Thursday, October 28, 2010

Midterm Mariachis for Democrats


Dia de los Muertos, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

Two major occasions are coming up soon -- the Mexican festival of El Dia de los Muertos and the American festival of Election Day. Satan persuades Frank Faust that once the partying is over, the Democratic Party will defy the pundits' predictions and be alive and kicking. Read more in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Friday, October 22, 2010

3 Or Not 3, That Is the Question


Question 3 Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

Ballot question 3 in Massachusetts would cut the state sales tax if passed (by a few percentage points). Would the gain to consumers be offset by losses to education and police funding? Satan and Frank Faust weigh the pros and cons in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Friday, October 15, 2010

A Day at the County Fair


County Fair, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

County fair season is in full swing, with New Englanders celebrating the recent Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts. Satan and Frank Faust spend a day at the fairgrounds talking Campaign 2010 in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Friday, October 8, 2010

Oil Spill Hide 'n Seek


Oil Spill Panel Cartoon, originally uploaded by rbtenorio.

A panel investigating the BP oil spill has criticized President Obama for downplaying the effects on the environment. Satan reassures him in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!

Merci to my muse for the idea...

Friday, October 1, 2010

Yoga Parking Tickets in Cambridge

The city of Cambridge, Mass. has adopted a new twist for its parking tickets: They now come with yoga instructions. Thanks to the input of a 2010 resident artist, tickets depict meter reader and parking violator as a silhouetted pair performing yoga together. "Breathe out, reach back to give and receive the citation," a sample ticket reads.
This project, titled "Citation Salutation," is described as "an alternative method of giving and receiving parking citations." It comes off as more shallow than enlightened. The city didn't do anything to truly relieve stress ... like reducing the fines ... or the late penalties that are rather Draconian, such as potential seizure of a motor vehicle.
It is up to Satan to suggest "an alternative method" of reacting to yoga parking tickets in the latest episode of "The Devil Made Me Blog It"!