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Hubris- Darn Shame

Feb10

by Greg Cravens on February 10, 2021 at 2:22 am

Chapter: Comic

We all like validation. Even when the validation has to be manufactured just for us to have it to like.

If you’ve been saying that THEY are going to send drones to get us, and the sky suddenly fills with drones, some part of you that isn’t the running-and-screaming part is gonna be pretty dang satisfied that you were, no doubt about it, absolutely right.

Until the drones either GET you, or they turn out not to have anything to do with you at all. In both THOSE situations (frankly, the two outcomes that constitute 99% of all the outcomes) you’re not gonna be happy. Makes you wonder, really, why you were so worked up about it in the first place.

└ Tags: Docta Pain, drones, field, internment, Mr. Biner, net, paintball

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Hubris- Oh the Pain

Jan08

by Greg Cravens on January 8, 2021 at 2:22 am

Chapter: Comic

In case you were wondering where our Roller Derby Girl got her nickname ‘Docta Pain’… it wasn’t from the injuries she inflicted during Derby.

It was the emotional damage she would occasionally inflict at practices and in the penalty box (does Derby even have one of those?) amongst the other athletes. She’s not proud of it, and she blames her parents, of course, but every so often… she’s just gotta get that fix, man. She’s gotta see that look in their eyes when the gossip goes deep and dark. Oh, the Pain… Docta Pain.

└ Tags: creek, Docta Pain, Great And Terrible, Hair, hubris, Kara, Steven, vomit

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Hubris- Sucking Up!

Sep11

by Greg Cravens on September 11, 2020 at 1:11 am

Chapter: Comic

How do you like ol’ Docta Pain, leaping out of the canoe and back into the bike race?! Nice, right? She’s got spunk. And probably a weapon, somewheres on her. I wouldn’t wanna find out.

And that Kara Biner, she’s really moved into the role of leader of her team, and not just a hotdog who needed backup. ‘Cause that role is taken by another competitor in the ‘Fest.

Speaking of other roles being taken…

└ Tags: bike, canoe, Docta Pain, Donny Blake, Kara, race, Steven, suck-up

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Hubris- Voices from the Outer Darkness

Sep08

by Greg Cravens on September 8, 2020 at 1:11 am

Chapter: Comic

Mr. Biner has issues. We know this.

He also has some skills. They don’t often get used, what with having limited application in a world that hasn’t become apocalyptic yet, but they are skills nonetheless.

└ Tags: bike, canoe, Docta Pain, Don, Mr. Biner, race, shout, Steven

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Hubris- And They’re Off

Jun26

by Greg Cravens on June 26, 2020 at 1:11 am

Chapter: Comic

I should have been around more boat races. I’ve paddled as Safety Boat for one here in town a couple of times, and I’ve been to watch the race a couple of times.

Other than the insane scrum at the starting gun? Not interested.

Seriously. It sounds awful, but I just have a lot of difficulty in finding something to thrill me about canoe and kayak races. I’ve done artwork for race teams and for races to use on posters and T-shirts. That was entertaining for the length of time it took to do the work.

So… I guess what I’m saying- is that THIS is the canoe race I wanna see. This is the insane scrum at the starting gun, spread out across a lake. That’d be great. I like that notion, and so I pass it on to you. Enjoy.

└ Tags: canoes, Claude, Cthula's dogs, Docta Pain, Durnell, kayaks, MIB, Pat, Reptiloid, Various

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Hubris- No Trouble

Jun05

by Greg Cravens on June 5, 2020 at 1:01 am

Chapter: Comic

What sort of arrangement do you suppose Ron and Mal ended up with?

Feel free to speculate.

└ Tags: Docta Pain, friends, Mal, roller derby, Shelly, tough girl, tough guy

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Hubris- Mother Hen

Apr08

by Greg Cravens on April 8, 2020 at 1:00 am

Chapter: Comic

There’s usually at least one in every crowd, right? The person who worries that everyone is where they should be, doing what they should be, and thinking what they should be.

Donny is that person for this crowd. Everyone else has proven themselves to be pretty dang reckless, so they should count themselves lucky he’s there.

└ Tags: Docta Pain, Donny Blake, duct tape, Kara, kayak, Mr. Biner, Steven

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Hubris-Consider Your Audience

Mar10

by Greg Cravens on March 10, 2020 at 1:00 am

Chapter: Comic

We, as communicators, must consider our audience. That’s what they tell you.

They also tell you not to write to suit someone else, but write what you believe.

They also say, “If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.”

All this is the long way ’round to say, “Tell people what they wanna hear.”

So. Did any of you guys wanna hear all this?

└ Tags: Docta Pain, Donny Blake, duct tape, flattery, Kara, kayak, Mr. Biner, Steven

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Hubris- The architect’s children live in a fridge box…

Mar06

by Greg Cravens on March 6, 2020 at 1:00 am

Chapter: Comic

You may have heard the old saying “The cobblers children run barefoot” or “The tinker’s family eats from wooden bowls” or any of a half-dozen versions thereof.

It means that if it’s YOUR thing, your clients get better treatment than your family, mostly ’cause you can do family stuff “any ol’ time”, but it’s not that important.

But when it comes to doing something you’d LOVE to trade your career for? Your beloved Hobby? You put so much time into it that it becomes self-defeating anyhow.

And so- Kara and Steven are working hard at pleasing their need to make a fantastic boat, and their need to show how much they know about kayaks and physics around one another. Those two things, added together, means that nobody’s paying attention to the clock.

└ Tags: Docta Pain, duct tape, Kara, kayak, Mr. Biner, Steven, Time

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