I’ve known Steve Kelley for 40 years and had coffee with him just a couple months ago … and yes, he actually looks like that picture. He could easily pass for someone in his mid-40s.
Dot, Virginia, is so small, that is actually the case: the town signs are on both sides of the post, as can be seen in a photo my friend Bob Brown took that appears in “Back Roads, People, Places and Pie in Virginia” … https://www.pediment.com/products/back-roads-virginia-hardcover-book
Thanks, Jo Clear. That little dog is somewhat based on our year-and-a-half old bichon, DeDe. She made it through basic training last year (got the diploma)… and now that she’s a little older, her trainer is encouraging her to go on and get an advanced degree in “therapy.” She loves people (and other dogs). In earlier years, the little dogs I drew were our other bichons, Max and Sandy (both have now crossed that Rainbow Bridge).
A couple of years ago, I found a new, $50 bill on the floor in a big box hardware store. I turned it in at the Customer Service desk. Two clerks there said no one had reported missing money, but they would put it in a drawer in case someone came by looking for it. As we left, Mrs. Plugger and I both got the impression that the bill wouldn’t stay in the drawer for someone to come claim … We figured the clerks would probably go out and have a nice dinner together after work that night.
I’ve known Steve Kelley for 40 years and had coffee with him just a couple months ago … and yes, he actually looks like that picture. He could easily pass for someone in his mid-40s.