My Dog Poops on Sidewalks

My basset hound is so low to the ground, and the snow is piled so high...thus, she refuses to try and GO out in the yard. Which results in my deck and sidewalks being peppered with doggie bombs...for lack of a better term. Oh yeah, it's lovely......ugh.

Parenting 101: Set a Good Example

I take great pride in being a good father to my two children, and I totally believe in setting the good example for them in everything I do__as witnessed in this photo from the 2000 Iowa State Fair, where I demonstrated, on my son, Satchel, the proper way to mark your young. ___ Phew!____Anyhow, both my kids have turned out to be wonderful people of whom I am most proud...despite my being their father :-)

1992- Baby's Room

Another old newspaper article I came across was this one from October, 1992. The photo shows 3 year old Satchel sitting in a rocking chair in the nursery Kim and I had created. Satch's little sister, Riley, would be born two months after this photo appeared.___We had a dalmatian, Sam, at the time and went with that as the room's theme...thus all the spots, plus we created cartoon characters on foamcore, cut them out, painted'em and hung them on the walls. Wooden shelving units were made, not by me, to look like gym lockers. Oh, and there were glow-n-the-dark stars all over the ceiling. It was a lot of work....but very rewarding and so worth it!

The Joneses make the news...circa, February, 1995

Wow, time flies! Just found this newspaper article from February, 1995,...15 years ago. The article was about a line of apparel my wife had created using our 5 year son's artwork. The line was called, SATCHMAN, after our son Satchel's nickname, Satchman. The apparel was created to honor his big brother, Max, who passed away shortly after birth in 1988. A percentage of the proceeds went to charities.___Proud stuff!

Those Thin Jones Boys, Circa 1965

Contrary to the popular rumor of that time, my brothers and I did get feed regularly. This photo was taken of us while living in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1965. I'm the little guy with the broken arm. My brother, Robby, is in the middle displaying trophies he won...for lord knows what (ha) and the tallest one is my oldest brother, Scotty.

Long Week= Salty Dog

It's FRIDAY!!! Get through the day and then treat yourself to a well deserved Salty Dog...or the beverage of your choice!

Drop Your Pants Wine Label

Prior to this past Christmas I was hired to create a humorous wine label for an Iowa Winery. I did a number concept sketches for them and this is the design they went with. It was fun to create and I look forward to creating more novelty wine labels for them in the future!