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Whose Peers?
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Whose Peers?

Being on a jury is like being trapped in the story of Alice in Wonderland: nothing makes sense and no one seems alarmed by that.

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The Old In and Out
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

The Old In and Out

Way back when, these manmade caverns were likely filled with hearts and Cupids and other Valentine’s Day doodads, but the real attraction was having a few minutes alone in the dark with your sweetheart…

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Gringo Thanksgiving
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Gringo Thanksgiving

When describing folks from the U.S., people usually just say, “American.” But since moving to Mexico, I’ve learned there is a legitimate argument to be made against this practice.

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Social Signaling
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Social Signaling

Instead of mosh-pitting your way through your holiday shopping, we have some suggestions for quality Bizarro products, the purchase of which would benefit all of us at Rancho Bizarro. 

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Never Enough
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Never Enough

In January of 2024, changes are coming to Rancho Bizarro that we hope you’ll enjoy, or at least won’t make you puke!

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Fame Traps
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Fame Traps

The death of Matthew Perry inspired me to do some thinking about the strange phenomenon of fame and what it can do to us.

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Balls de Fur
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Balls de Fur

Some photos from my daughter’s Hallowedding and the week’s cartoons.

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Spotty Talent
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Spotty Talent

Since my last post, I “celebrated” my sixty-fifth birthday. Milestones like this seem important to us somehow, even though we know that there is no single moment when a gradual thing like aging occurs…

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Wisdom of the Aged
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Wisdom of the Aged

As a child, I dreamed of doing so for what seemed a millennium. I yearned for the myriad freedoms of adulthood: choosing your own bedtime, spending money however you like, wearing whatever you want, buying booze, skipping church forever…

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King Korpse
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

King Korpse

Hello again, reader. I’ve got a few unrelated things to talk about today. First up, those cops in my cartoon.

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Tomb of the Unknown Cat
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Tomb of the Unknown Cat

This week’s Sunday chuckle-picture is based on an idea from Wayno’s and my good buddy and fellow cartoonist, Jim Horwitz. 

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Safety Third
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Safety Third

Hola, Jazz Pickles. My philosophical side is acting up again this week and I feel like sharing a couple of things that I find meaningful…

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Funny Bones
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Funny Bones

I rarely know what I’m going to write about in these posts until I sit down Sunday morning to do it. In this case, however, I’ve been hankering all week to tell you about a new TV series that is blowing our minds in a big way. 

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How Mad?
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

How Mad?

I’ll use this week’s post to proudly announce my wife’s new website: Christy Higgin’s Art & Writing. Until now, she’s been known to readers of this blog as “Olive Oyl,” and as the inspiration behind the O2 in my list of Secret Symbols. Now that she is “coming out of the closet” as an artist, you can get to know the mujer behind the myth…

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Podge & Hodge
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Podge & Hodge

Bienvenido, Jazz Pickles. This week’s post is a hodgepodge of super-important things…

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While We Were Napping
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

While We Were Napping

A couple of weeks ago, I did a blog post in which I related some of my ruminations about reincarnation. A regular reader left this in the comments…

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