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Apparently, Power Miners are not into petitions.
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And so begins Howie’s protest of Global Warming.
Politicians have a tendency to misspeak at times. Or be mis-quoted. One of Al Gore’s famous turns of phrase has him claiming to be the father of the Internet. While it is true that he did a lot of work toward getting legislation passed to make the world wide web a free and open place for everyone, the idea that he claimed to have invented the whole thing has stuck for quite some time. Which doesn’t lend credibility to him with folks who think he needs to turn down the thermostat in the 17 homes he owns.
I intentionally do not watch a lot of television. Maybe 5 or 6 hours a week, and then I’m usually multi-tasking — building something out of LEGO, exercising, etc. I initially conceived today’s comic after having read up a lot on the classic comic strip from my childhood, Calvin & Hobbes. Bill Watterson put a lot of time & energy into creating situations that were completely impossible, yet completely believable, with brilliant, witty dialog to boot. Calvin was always dreaming up a crazy scheme that (unbeknownst to him) was a commentary on reality, and Hobbes was always quick to verbalize the point. Beautiful satire. So this is my effort at a tribute to what we often read in Calvin & Hobbes. Certainly I have no Calvin and Hobbes minifigs (Bill Watterson has never licensed his creation to be mass-marketed — and I say more power to him!), but I felt that you’ve already seen my power miners watching television, so it was a good fit for them to step in. Enjoy!
