What is that mountain goat doing way up here in the clouds?

The idea for any cartoon (my experience, anyway) is rarely spontaneous. Good ideas usually evolve out of pretty lame ones, and vice versa.

You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.

The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression.

Man Swims in Shark Infested Waters, Forgets He's Shark Food.

Every week when my batch of weekly cartoons would go to FedEx, it felt like a small miracle. Then in a few days, it's 'Here we go again.'

I think it's vital to be honest with yourself. You do have to satisfy yourself first. If you're drawing something, you have to ask yourself if it's something you genuinely think is funny. Or is it starting to fall into just a category, just kind of a shtick thing? I think it's important for all cartoonists to be honest with themselves about their own sense of humor and what they're doing.