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Most kids returned to school last week, and my middle daughter will begin her freshman year at the University of San Diego soon.

Ever since our children were little, we've made a ritual of measuring their height on the first day of school each year. With two now in college and my 'little' boy quickly gaining on me height-wise, I really just want to say…

(Honestly, my son will soon outgrow me. My only option at this point may be to borrow my grandmother's turn-of-phrase from years ago—I believe she was referring to me at the time—and jokingly suggest… "Someone put a brick on that boy's head!")

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I will be exhibiting my artwork at the Lumberyard Arts Center in Baldwin City, Kansas, Friday, September 8th through October 14th.

Signed, limited-edition fine art prints of my work will be available for purchase at the gallery for the duration of the exhibit, and there will be an 'artist's reception' on Friday, September 15th. I'll provide further details in next week's newsletter.

1. Can children's books help build a better world? From Publisher's Weekly: The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Fall 2017. And here are the Spring 2018 Children’s Sneak Previews. From Atlas Obscura: We Asked, You Answered: The Kids’ Books You Wish More People Remembered.

2. Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham on a bet that he couldn't write a book with 50 or fewer words. By the way, would you like to write like Dr. Seuss? Check out these free 'Dr. Seuss' fonts. (I used one of them to make the lettering above.) Here are 15 things you probably didn’t know about Dr. Seuss.

3. Britain's Big Ben falls silent for four years.

4. BMW celebrates it's 100th anniversary by imagining the future of car design. One future model will supposedly be able to change color based on the driver's mood.

5. I've seen some impressive jugglers in my day, but my hat's off to this old school razzle-dazzle master of razzmatazz!

"You have been my friend," replied Charlotte. "That in itself is a tremendous thing."
E.B.White, Charlotte's Web

CORRECTION

There's no way to sugar coat this: I made a waffle mistake! In all the excitement about the eclipse in last week's newsletter, I forgot to mention that yesterday, August 24th, was National Waffle Day. At the risk of sounding syrupy, I LOVE waffles – and plan to celebrate on the beach next week in California… when I'm in sandy Eggo.

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"We have to remember what's important in life: Friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, and work. But work has to come third."
–Leslie Knope

“It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.”
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“More smiling, less worrying.
More compassion, less judgment.
More blessed, less stressed.
More love, less hate.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

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Hi. I’m D.E.Uhlig. I’m an artist, author, husband and father.

For as long as I can remember, I have loved to draw. Years ago I gave my wife a hand-drawn card for our anniversary, and she loved it so much she made me promise to ALWAYS hand-draw her cards. Then our three kids made me promise to do the same with their birthday cards. And when I posted some of my drawings online, people began asking how they could purchase my work—so I created this newsletter. I believe in something I like to call “The Happiness of Art” and I hope it makes you smile.

Official Bio

D.E.Uhlig is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous publications including the Kansas City Star, Christian Science Monitor, University Daily Kansan, Editorial Humor Magazine, and World Policy Journal. Commercial illustration and design clients over the years have included Samsung, Sprint, and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, among others—and his Starbucks RedCup illustrations have been featured on the company's Pinterest and Facebook pages. In 1989, Mr. Uhlig co-founded Uhlig LLC, a leading provider of cross-media publishing and communication services in industries ranging from residential housing to book publishing to cancer care. Mr. Uhlig is married with three children and resides in Kansas City. He is currently working on children’s books, ebooks and apps.

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