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Man, what a month. Holidays, birthdays, and a little trip to the ER. I am doing better now. Bronchial spasms and asthma induced by sinus infections brought on by polyps in my nose. Nothing dietary or environmental — as many well-meaning people have suggested — but purely genetic. I gotta get surgery to remove growths in my nose. Ugh! It’s freaking gross to contemplate. I’ll get the surgery as soon as my wife has her own surgery for her own ailments (which I’ll keep undisclosed for her modesty), and hopefully I can regain a fuller, more active life.

In the meantime, I’m gonna keep at this webcomic until it’s finished. Probably by June.

Page 16 of “Long Way from Home” at Wanderlost features more kraken content. I really enjoy drawing that thing. Gives me a chance to play with inking techniques, texture, and Photoshop brushes.

And in case you missed it, I posted a new cartoon to Learning Curve, my relatively new strip on education and labor issues. This time I mock Michelle Rhee’s campaign against seniority rules (also known as “First In Last Out” or “Last In First Out” rules.)

Just published in the December 2012 issue of The Gathering, newsletter for PCCFFAP. And added to the gallery page previously called Teacher Unions, now called Learning Curve, the new title for the strip. Thanks a billion to Jen Sorensen for the title suggestion. Next time you are in Portland, Jen, I’ll buy you a pint. Hopefully soon!

Wanderlost has been updating throughout the three weeks since I last notified the world via this blog that it had done so. There are so many outlets to promote oneself these days, it’s easy to forget one. Anyway, if you missed them, the latest updates for Wanderlost start here.

Also, I tidied up some pages here. The galleries for illustration, caricatures and individual pieces have all been filled out. I have more stuff to add to those pages, but I’m glad to remove the “under construction” tag from them.