Good morning!

Happy humpday!! Today’s double feature comic is an example of what some people will go through for a chance at love – sometimes unnecessarily, although when Rick’s involved, maybe it is necessary… Don’t ask me – I’ve never dated him!

Thanks for dropping by!
Ken

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Good morning!

Today’s comic “focuses” on Rick’s apparent affection for Molly – without glasses. You have to admire the way Rick can turn things on and off and being oblivious to it. It looks like that holds true either with his new found affection or super powers. I wonder if Super Stickman would feel the same way about Molly? I’m assuming if things work out, we’ll find out one way or another! Hope you’re enjoying the comics so far this week.

Thanks for dropping by!
Ken

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Good morning!

It’s Friday. Not only that – bonus! It’s Memorial Day Friday! Three day weekend!! WOOOHOOO! Summer’s here!!

Reminder. Rick the Stick will be off for the next two weeks (if I can stand it) and I will be back in full force starting Monday, June 14th! I’ve already gotten that week’s comics written and the following three weeks framed out – so I’m heading into the break with a full head of steam (some would argue no different from any other day – aka – steamhead).

I’ll give you a teaser of what’s coming up:

• Rick sees some tough guys and is intimidated by their tattoos. He decides he knows what would make him tougher.
• The economy’s been tough on a lot of people – the best they can afford is drawing stick figures – and you know who benefits from that (due to his inheritance)…you got it!
• Rick decides he needs a pick-me-up and wanders into a ‘jabba bucks’ to see what the hub-bub is all about… Rick with some caffeine? What could go wrong?

There you have it – hope you’re excited to see what’s in store for our favorite stickman…

Hope to see you back around and thanks for dropping by!
Ken

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Good morning!

Okay, so I stole this title from one of my t-shirt designs. I thought it was fitting. If you’re under 18 it means ‘wearing your heart on your sleeve’. If you’re over 18 then you know what it means.

Thanks for dropping by!
Ken

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Rick the Stick #494

Good morning!

No post today. Last night was my wife’s birthday and I’m celebrating with her and our son. Hope you enjoy today’s strip! Remember 6 left til #500!!!

Thanks for dropping by!
Ken

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Good morning!

Ideally, you’re having a good week and you’re looking for RTS to give you a little shot of something to help you over the hump – RIGHT?

Regardless, I’m gonna roll right now into the Rick the Stick Diet talk. Why? Because it’s cool – everyone’s doing it! Personally, I’ve lost nearly 40 pounds in under 4 months.

What’s that you say? You don’t know anyone on the Rick the Stick Diet? Hmmmm… Well that makes me think of two things. First, I wonder what circles you run in. You don’t look like the troll type, so I’ll rule out the underworld. I’ll have to give this more thought – so we’ll get back to that. Second, if no one you know is on it – be the first! WOOOHOOO! “Let’s face it. You’re a tub of goo and you need to shape up!” Don’t get offended – see the quotation marks? I was talking to myself right there and basically that was the phrase that kicked the diet into motion. Well, that breathing heavy to bend over to tie my shoes – WHILE SITTING DOWN. And my over-sized clothes becoming increasingly tighter. Be the first and tell EVERYONE. Your family, your friends, your co-workers, the homeless guy that follows you, the grocery store cashier – everyone. If not about the diet, how about a little love for the comic?

Enough pandering – moving on.

To recap last week’s post: Water. Drink plenty of it. You’re most likely not hungry all the time, you’re thirsty. Learn to tell the difference. Oh and kick diet sodas (all soda) to the curb (as a former “addict”, I’ll get more into soda in the future).

Today, we’ll look at eating. I know what you’re thinking “well duh”! And you’re right. Some people just do it better than others – and it shows. You see, I was to the point where a large pizza and 10 wings was a good meal. And I would demolish that in no time. I actually ate a three pound burger in twenty minutes once – after a side salad. That’s a THREE pound burger. Not the world’s biggest, but you shouldn’t be able to cram that much beef into your pie-hole in less time than it takes to cook it.

So what am I talking about? Well, it’s portions. More so, smaller portions. Now I may be dumb, but I’m not stoopid and I’m not suggesting someone goes from a three pound burger to a 180 calorie Lean Cuisine Fart Knocker starting tomorrow. If you’ve tried that, you know it won’t last very long – both the diet and the “meal”. You’ll be looking at the cardboard box it came in as something tasty after a couple of days. Ease into it. Start with giving yourself a little less at each meal. Instead of ordering a meatball sub, get a chicken sandwich. Instead of getting it on a white bun, ask for whole wheat. Instead of slapping on the mayonnaise, use only a little.

It eventually leads to you realizing – you don’t need it. Don’t get me wrong – in your “mind” you’ll miss it – and it’s hard (REALLY hard) to fight the cravings – but your body won’t. Your body isn’t asking for all that food – your mind is. One way I’ve found to beat my “hungry brain” is that when you’re eating – slow down. Let your body catch up. Your mind will be occupied with the food you have in your hands but your body will eventually let you know you’ve had enough.

There’s a HUGE difference between my sane brain and my hungry brain. I’ve discovered that I am EXTREMELY weak when I have food in front of me. I will consume whatever is there. Can’t stop – hungry brain beat out sane brane every time. BUT…overall I have an advantage. My hungry brain wins the battles – SANE BRAIN WINS THE WAR. I’ve learned that I can control hungry brain by portioning my food when I’m not hungry (or “sane”). It’s hard to do in a restaurant – very hard. But it can be done.

For instance, my wife is literally half my size. She’s been eating healthy for as long as I can remember – and she’s tiny. Me? Not so much, but hey we’ve already established that and I’m working on it! Anywho – my wife and I get Asian food. I was chowing down a very tasty General Tsao’s Chinese Chicken platter while she was eating some Thai Panang Tofu Curry – with brown rice. Mine was rife with sweet and sour and something that resembled deep fried chicken. She portioned half her order into a container for lunch later during the week. I scarfed down everything.

Curious, one day I ordered the Panang Tofu Curry with brown rice. It was great and I scarfed it down. The next time, I ordered it, I put half in a container, but left it on the counter (where I could see it) in case I didn’t have enough. Now, I’m to the point where I can eat half an order and not even think about scarfing down the rest. It’s a great, great feeling.

That all being said – I’m no angel. I’m not perfect – and I know this. That’s why I’ve allowed myself and escape day. Friday’s I reward myself by getting whatever I want to eat. It’s been great and I’m slowly even reducing what I eat on those days – UNINTENTIONALLY!!! About six weeks ago, I had a full meatball sub AND a stromboli. The next two Friday’s I ate at the world’s greatest burger joint “Five Guys Burgers and Fries” – having two double burgers and fries. * Double burgers are actually called just burgers there – regular burgers are called Jr. Burgers – and I don’t think I can bring myself to order a Jr. Burger). I also split the fries with someone. So you see – sometimes you have to let hungry brain win out. That will help sane brain win the war and your waistline get smaller.

That’s a helluva lot – hopefully you’ve made it this far. As a side note, I’ve withheld using or referring to “insane in the membrane” intentionally.

Thanks for dropping by!
Ken

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Good morning!

I was wondering if I should recap the comic here since this is the brief part of the text that shows up on placed like Facebook, but then I realized that most of my friends on Facebook ignore my posts anyway, soooooo I’ll just put some text about putting text in here for Facebook. Make sense? Great!

Tomorrow we’ll look more into the Rick the Stick Diet! Oh yeah – there’s a new comic up there somewhere!

Thanks for dropping by!
Ken

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