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.

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!

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

QUICK AND THE LUND LIBRARY

      These books featured in QUICK News Weekly (1949-1953) are in the Lund Library:

 

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN

       My 209 issues of QUICK News Weekly, which ran from May 1949 (when I was two months old) to June 1953, is one of my favorite collections.  They've influenced me greatly.  After seeing this brief article in the February 19, 1951 issue . . .

 

 I bought this book . . .

 

 and found the 1950 movie on YouTube for all to SEE.

 

Enjoy!