Loafing Around -- 03 March 2009

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Annotation:
3000 F is almost 1649 C -- hotter than most magma. 3000 C is 5432 F -- near the coldest estimated temperature of the earth's core. The answer to Joel's question is "no".

Dialog:

Panel 1:
Joel: "The temperature on Earth will rise until it equals the 3000-degree rarefied outer layers of the expanded Sun"*
Caption: The Sky Is Not the Limit, by Neil deGrasse Tyson, chapter 6, p. 175.

Panel 2:
Joules: Fahrenheit or Celsius?

Panel 3:
Joel: At that point, does it matter?

20 May 2009

All good things must come to an end. And so must the mediocre, and the downright bad. Where Home Run falls within this continuum, I'm not sure. What I am sure of is that my creative interests are no longer in just drawing comics. As such, I am ending Home Run and that other infrequently updating comic that shares this site, Topical Salve, where they stand. I hope you have enjoyed the ride. I certainly did.

This is not to say that I am packing it in and riding out of town. Instead, I am relocating and reinventing. If you're interested, point your browser here. The name may be familiar, but the content is all new. Plus, since I'm using actual blogging software over there, I have added flexibility to accomodate my ever-changing creative outlets.

And who knows? Joel, Toby, Walt, Joules, and the rest of the gang might show up there every once in a while. Berkeley Breathed couldn't retire his characters. I see no reason why I should.