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NOTE: So, a little bad news, I will need to take the next two weeks off. By the time you read this, I will be back, but Missy and I have to go back to Eastern Washington for a funeral. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Scott suspects that in the first draft of the Billy Joel song "Always a Woman," anywhere the word "woman" appears, it was originally "A-hole." Whoever she is who can kill with a smile, wound with her eyes, and ruin your faith with her casual lies, Billy Joel doesn't seem to like her. Wikipedia says he wrote it about his first wife. Rick's reaction is that it's a love song, not a like song. Love and like are very different things. Just ask his ex-wives.

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NOTE TO YOU, THE PEOPLE OF THE FUTURE:

Because of the lag time between when I create a comic and when it runs, I am writing this message to you from Monday the 4th, the day before the US presidential election. Needless to say, I am having difficulty concentrating. Also, I have a great deal of admin to do involving the release of my new novel, That's Not Right (Available now on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible!) so I am taking this week off. The comic will be back next week. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Speaking of music, the real Ric has written another song. This one is a hypothetical theme song for a 1970's TV series based on my novel, The Authorities. If that sounds like your kind of thing, please go check it out!

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I have been creating new comics for about two months now, and posting them for about a month. I am thrilled and delighted with the enthusiasm of the response I’ve received, and shocked at the realization of how much effort the strip requires. (Imagine how much worse it would be if I actually drew new pictures for the damned thing!)

I have taken the advice of several readers and started a Patreon for Basic Instructions.

https://www.patreon.com/basicinstructions

It has one tier, with a suggested fee of 3ドル.00 a month. Joining the Patreon is a way of letting me know that you want me to keep making strips, helping me cover my overhead, and compensating me for my efforts. (Yes, "efforts." I make more than one effort.)

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The Star Trek episode referenced here is, of course, "Spock’s Brain", where aliens steal . . . wait for it . . . Spock’s brain. They use it as the processor for the computer that controls their entire society. I love that episode. It’s terrible. There’s so much to mock in it, including the single line of Star Trek dialog that Missy and I quote most often.

"Brain and brain! What is brain?!"

My favorite thing is that until they can find Spock’s brain, McCoy rigs up a doohickey so he can drive Spock’s brainless body around like a remote-controlled car. You know Bones had some fun with that before he showed anyone else, making Spock do the Hokey Pokey and that sort of thing. Or maybe he just forced Spock’s body to say, "You are right, doctor," over and over again.

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Here, watch it for yourself and decide if I exaggerated a single point.

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