tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539373812925071312009-11-11T09:56:44.084-06:00Joe Chiappetta: Making Kids &amp; Comics Since 1991 -- So You Don&#39;t Have ToJoe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.comBlogger50512541.836131-87.821634http://joeychips.googlepages.com/SillyDaddyAvatarStar02-100.gifJoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddyhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesNever miss a Silly Daddy update! Subscribe now to the comics blog that inspires with fun and faithful family cartoons. It's free, fantastic and friendly.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-26241022320735678622009-11-09T03:36:00.001-06:002009-11-09T06:06:19.559-06:002009-11-09T06:06:19.559-06:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com2I just finished a one panel Silly Daddy webcomic called "Who Is MY Daddy." I think it will be timeless, and anyone with children or at least half a heart should appreciate it.My two daughters were baking cookies, when my oldest daughter, Maria, said to the youngest, Anna, "Someday you can bake on your own and be a mommy.""But who will my daddy be?" asked Anna."We already have one," replied Maria. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EY37K4xUDFUBH1Itkt-GFfysdxo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EY37K4xUDFUBH1Itkt-GFfysdxo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EY37K4xUDFUBH1Itkt-GFfysdxo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EY37K4xUDFUBH1Itkt-GFfysdxo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/2f1J6T0rDL8" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/11/who-is-my-daddy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-49099925504544277212009-11-07T15:11:00.001-06:002009-11-08T08:27:19.000-06:002009-11-08T08:27:19.000-06:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0Ink pens and markers on 4.5" x 3.5" paper by Joe Chiappetta 2009, colored by Joe and Denise Chiappetta.In the not so distant future, a father answers his super-smartphone and a holographic image of his toddler daughter pops up and says, "Dad, call me back. I need my diaper changed."That point in time is known as... when technology stinks.<!-- Last Update: 07/11/2009 --&gt; <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3tP7bUr2nLcDeSNFltqyINB1xE0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3tP7bUr2nLcDeSNFltqyINB1xE0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3tP7bUr2nLcDeSNFltqyINB1xE0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3tP7bUr2nLcDeSNFltqyINB1xE0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/aLnhZGNbR_A" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/11/when-technology-stinks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-67126131964690116292009-11-01T11:29:00.004-06:002009-11-01T17:27:22.670-06:002009-11-01T17:27:22.670-06:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com4Holding up my iPAQ Pocket PC with the latest comic on it, I said with excitement to my youngest daughter, "I just finished drawing my 500th webcomic!"Innocently, she asked, "Is that a lot?"Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program. Below is the press release detailing the 500th Silly Daddy webcomic, and I thank God for <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kxfPxnMTrhakujkHWZOTNfDqG5g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kxfPxnMTrhakujkHWZOTNfDqG5g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kxfPxnMTrhakujkHWZOTNfDqG5g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kxfPxnMTrhakujkHWZOTNfDqG5g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/4DLlCHZO6Iw" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/11/silly-daddy-hits-500-webcomic-milestone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-21914786165190889132009-10-29T05:28:00.002-05:002009-10-30T06:41:56.750-05:002009-10-30T06:41:56.750-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0"Mom, what should I wear to the costume party?" asked my son. "Anna already has a Cinderella dress. What do I get?"My little daughter replied, "You get to be my prince charming."If you were expecting big laughs, I hope that you will agree that large amounts of "Aw, that's so sweet," are just as valuable in comix. Living in a household with three females makes me be all sensitive to moments like <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e84HtAlM5ruLC7Kov-1wWkSFVCs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e84HtAlM5ruLC7Kov-1wWkSFVCs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e84HtAlM5ruLC7Kov-1wWkSFVCs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e84HtAlM5ruLC7Kov-1wWkSFVCs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/EUNWdng-4L4" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/calling-all-prince-charmings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-17769406554935831572009-10-26T04:49:00.004-05:002009-11-08T08:04:43.345-06:002009-11-08T08:04:43.345-06:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0Do you wonder how to be the best cartoonist? This comic is for you!Boldly go where no cartoonist has gone before...At new citizen orientation on a far away planet, when it was a foreigner's turn to state a purpose for taking residence on the new planet, the man declared, "I'm going to be the best cartoonist on your planet!"A resident knowledgeable of the planet's culture explained, "But all our <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RCqSCDnBd64K3RErNlAquEQ9EXk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RCqSCDnBd64K3RErNlAquEQ9EXk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RCqSCDnBd64K3RErNlAquEQ9EXk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RCqSCDnBd64K3RErNlAquEQ9EXk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/O-A3WsUJNy4" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-am-best-cartoonist-on-planet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-25545585961216273142009-10-21T16:14:00.016-05:002009-10-24T07:41:47.468-05:002009-10-24T07:41:47.468-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com2This is a a poetic, experimental, and seasonal comic.My wife and son sat on hay bales at the local pumpkin patch. The cool dry air was quiet and peaceful as I thanked God for my family.SUDDENLY, a few teenagers in scary Halloween costumes ran by. Their appearance somewhat disturbed my little son. Kids can be so pure-hearted.Webcomic is a digital drawing by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on iPAQ Pocket PC, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PTG03ZkmT-ncaWuR-8NdnJRjZVk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PTG03ZkmT-ncaWuR-8NdnJRjZVk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PTG03ZkmT-ncaWuR-8NdnJRjZVk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PTG03ZkmT-ncaWuR-8NdnJRjZVk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/IbTu2fFOqaY" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/pure-pumpkin-patch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-58129789843260886232009-10-19T07:08:00.004-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.309-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.309-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com4In the quiet dark of night, a husband has a moment of deep thought and says, "I finally understand the depths at which God has blessed me... with my wife, my son, my job, even the house we live in. And it's humbling, you know, because, who am I?""Yeah," replies his wife with a smile, "who are you?"Webcomic by Joe Chiappetta 2009, is drawn on HP desktop computer running Windows XP using Microsoft <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AK3l6xAtnixBmqRCKC2yN5ZZc0Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AK3l6xAtnixBmqRCKC2yN5ZZc0Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AK3l6xAtnixBmqRCKC2yN5ZZc0Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AK3l6xAtnixBmqRCKC2yN5ZZc0Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/MvNr1BQgMKA" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/who-am-i-asks-silly-daddy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-40377084182117285152009-10-14T03:48:00.009-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.310-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.310-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com8This comic is in no way a commentary on the Nobel Peace Prize that I didn't win recently. Barack Obama, this comic is for you!Silly Daddy approached the commander in chief and said, "Mr. President, congratulations! I heard you got awarded the highest honor in the universe: The Peace Prize.""Yes, thank you," replied the president. "Additionally, I just found out that I've also been nominated for <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wjlqU6APLByByQlNQGw6manInxk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wjlqU6APLByByQlNQGw6manInxk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wjlqU6APLByByQlNQGw6manInxk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wjlqU6APLByByQlNQGw6manInxk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/Sd_35kDR4Zg" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/president-obama-stuns-webcomics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-1007984145943787822009-10-13T04:10:00.003-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.310-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.310-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0While playing with my children one afternoon, I started to lean closer to my daughter and said, "I want to listen to your heartbeat.""No!" she replied as she held up her little hand abruptly and put it in my ear. "Listen to my hand beat." Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program. Having nothing to do with the plot of this <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5IJWvBHmxArkNsUr-cSJ-2qnnMA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5IJWvBHmxArkNsUr-cSJ-2qnnMA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5IJWvBHmxArkNsUr-cSJ-2qnnMA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5IJWvBHmxArkNsUr-cSJ-2qnnMA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/aItf0Ksz8TM" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-heartbeat-for-silly-daddy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-61913347253656795872009-10-12T04:34:00.007-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.311-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.311-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0<!-- Last Update: 12/10/2009 --&gt;File this under "When Faithful Turns Funny."One morning I said to my little girl, "I'm going to sing you a song that I like: We are marching in the light of God. We are marching in the light of God!" I repeated this verse five times to my daughter until, with great curiosity, she asked, "Then what happened?"Webcomic by Joe Chiappetta 2009 is a digital drawing on <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ax_vrzcNc4r4rHZzOKFGzD03IzY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ax_vrzcNc4r4rHZzOKFGzD03IzY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ax_vrzcNc4r4rHZzOKFGzD03IzY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ax_vrzcNc4r4rHZzOKFGzD03IzY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/EdMI_TxDsoc" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/curious-march-of-silly-daddy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-91456457701324173482009-10-10T17:55:00.006-05:002009-10-21T09:50:30.282-05:002009-10-21T09:50:30.282-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0<!-- Last Update: 10/10/2009 --&gt;Click on image to view full size. File this comic under "Fun things to do with a TV remote."My little daughter threw a big Samsung TV remote control at my son's little head. I quickly exclaimed, "No throwing things! Do you understand, yes or no?"My daughter replied in all sincerity, "Yes or no."Webcomic is a digital drawing by Joe Chiappetta in ArtRage program, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GcUXHzGucM2FIEWHQEYaHo_0vL0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GcUXHzGucM2FIEWHQEYaHo_0vL0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GcUXHzGucM2FIEWHQEYaHo_0vL0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GcUXHzGucM2FIEWHQEYaHo_0vL0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/-LjsXIyrCRA" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-throwing-things-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-41377450347172323622009-10-09T14:15:00.010-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.313-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.313-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com2<!-- Last Update: 09/10/2009 --&gt;Silly Daddy is stomping out illiteracy one stupid laugh at a time."Why do they call you Pronoun The Illiterate Clown?" asks Silly Daddy to a happy-go-lucky clown."Do I really have to SPELL it out for you?" asks the clown.Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Vectorsoft Draw program.I'm pretty sure in all my years <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0C4FmM7WsTbPpdsKXXIRIlF_Elk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0C4FmM7WsTbPpdsKXXIRIlF_Elk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0C4FmM7WsTbPpdsKXXIRIlF_Elk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0C4FmM7WsTbPpdsKXXIRIlF_Elk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/4NxF84_8uVo" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/pronoun-illiterate-clown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-91440771069159528332009-10-08T04:45:00.002-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.314-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.314-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0<!-- Last Update: 08/10/2009 --&gt;The Purple Pride Monster fans out a hand of cards to reveal 5 aces and declares, "Me likes playing with full deck."In honor of National Poetry Day, I wrote a very deep purple poem about the character in this strip:Purple Pride Monster--he's not pink!Purple Pride Monster, at cards, he stink!Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WWhOEYMfad89p64A_Orc672UycE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WWhOEYMfad89p64A_Orc672UycE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WWhOEYMfad89p64A_Orc672UycE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WWhOEYMfad89p64A_Orc672UycE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/1U03t03uUnw" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/silly-daddy-plays-with-very-full-deck.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-91137133307260043652009-10-05T04:14:00.003-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.315-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.315-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0<!-- Last Update: 05/10/2009 --&gt;If you read only one webcomic about the Olympics this sports season, it definitely should be this one, champ. "Can I try out for the Olympics in seven years?" asked a boy to his Silly Daddy at the dinner table."Not if you don't finish your salad!" replied the father.This family comic was drawn on the morning just before the announcement was made as to whether or <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FHZ80sgQ1d5t--Fj9Y0P9aTrOwg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FHZ80sgQ1d5t--Fj9Y0P9aTrOwg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FHZ80sgQ1d5t--Fj9Y0P9aTrOwg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FHZ80sgQ1d5t--Fj9Y0P9aTrOwg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/B2ziaVCzGpY" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/olympic-tryouts-for-silly-daddy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-72951672535877386332009-10-02T07:57:00.009-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.315-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.315-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0In celebration of Chicago almost being awarded the host city for the 2016 Olympics, a young boy athlete and his father immediately get to work. "Step closer Dad," said the boy to his father. "Other than the flu, you haven't had much practice catching anything!"Webcomic drawn on HP iPAQ Pocket PC and edited in Adobe Illustrator, all while carrying the Olympic torch. This comic features former body <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XO-FGzXw6LTLPX7rnKFPHc3_qFY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XO-FGzXw6LTLPX7rnKFPHc3_qFY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XO-FGzXw6LTLPX7rnKFPHc3_qFY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XO-FGzXw6LTLPX7rnKFPHc3_qFY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/BLggcUQLF9Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/10/chicago-gets-2016-olympics-catch-fever.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-55409042417114621132009-09-22T03:16:00.003-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.316-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.316-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0A comic about wind-up toys just popped into my head in the middle of the night. Not that I ever collected them, but I do like wind-up toys and always have. So do the kids. My favorite was a wind-up Snoopy doll. After that, it was a wind-up robot like the one in "Lost in Space." Both my son and daughters got a lot of play time from a wind-up Thomas the Tank Engine.The webcomic that came to me from <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZV1aQXZXe-xMV-jrGmDjjUukcaw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZV1aQXZXe-xMV-jrGmDjjUukcaw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZV1aQXZXe-xMV-jrGmDjjUukcaw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZV1aQXZXe-xMV-jrGmDjjUukcaw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/CFwXDRaxB20" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/09/silly-daddy-really-wound-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-66349130971360838162009-09-18T18:32:00.003-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.317-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.317-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0At the park, I called out to a bunch of children, "Anyone want to play Hot Lava?""I want to play Hot Lava!" replied my little son, with great eagerness. Then after a moment of reflection, he asked, "What is Hot Lava?"Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program. My son laughs at this cartoon pretty much every time he sees it. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ufyb4ZKG56hOM_r7WP3_9taZbVo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ufyb4ZKG56hOM_r7WP3_9taZbVo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ufyb4ZKG56hOM_r7WP3_9taZbVo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ufyb4ZKG56hOM_r7WP3_9taZbVo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/-7BSQcPJM8A" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/09/hot-lava-just-for-fun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-46454939457995629042009-09-10T19:58:00.003-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.318-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.318-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0My little daughter watched as my son and I ran through our house waving toy guns at each other. Imitating a cop TV show, I pointed the gun at my son and would frequently yell, "Freeze, dirt bag!"Later, my daughter tried to be included in our Cops and Robbers game. She aimed a squirt gun at me intensely and yelled, "Freezer bag!"Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zKe3GwJ-PphepbpK04IlF4YeUcE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zKe3GwJ-PphepbpK04IlF4YeUcE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zKe3GwJ-PphepbpK04IlF4YeUcE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zKe3GwJ-PphepbpK04IlF4YeUcE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/pEleEIusdZc" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/09/freeze-dirt-bag-and-other-household.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-39263009339370753742009-09-01T04:00:00.005-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.319-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.319-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com2After having a light snack at our house with a family very dear to us, our two families planned to go to the movies to see the cartoon "Up." Since we couldn't all fit in one car with our kids, I asked my friend Nick Economo, "Do you need directions to the theater?"Nick replied, "Yes, I don't know how to get there from here." After a brief pause and a flash of insight, he added, "Actually, I don't <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EURcZ33Ka9ZPkeQuiZEW32m3dng/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EURcZ33Ka9ZPkeQuiZEW32m3dng/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EURcZ33Ka9ZPkeQuiZEW32m3dng/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EURcZ33Ka9ZPkeQuiZEW32m3dng/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/QqLw-A_Zcdc" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/09/great-moments-in-navigation-man-asks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-18119865965986024772009-08-25T04:35:00.001-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.320-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.320-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com2I saw the most remarkable homeless announcement ever. A man was begging for money on a busy downtown Chicago street corner, and he held a giant cardboard sign that said, "Girlfriend kidnapped by ninjas... need money for ransom and kung-fu lessons."Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program.Not that anyone would recognize it <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVn0ntk9qR64a1cHln2QhIBF6wc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVn0ntk9qR64a1cHln2QhIBF6wc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVn0ntk9qR64a1cHln2QhIBF6wc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVn0ntk9qR64a1cHln2QhIBF6wc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/WcM7q9IBg2Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/08/taking-girlfriend-trouble-to-whole-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-65326257437746557422009-08-18T05:46:00.004-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.320-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.320-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0"Aren't you proud of me?" asks a teenage girl sitting along the prairie in the middle of a beautiful landscape in a state park. "I've gone almost ten minutes without sending anyone a text message!"Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program. This comic started as a black and white iPAQ drawing of my oldest daughter. I drew <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aeBWlLCOZUu7GV8j5M8yTljOW80/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aeBWlLCOZUu7GV8j5M8yTljOW80/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aeBWlLCOZUu7GV8j5M8yTljOW80/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aeBWlLCOZUu7GV8j5M8yTljOW80/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/HK8r6vSOlEk" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/08/teenage-girl-breaks-world-texting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-80604585657395033502009-08-11T07:19:00.007-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.321-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.321-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0This green scene, torn right out of the wild, is a comic based on an actual sibling conversation that my wife, Denise Chiappetta, texted to me.Seeing my daughter about to pick a leaf off of a young tree, my son said to his little sister, "Don't pull that leaf! You'll hurt the plant!" My daughter scoffed as she replied, "Silly... how can you hurt the plant? It doesn't have face."Webcomic drawn by <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joXZGyXnJca1rrDTwb7pigBqnMI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joXZGyXnJca1rrDTwb7pigBqnMI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joXZGyXnJca1rrDTwb7pigBqnMI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joXZGyXnJca1rrDTwb7pigBqnMI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/pwJWdjYiVK0" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/08/tree-huggers-worst-nightmare.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-67066034710798659392009-08-03T05:00:00.004-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.322-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.322-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0"Fluff bubble, fluff bubble, fluff bubble..." said my three-year-old daughter in a melodic tone.Hearing this, my son repeated, "Fluff bubble, fluff bubble..."Irritated, my daughter yelled, "Stop interrupting me!"My son quickly clarified, "You're talking to yourself, so I'm not interrupting."Young sibling conversations can be so amusing. I thank God for the joy he has brought to my family. Raising <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kS-K5ArW7j-zIImlWTxZZugh45s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kS-K5ArW7j-zIImlWTxZZugh45s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kS-K5ArW7j-zIImlWTxZZugh45s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kS-K5ArW7j-zIImlWTxZZugh45s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/_ctJwnCBUAE" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/08/pass-fluff-bubble.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-64616770153300822432009-07-28T07:06:00.000-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.323-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.323-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0"It's time to go. There's mosquitoes!" said my wife with urgency to my daughter in the woods.My daughter replied, "They're not biting me. They're smelling me!"Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program. Written by Denise Chiappetta. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ouPKr92sCwjQbglGw5F_uPcZXD4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ouPKr92sCwjQbglGw5F_uPcZXD4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ouPKr92sCwjQbglGw5F_uPcZXD4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ouPKr92sCwjQbglGw5F_uPcZXD4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/f-g5WelY1H8" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/07/mosquito-mommy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753937381292507131.post-53912592671311204842009-07-20T04:46:00.001-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.324-05:002009-10-19T17:24:43.324-05:00Joe Chiappettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738854036752666043noreply@blogger.com0A young entrepreneur says to his partner, "Here's my big idea for a new green-friendly company: we take old business cards, fold them, and sell them as disposable toothpicks!"Rolling her eyes at such a silly transformation, the partner replies, "But toothpicks are already disposable."If you want to talk about true spiritual transformation, I preached recently a sermon called "Transformers." It's <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVEnAeUpPVLRrqb6B4bZO7PuKQA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVEnAeUpPVLRrqb6B4bZO7PuKQA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVEnAeUpPVLRrqb6B4bZO7PuKQA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HVEnAeUpPVLRrqb6B4bZO7PuKQA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoeChiappettaIsSillyDaddy/~4/lKrMawt1MMk" height="1" width="1"/>http://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2009/07/disposable-toothpick-innovation.html