Mark Thompson
@sonofathomp.bsky.social
A Cartoonerer. The New Yorker..er. My posts are unreliably narrated. Native Upper Midwesterner now in Colorado.
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Didn’t even have to embarrass ourselves with “aluminum tubes” malarkey this time.
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Didn’t even have to embarrass ourselves with “aluminum tubes” malarkey this time.
The civic history you can unearth from old episodes of The Rockford Files.
January 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The civic history you can unearth from old episodes of The Rockford Files.
I don’t like to brag, but “someone” may have gotten a personally addressed Holiday e-mail from Menards.
December 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I don’t like to brag, but “someone” may have gotten a personally addressed Holiday e-mail from Menards.
Every year I grow more in admiration of Capra’s ability to work the corners of George Bailey’s despair and bleak alternate universe before he sends the fastball ‘we all have the capacity to be generous, empathetic and kind’ strike right down the middle. And shut up, YOU’RE the one who’s crying!
December 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Every year I grow more in admiration of Capra’s ability to work the corners of George Bailey’s despair and bleak alternate universe before he sends the fastball ‘we all have the capacity to be generous, empathetic and kind’ strike right down the middle. And shut up, YOU’RE the one who’s crying!
The destination of the Epstein Documents they won’t have time to redact.
December 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The destination of the Epstein Documents they won’t have time to redact.
I’ve heard good things New Yorkers…
December 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I’ve heard good things New Yorkers…
I enjoyed Stephen Miller more when he hosted Tales From The Crypt.
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I enjoyed Stephen Miller more when he hosted Tales From The Crypt.
Second batch of Krumkake. The first one mysteriously vanished somehow…🤷♂️
December 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Second batch of Krumkake. The first one mysteriously vanished somehow…🤷♂️
Trump’s attempt to “18 minute gap” the entire Epstein Files doesn’t appear to be ending suspicions.
December 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Trump’s attempt to “18 minute gap” the entire Epstein Files doesn’t appear to be ending suspicions.
The time of year when all the good floo-floober players are booked.
December 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The time of year when all the good floo-floober players are booked.
Krumkake with coffee this morning. I’m wearing a substantial part of the batch in my hoodie folds.
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Krumkake with coffee this morning. I’m wearing a substantial part of the batch in my hoodie folds.
Front range December sunsets are often stunning.
December 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Front range December sunsets are often stunning.
And a Merry Christmas with Conniff to you and yours as well.
December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And a Merry Christmas with Conniff to you and yours as well.
This Frank Modell New Yorker cartoon sums up some of my evenings with Butterscotch.
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This Frank Modell New Yorker cartoon sums up some of my evenings with Butterscotch.
With the active ICE attacks on farm labor these bad toupees are being left in the field to rot.
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
With the active ICE attacks on farm labor these bad toupees are being left in the field to rot.
Local Odell Brewing gives you a free beer for every toy you bring in to the brew house. Toys-for-beer. We brought in two.
December 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Local Odell Brewing gives you a free beer for every toy you bring in to the brew house. Toys-for-beer. We brought in two.
If Mark Russell was still alive we’d have some cross over between a traditional Christmas carol and the Epstein Files right now.
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If Mark Russell was still alive we’d have some cross over between a traditional Christmas carol and the Epstein Files right now.
I suppose you could sub in Will Wright, in a pinch, as well.
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I suppose you could sub in Will Wright, in a pinch, as well.
If your 60’s or 70’s sitcom needed a Scrooge-like character you made only one call. To Charles Lane. Job done.
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If your 60’s or 70’s sitcom needed a Scrooge-like character you made only one call. To Charles Lane. Job done.
The FIFA Peace Prize is equivalent in honor to the Cracker Jack Box Prize.
December 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize is equivalent in honor to the Cracker Jack Box Prize.
So…this is what it was like living in Pottersville.
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
So…this is what it was like living in Pottersville.
After his second term, Trump’s stashed boxes will be filled with pardon cash.
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
After his second term, Trump’s stashed boxes will be filled with pardon cash.
Followers? If you’re looking for something to get me for Christmas, anything from this page.
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Followers? If you’re looking for something to get me for Christmas, anything from this page.
A day of leftovers.
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A day of leftovers.