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Fry’s Closing; Memories of Fry’s

Jesus Arthur Silva—“Art”—was born on this day 100 years ago, February 6, 1921. I remember visiting him at grocery stores in San Diego like Big Bear or Food Basket, where he got assigned to whip their produce departments into shape. I wish I could ask him about working in a town that went from 80 thousand people to over 2 million in his lifetime. I want to ask him if it’s true he sold tamales on the streets of downtown. I want to ask him what kept him going when times were hard, working multiple jobs. How did he and Nanie raise 7 great kids? I was 17 when he died. I don’t have a photograph of him working. I’ve drawn him how I imagine he would have looked. Sharp, kind, diligent. After he passed, my mother missed him terribly. A great man. 100 years ago today.

This smell: of fresh vegetables being washed in a mist of water—it makes me feel the memory of visiting my grandfather Art Silva (we called him tata: a Yaqui word for “father”) at a Big Bear or Food Basket. He’s be there taking care of the produce department: crisp shirt and tie and an apron. My mother adored him, while smaller me saw how impressive he was, a professional in command of his domain and offering some perfect piece of fruit to try. Smell and memory is amazing.

Remembering Comic Gallery

San Diego Weather

Open Graph Protocol Tools updated to version 1.91

On misgendering

A year of drawing and drinking with my friend

AGGRO HAPPY EASTER. 1976 I think. I made that hat. I can’t explain the shirt.

Star Trek Conventions

The door on the left was a 7-11 forty years ago. I played Centipede, Asteroids, Galaxian & Battlezone for the first time in that room.

Work Walk / Scripps Summit

Today’s (well, July 2017) drawing practice.

Dad on the couch, 1987/2017

John Perry Barlow, Rest in Peace

Chicago Airport Moment

My Hare Krishna Costume. High School 198x.

That time Greenpeace scaled ARCO HQ in Downtown L.A.

Father’s Day, 2014.

Reflecting on myself, August 2014.

Pants: Shoplifting

I had a shake…

Up From The Depths: on DVD

Batman kite, homemade. 1978 (estimated).

The Weekend in Photos

UXCampDC 2011 and memory.

Oh, it’s Getter Poseidon!

Remember when we sold nearly everything?

Focus!!! Give Thanks

First Model in Decades.

Central California has some real beauty.

Jean Crawford Obituary

Santa Claus! (in March)

Mother Mary Comforts Me

I cried when these people died.

Notebook Cover, 1985

Notebook Cover, 1984

Professor Pidgeon

The Business Cycle

Cigarette Man, 1985

Vertical Capital Letters

Prom Program, 1987

Comics and the Law

Anecdote of the Day

Thanksgiving Trip Redux

Phyllis Silva Crawford’s Life Lessons

On the Eve of Jim & Phyllis’ Wedding

April Fool’s Day

Which American accent do you have? / Neutral / You're not Northern, Southern, or Western, you're just plain -American-. Your national identity is more important than your local identity, because you don't really have a local identity. You might be from the region in that map, which is defined by this kind of accent, but you could easily not be. Or maybe you just moved around a lot growing up.

Which American Accent Do You Have?

Misc about SXSW

paulmbowers.com screenshot

Zappa Plays Zappa

San Francisco, BlogHer, and Me

Revisiting my workspace from 2002.

A trapped moment from July, 2009

Obituary: Joseph James Crawford

Joseph James Crawford

John Waters: No Smoking

Sometimes a tetherball is just a tetherball.

Density of Memory

Lego Yamato; USS Texas

Ex-Cat Photos Unearthed

Happy Thanksgiving

Untitled, Really

Running Out Of Tropical

Wood Beez + Scritti Politti + 1980s Music

Go Speed Racer Go!

Twenty Year Anniversary

Misc-y Halloween!

For Auction on eBay: WebSanDiego.org Banner

Accelerated Decrepitude: Reading Glasses

I sing a song of shoes

Getting Lost at Mardis Gras

The Sandals Which I Killt Wif My Walking

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Matt Groening Interview

Anniversary of The April Fool

The Wisdom Tooth Saga

Wedding Luau Advice, Utah

“Pornos” Man

Digital Archaeology: Favorites List, 1990s

Me @ La Jolla Cove, 1995

Lincoln Memorial, 1990 or so.

Art*’s that Never Were

Archaeology: EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT

Joseph in Cyrillic

Psychology 101 Professor, 1988