THIS MODERN WORLD

From the inbox:

I just want to thank you for writing the Very Silly Mayor. I read it to my daughter for the first time last night and she throughly enjoyed it. I actually purchased two autographed copies, the second of which will go the son of my best friend, and I have no doubt he will enjoy it equally. It’s a funny line we parents have to walk; teaching our children to respect authority while at the same time encouraging them to question it. Your book will help in this endeavor.

Autographed copies are sold out, but there’s a regular copy waiting for you here.

My final cartoons of the year, already done and out the door, are also a rundown of “The Year in Crazy.” I think they’ll be fairly distinct from what Salon’s doing, but given that we’re both using the same title, I thought I should at least mention it.

Conservative Jones and the mystery of health care reform.

My cartoon from last month turned out to be a fairly accurate prediction. Not that it’s hard to anticipate Lieberman’s actions — just think to yourself, “what would a total asshole do?”

(Note to nitpickers: I know he’s not really in the Ct.-for-Lieberman party, but it made a good punchline…)

Signed copies of the Mayor are all gone. (Unsigned copies are, of course, still available in copious quantities and — have I mentioned? — make great Christmas presents.

Also: my little experiment in providing a mobile version of the cartoon has been suspended for at least the next few weeks.