Airport security is getting to be a real pain these days, don’t you think. But June Nipper has a different attitude about the whole thing – and now you can send this FREE Tree-Card (e-card) to your stressed out traveling friends this holiday season. Just click Tree-Cards above – and surprise your friends (chuckle). So [...]

Ahhh … brothers and sisters – a bit of a Greek Tragicomedy here, wouldn’t you say. Our young WoodChip Cherry is writing in her journal and seems a bit miffed at her brother for sitting on her pet butterfly named LUCKY.  And she’s also dreaming of becoming a Farmacist (Pharmacist) so she can make her [...]

Upon seeing the Lady of  Leisure cartoon, astute reader Lilly suggested it was missing a plate called “Keeping Husband Happy.” The WoodChips are responsive to good suggestions and so, pictured above, is Lady of Leisure II.  We generalized her suggestion a bit to read Husband, Boyfriend, Whatever.  And just looking at the picture, it seems [...]

Pat down searches in airport security have been hitting the news lately.  And WoodChip June Nipper has her own take on the whole thing. Comedy aside, it does seem like the NSA has gone a step too far with this.  It reminds me of the often said thought that govrnment only does two things well.  [...]

“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm,” said Winston Churchill. I really like this quote by Winston, a man full of wit and wisdom.  And he had ample opportunity to practice it during the dark days of World War II in Great Britain. So as you go from challenge to challenge today, [...]

The Fork In The Road cartoon has been added to the Tree-Cards library. Now you can send this Tree-Card to your friends. The fork in the road is a common theme in great stories where the hero of the story comes to a major decision point in his quest, life or journey. And it’s a [...]

When you come to a fork in the road, take it, as they say.  Pictured here is the Woodster, our hobo, king of the road WoodChip character, who has indeed come to a fork in the road and is about to take it. Nonsensical phrases like these are called malapropisms.  The word is derived from [...]

The Huffington Post published this weeks cartoon on their front page, so all you women got top billing this week. And well you should have — keeping all those plates spinning in the air after work on your second job. So Maple has plates for Cooking, Boss, Kids, Cleaning, Work, Bills, and the Sanity plate [...]