Muley the Mule loves to read, and in this edition of Muley Reads he shares Six Dinner Sid!
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Muley the Mule loves to read, and in this edition of Muley Reads he shares Six Dinner Sid!
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Of course, Muley is known for being a little smart aleck and so he is when discussing laws. In this message, he's more or less decided to pick on DUMB laws from Tennessee. This is a chance to review what rules help and what rules don't help - both exist!
Children know when things aren't right, so make sure they know they can come to their adults for help, especially when they feel uncomfortable. Listen to them, and guide them.
While joking about dumb laws, this particular message focuses on what Sabbath means in The Ten Commandments (the good laws) and why we're given a "law" to remember it and REST!
What does rest mean to you?
How does it help us?
When can we rest?
What can we do that is both fun AND restful?
Remember, grown-ups are an example for kids to follow. If we get our work done in 5 or 6 days, and use the one day for rest, they will learn to do the same. Teach them how to complete chores and homework through the week so they can use the weekend to relax. And teaching them this will remind us that it's perfectly fine to put away the electronic devices, turn off the television, grab a book, and sit on the porch with a nice iced tea; or to just sit, quietly, and breathe and think.
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This is the compilation of Muley Reads where you can find all the stories!! Click the image below to start watching!
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There were a few tests of Muley in the real world interviewing people, a series we called "Mule on the Street," with filmography by Lin Workman and edits by Kevin L. Williams. As part of the Mid-South Cartoonists Association (MSCA), an in-print version was going to be started with Muley interviewing people and asking his very popular questions, like: creamy or crunchy? (Photos below by Lin Workman.)
In celebration of his life and honor of his art, below is a reprint of an interview with Sam Ray at the December 3, 2009, dinner meeting of the MSCA. The original print of the article would have been rewritten to appear as though it was a transcript of an interview, but that is long-lost with a previous version of the MSCA website. Below is the image used for the interview followed by the response Sam sent to use as the interview.
I was born and grew up in the Ripley, Tenn. area. I am now an old man. My mother
was a painter, songwriter, and played a little guitar. All my siblings were creative
people. I just latched on to what little talent I had and they didn't really pursue
it much. My father was the one with the crazy sense of humor.
Interests: cartooning, travel, music, the outdoors, reading
I became interested in comics because my mother was an artist, I loved newspaper
comics, comic books, and my drawing got me a lot of attention in school.
People who inspired me: Everybody who encouraged me. I never got any negativity
from anybody.
Prior projects: Various things, but mainly my gag cartoons for various publications
and my stint as a writer for "Hagar The Horrible"
I seem to have always tended to come up with a lot of business-related ideas
when doing gag cartoons. It just made sense to mine this territory if I was going
to do a strip. With "Business As Usual" I'm just trying to refine the kind of stuff
I've been doing for years and do a strip that has some merit and doesn't embarrass
me too much when I see it in print.
I've written so many gags over the years that when I sit down to do a new strip
I just try to pick one that I can get excited about.
How do I get my brain going? I've found that after I stop fiddling around and get
my butt in a chair at my desk things will just start to click.
Thoughts on syndicates: It's a well-known fact that syndicates receive tons of
strips from hopefuls. But I once read that a big percentage of these submissions
are totally inappropriate. This was a syndicate editor talking.
I have only good things to say about MSCA. I've gotten work, made new friends,
received valuable criticism, and had the opportunity be with other people who
really understand this mess we've all gotten ourselves into.
I like my eggs over easy. My favorite color is blue. If I had a girl's name I would
prefer Sue. It's nice and short and easy to spell, like Sam.
All the best,
Sam
Sam's art as shared by artist and actor extraordinaire Jim Palmer:
Sam signing his book at Comics and Collectibles. |
Here are more photos from that MSCA gathering:
Andrew Chandler, Sam Ray, Lin Workman, Michael Langston |
Ronnie Shenks, Sam Ray, Micahel Langston, ?, Chris Freitas, Mama Jane Shenks, ?? |
Lin Workman, Andrew Chandler |
DaMarco Randle, Kevin Williams |
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Hey,
everybody! You know, one of the fun
things about having a friend over to the house is when we get to show them
around. We get to show them the living
room, our bed room, and our collections whether it’s a book, toy, or game. Are you like me? In your room, do you keep the things that are
most important to you? I do. Sometimes, it’s pretty neat to share the
things that are most important to us.
Sort of a “show and tell” where we show the item and tell the story
about that item.
One of my favorite things is a simple item. See, Charles Schulz is the guy who created Charlie Brown and Snoopy, and he used only one type of ink pen to draw the comic strips and it’s called a Kohinoorpen, and when they quit making the pens, Schulz bought out the entire stock of the pens to make sure he never ran out.
Now, we all
know that it’s fun to show off the things we love. What do you own that you like to share with
others?
Right now,
we’re in the Season of Epiphany. Say it
with me: Epiphany. Ephiphany means “manifestation” and is also
that “AHA!” moment when we figure things out.
The Season of Epiphany means we’re celebrating the day the Magi found
baby Jesus, and also the time when Jesus was baptized. You see, John the Baptist – aka Jesus’ cousin
– saw Jesus coming toward him and he, well, did a bit of “show and tell” to the
crowd around them all.
John the
Baptist said, “Look, the Lamb of God! I
have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God.” That wasn’t the last time John shared the
news about Jesus to people either, he talked about his cousin everywhere he
went. And who wouldn’t? Well, first of all, you have to admit that
having Jesus as a cousin would make family reunions actually fun; but when John
saw Jesus, his epiphany was the best “show and tell” since the Magi had their
own epiphany and said, “Aha! Baby Jesus!”
I believe at
any age, we can have that epiphany where we say, “Aha! Jesus!” You know, we have a lot of opportunity to
‘show and tell’ about Jesus. Sometimes,
we can share Jesus without even saying anything at all – by being kind and
respectful, by being helpful and honest, by sharing love and friendship, and
did you know you can be a leader by being all those things for other people and
after they see how much fun it can be, they’ll have their own “aha!” moment of
epiphany and follow your lead and do the same thing for others, and the whole
time, they’ll be sharing the love and work of Jesus.
We always
have a chance for ‘show and tell’ and to help other people have their own
epiphany of what it’s like knowing that God loves you, Jesus loves you, and
your pal Muley loves you, and I’ll see you real soon!