The National Cartoonists Society has done a major upgrade of its website. Of interest to all will be the member listings where each NCS member (with a few holes) has done up a little bio of him- or herself. And even more interesting are the ones done in the past by those no longer with us.
As you may note over there, the NCS is having this year's Reuben Awards Weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona from May 27 to 29. The festivities are generally open only to members but they've invited me to be there in order to roast my friend Sergio Aragonés and to emcee a rousing game of Quick Draw!, the cartoon improv game we play at conventions. This should be a lot of fun, except that the dinner requires formal wear. I own two tuxedos, one of which is too big for me now and one of which is too small. I've been losing about four pounds a month since I got a new doctor. (Good news because I was afraid my family was going to petition Congress to remove my feeding tube.) If this keeps up, by the end of May, I might be to the point where my tailor can take in the jacket of the too-large tux and let out the pants of the too-small tux, thereby creating one tuxedo that will fit me. We would then take the coat and trousers that remain and use them to dress Jabba the Hut.