By Gary Martin
Gary B. Martin is an illustrator and animator who has lived on the Upper West Side for more than 30 years. His illustrations appear in the Rag on Sundays, chronicling life in the neighborhood, New York City, and the Universe. See them all here. For a broader range of Gary’s work, including animations and other motion graphics, please visit www.martoons.com
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Oh this makes me smile. xoxo
Nice Gary is always lovely, but cranky Gary is what we’ve come to expect. Welcome back!
Good one!!
Welcome to the club, would you care to learn canasta and play with the women….mahjong? 😅
Oh, Gary … we’ll NEVER run out of stupid things to do!
It’s true, not necessarily wiser, just tired of doing all the stupid things I had been doing.
We love Gary’s cartoons. Keep them coming.
Very true.
It’s called retirement!
Love it
brilliant!!!
That is a very true comment about all of us Baby Boomers! Thanks, Gary.
In my experience, you can never run out of stupid things to do.
No worries. I will gladly share all the endless stupid things that I do every single day. You will be busy till the day you die. Lol
Yet wise enough to make such a keen observation !
Yet wise enough to make this observation !
Guffaw
I bet you can think of a few more lol!!
Let me know if you would like me to make several suggestions; I have an unlimited supply.
That’s enlightenment Gary. Congrats.
Another stupid thing is just around the corner, Not to worry.
Okay, so this literally made me laugh out loud! Thanks for the very “on-brand” humor, Gary, and may you never run out of stupid things to do!
Won’t find wisdom on the East Side either! Stay where you are. Never change. There are plenty of stupid things for us all if we look hard enough
Me too! So, is this adulthood???