I drew a mermaid today.  Wondering why? Read below.  This drawing doesn’t exactly follow the conversation, but it started me thinking in the mermaid direction. Now I might do a whole series!  

In the meanwhile, my wife says Mermaids don’t have vaginas.  But I think mermaids have the right to reproduce just like any other fish/person so I gave her one.  What do you think, Do mermaids have vaginas?

My Facebook status this morning:

“I had a great idea for a quote for today’s napkin. I went to take a shower, now can’t remember what it was. grrr…”
The comments went as follows: 

Jessica: i write blog posts like that entirely in my head and then they disappear.

Hanna: Glad I’m not the only one with short term memory probs! 🙂

Margaret: Maybe ‘dirty hair equals great ideas’ or ‘write it down before you wash it away’, 😉 you could have one of your illustrations with great thoughts coming out out of its grimy head. By the way, I haven’t showered yet.

Me: Margaret, at least you wrote it down before you showered! LOL

Thomas: Go back to your shower, make it cold, and your thought will come back to you from Neverland;)Ryan: You are supposed to have good ideas in the shower, not lose them.

Me: yea, I reversed that truism, didn’t I!


Kathi: I think you now have a new idea for today’s napkin!!! “When brilliant ideas get washed down the drain!” 🙂
Deborah: ACTUALLY …. I think THAT would make a GREAT QUOTE for the napkin … ” I had a great idea …went to the shower …” …. not only is it a GREAT visual (PG-13 Lots of soap bubbles LOL ) but I can see several trajectories it could take …. our overly busy lives/brains…aging… OR?Me: I might have to do that Deb and Kathi! I might use a photo I took of you Deb as my starting point, you ok with that? LOL (not going to use me in the shower, bad visual!)

Deborah: LOL !!! ~~~ Marty you in the shower with YOUR HAT ON is AWESOMENESS !!! … LOTTTTTTTS of BUBBLES !!!! …. If you make me into a mermaid …..then ……….perhaps !! Laughing so hard !
Me: I wonder if I could do a series on forgetful mermaids…
__________________
Drawing by Marty Coleman, who is not now, nor has ever been, a Merman (though he can hold his breath for an admirable length of time).
__________________