works good enough for my needs.  

       Several companies still sell these, and I intend always to have one on hand.  Here's just one you can order, for $5.85 plus postage.

 

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