Charles Schulz

Well it's been several months since I have posted anything, so it is with a deep sense of guilt that I put something up on my blog, something, anything, so when you call up my page something looks different.

There is no great news to report, only the usual winter stuff in Minnesota. It's colder then a brass toilet seat in the Yukon here. One of my problems is I don't get any respect, the other day I went to the doctor and he told me I had a rare disease and would die within three months. I told him I wanted a second opinion, and he said, alright your ugly to.

Pictured here is my father, Roman Baltes with Charles Schulz at Schulz's studio near San Francisco. My father gave Schulz his first job as a cartoonist. Schulz did the lettering in the balloons of comics already done by other artist for a series of comic books published by the Catholic church called "Timeless Topics" For a year he lettered the comic pages for Timeless Topics, working sometimes until past midnight, getting up early the next morning, taking a streetcar downtown St. Paul, leaving the artwork outside the door of my dads office. The two remained friends until my fathers death in July of 1997.

There are many stories related to the sinking of the "Titanic". Some have just come to light due to the success of the recent movie. For example, most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellman's Mayonnaise was manufactured in England. The "Titanic" was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, when it sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The Mexican people were eagerly awaiting delivery and were disconsolate at the loss. So much so that they declared a national day of mourning which they still observe today. It is known as Sinko de Mayo.


This news just came in from Israel: Israeli police are looking for a man name Joseph, wanted for looting in the port city of Haifa. The suspect is described as the son of an ex-nun from Barcelona and a German father. He was a former flutist and worked occasionally as a farmer. In short, he was a Haifa-lootin, flutin Teuton, son of a nun from Barcelona, part time plowboy Joe.

At Heathrow Airport today, an individual, later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a compass, a protractor, and a graphical calculator. Authorities believe he is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He is being charged with carrying weapons of math instruction.

NASA recently sent a number of Holsteins into orbit for experimental
purposes. They called it the herd shot round the world.

A group of friars opened a florist shop to help with their belfry payments. Everyone liked to buy flowers from the Men of God, so their business flourished. A rival florist became upset that his business was suffering because people felt compelled to buy from the Friars, so he asked the Friars to cut back hours or close down. The Friars refused. The florist went to them and begged that they shut down. Again they refused. So the florist then hired Hugh McTaggert, the biggest meanest thug in town. He went to the Friars' shop, beat them up, destroyed their flowers, trashed their shop, and said that if they didn't close, he'd be back. Well, totally terrified, the Friars closed up shop and hid in their rooms.
This proved that Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars.