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How to Void a Check
I was talking with my wonderful niece and discovered/realized many people her age (early 20s) don’t know how to void a check. I recently had to do that when signing on with a new freelance client and setting up the glory that is direct deposit. They needed a voided check. And didn’t have a checkbook for the account (it was new, set up for business purposes). So here’s two ways to get a voided check.
Interview with a Nicobar Pigeon
We have with us a Nicobar pigeon, the closest living relative of the dodo bird. They are 16 inches long and proficient fliers. You have been in the shadow of the dodo bird for who knows how long . . .
Sailor Grub
I was fascinated when I read up on how much food they would need to bring. The ships must have been nearly sinking with food at the start and ready to topple over by the end of the trip. I didn't make the weight calculations, though. That would be a lot of guessing on my part.
Dodo Comic of Yore
The penguin-looking fells in the first panel here are the referenced dodos. You can kind of tell from the beak and that they aren't flying, but I don't know why they drew them straight up unless it was purely from description (which is very possible).
Sailor’s Sea Chest
Sailors of the 1600s would get one chest to bring along. I didn't draw the shoes because they weren't really used on the ship. They were more for running ashore and being cooth.
Feather Divination
You need a feather. Or you need to print a feather, such as those I have drawn for the occasion.
Map of Mauritius
Embroidered watercolor of the island of Mauritius, featuring the national flower, Ruizia boutoniana.
Never Forgot
The first piece I shared on the original site, and the first piece I am sharing on the new site.