David Bowman
@dlbowman76.com
Illustrator, coder, reader, bon-vivant. Please don't ask about HAL 9000...I don't like to talk about it.
Portfolio: https://www.dlbowman76.com (available for commissions)
Portfolio: https://www.dlbowman76.com (available for commissions)
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CW: political
So much of conservatism is the weaponization of nostalgia and xenophobia to get non-rich people to vote against their own self-interest. Depressingly, it works.
So much of conservatism is the weaponization of nostalgia and xenophobia to get non-rich people to vote against their own self-interest. Depressingly, it works.
January 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
CW: political
So much of conservatism is the weaponization of nostalgia and xenophobia to get non-rich people to vote against their own self-interest. Depressingly, it works.
So much of conservatism is the weaponization of nostalgia and xenophobia to get non-rich people to vote against their own self-interest. Depressingly, it works.
Reposted by David Bowman
"I wear my sunglasses at night–"
*SMACK*
"GODDAMMIT, OW, THAT HURTS."
*SMACK*
"GODDAMMIT, OW, THAT HURTS."
November 28, 2024 at 12:40 AM
"I wear my sunglasses at night–"
*SMACK*
"GODDAMMIT, OW, THAT HURTS."
*SMACK*
"GODDAMMIT, OW, THAT HURTS."
I don't want to sound like some sort of "granola scold" but I have to say, once one gets into cookery, you very rapidly realize just how damned much sodium is in pre-packaged, processed foods of every sort.
January 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I don't want to sound like some sort of "granola scold" but I have to say, once one gets into cookery, you very rapidly realize just how damned much sodium is in pre-packaged, processed foods of every sort.
If I say "soup weather", I'd wager that approximately 80% of you know precisely what I'm talking about.
(The other 20% live in really warm places.)
(The other 20% live in really warm places.)
January 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
If I say "soup weather", I'd wager that approximately 80% of you know precisely what I'm talking about.
(The other 20% live in really warm places.)
(The other 20% live in really warm places.)
I know it's kind of "old-school" but I have to say that Bootstrap is still an excellent library for doing mobile-first UI design. I have a strong philosophy that the UI should just "get the heck out of the user's way and let them do things."
January 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I know it's kind of "old-school" but I have to say that Bootstrap is still an excellent library for doing mobile-first UI design. I have a strong philosophy that the UI should just "get the heck out of the user's way and let them do things."
At a performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir a gust of wind blew the second 'm' off of the venue's marquee.
No one could work out why the audience kept snickering...
No one could work out why the audience kept snickering...
January 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
At a performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir a gust of wind blew the second 'm' off of the venue's marquee.
No one could work out why the audience kept snickering...
No one could work out why the audience kept snickering...
Good lord, I had no idea that Erich von Däniken was still alive...well, emphasis on *WAS*.
For some reason, I'm in the mood to put PROMETHEUS on...
For some reason, I'm in the mood to put PROMETHEUS on...
January 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Good lord, I had no idea that Erich von Däniken was still alive...well, emphasis on *WAS*.
For some reason, I'm in the mood to put PROMETHEUS on...
For some reason, I'm in the mood to put PROMETHEUS on...
Making mirepoix for the soup is a curiously soothing exercise.
Although the onion I chopped was "weapons-grade".
Although the onion I chopped was "weapons-grade".
January 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Making mirepoix for the soup is a curiously soothing exercise.
Although the onion I chopped was "weapons-grade".
Although the onion I chopped was "weapons-grade".
Today is a day for making a pot of soup. I have an excellent slow-cooker recipe for kale, white bean, and andouille.
January 11, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Today is a day for making a pot of soup. I have an excellent slow-cooker recipe for kale, white bean, and andouille.
I've just realized that "meringue" and "harangue" rhyme perfectly and now I need to do something with this accursed knowledge.
January 11, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I've just realized that "meringue" and "harangue" rhyme perfectly and now I need to do something with this accursed knowledge.
I genuinely think that Wolf went barking mad after that infamous interview with the broadcaster Matthew Sweet where he very politely pointed out that her entire book was based on a false premise due to her misreading a source text.
January 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I genuinely think that Wolf went barking mad after that infamous interview with the broadcaster Matthew Sweet where he very politely pointed out that her entire book was based on a false premise due to her misreading a source text.
A sentence I have actually uttered:
"Oh, don't worry, he isn't brusque, he's Dutch."
(If you've ever been on a project team with Dutch people, you'll get it.)
"Oh, don't worry, he isn't brusque, he's Dutch."
(If you've ever been on a project team with Dutch people, you'll get it.)
January 11, 2026 at 1:48 PM
A sentence I have actually uttered:
"Oh, don't worry, he isn't brusque, he's Dutch."
(If you've ever been on a project team with Dutch people, you'll get it.)
"Oh, don't worry, he isn't brusque, he's Dutch."
(If you've ever been on a project team with Dutch people, you'll get it.)
This is an excellent excuse to rewatch THE BIRDS which I increasingly believe is Hitchcock's finest (and possibly strangest) film.
Rod Taylor, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1930, in Lidcombe, Australia
January 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This is an excellent excuse to rewatch THE BIRDS which I increasingly believe is Hitchcock's finest (and possibly strangest) film.
Sigh. I hate having to work for free. I’m exhausted and I have to do 10-12 hours of development work tomorrow because I’m a nice guy.
January 11, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Sigh. I hate having to work for free. I’m exhausted and I have to do 10-12 hours of development work tomorrow because I’m a nice guy.
Sketching someone with the most startling blue-grey eyes and trying to not make them look scary.
Oh, sod it, I'll make her look scary. She won't mind.
Oh, sod it, I'll make her look scary. She won't mind.
January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Sketching someone with the most startling blue-grey eyes and trying to not make them look scary.
Oh, sod it, I'll make her look scary. She won't mind.
Oh, sod it, I'll make her look scary. She won't mind.
I genuinely do not like writing this but Amy Klobuchar radiates "boss who loves firing employees" to me. I cannot explain it, but there is NO way I would want to work for her. One mistake and the retaliation would certainly be swift and horrid.
January 10, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I genuinely do not like writing this but Amy Klobuchar radiates "boss who loves firing employees" to me. I cannot explain it, but there is NO way I would want to work for her. One mistake and the retaliation would certainly be swift and horrid.
In a bad mood. Please be good to one another. Peace.
January 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
In a bad mood. Please be good to one another. Peace.
I'm going to write something provocative. If your complexion is pallid and pink (like mine) you ought not wear vivid neon chartreuse. If you have a darker complexion, that will work otherwise...best not.
January 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I'm going to write something provocative. If your complexion is pallid and pink (like mine) you ought not wear vivid neon chartreuse. If you have a darker complexion, that will work otherwise...best not.
Okay, nobody likes the new drawing. No sweat. On to the next one.
January 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Okay, nobody likes the new drawing. No sweat. On to the next one.
Alright chums, which Jane Austen character am I? And you’d best not say Mr. Collins…
January 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Alright chums, which Jane Austen character am I? And you’d best not say Mr. Collins…
Make art by hand for pleasure. Seriously. Do this simple thing. It might drive you crazy, keep at it. You’ll get good. Once you get good you’ll crave to get better. Trust me, this is good.
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Make art by hand for pleasure. Seriously. Do this simple thing. It might drive you crazy, keep at it. You’ll get good. Once you get good you’ll crave to get better. Trust me, this is good.
“Filth” (an angry drawing, fountain pen on paper.)
January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
“Filth” (an angry drawing, fountain pen on paper.)
I accidentally blobbed some ink onto the drawing.
No sweat. Now it’s part of the art.
No sweat. Now it’s part of the art.
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I accidentally blobbed some ink onto the drawing.
No sweat. Now it’s part of the art.
No sweat. Now it’s part of the art.
Going to take a break because my wrist hurts, but I think I’m getting somewhere with this.
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Going to take a break because my wrist hurts, but I think I’m getting somewhere with this.
Read for pleasure.
Seriously. It's the single best reason to read.
Seriously. It's the single best reason to read.
January 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Read for pleasure.
Seriously. It's the single best reason to read.
Seriously. It's the single best reason to read.