Bob Eckstein
@bobeckstein.bsky.social
NY Time bestseller, New Yorker cartoonist. Expert and speaker on bookstores, museums, cartoons, and snowmen. Substack The Bob. CE Writer’s Digest.
To anyone I told to go take a flying leap, let me know if you are not a scam and a real colleague I told off.
I just told Ken Burns he can go F himself. I’ve been in touch with Ken before and if he wanted to make a movie out of my history of the snowman book with him he would have picked up the phone and would have called me, right? I’m going to assume I just told off a scammer.
Rooting on neighbor and Columbia Men's Tennis #1 player, Michael Zheng, in 1st round of US Open Tennis Championships on YouTube TV ESPN Access, Court 10.
I’ve made a decision. Olives, like sun-dried tomatoes, have such a strong flavor, that they dominate the pizza. As of today I will stop adding olives…or sun-dried tomatoes, on my pizzas.
Encore? An Everything pizza with 48 ingredients. If you HAVE a life, this recipe is not for you. Preparation one hour; mozzarella, garlic, tomato, spinach, mushrooms, oregano, basil, olive oil, green & black olives, red peppers, eggplant, sauce, sausage, and 37 types of cheese.
UPDATE: At 5:34 am the security camera picked up the chipmunk in question breaking in the art studio. The grainy footage does not indicate any possible point of entry. Upset, I made this pizza: goat cheese, fresh mozzarella, figs, pecans, arugula, and pear balsamic vinegar.
My cartoon doesn't really work--no matter what I come up with, what's really happening is more fantastical. Thanks to @weeklyhumorist.bsky.social for letting me try.
Looking forward to the Mixed Doubles Finals now. Did you guys see McEnroe play doubles with Roger Federer against Agassi & Roddick? Had a chance to talk a minute with McEnroe at his club on Randall’s just now and thank him for last night’s match. He actually laughed saying he had a really good time.
Just wasted the whole day when I learned a small procedure to address my double-vision was cancelled. I was given no apology. Just a new date they expect me to show up. Well, four can play that game.
You'll want to follow Cartoon Hacks on Instagram. It's a great start, and I'm not just saying that because it's me. www.instagram.com/5.min.cartoo...
Today I went to the Dollar General to buy large envelopes. Everything was scattered everywhere—it looked like my nephew’s bedroom.
I just posted a really good issue for those who like cartoons in my Substack The Bob. If you don't subscribe yet...well, the link is thebob.substack.com
Last night’s dream was one for the ages; Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady comes over to the Ecksteins for Thanksgiving. Still, even then, could not get the bored nephews interested to stick around for touch football. Unbelievable.
Someone asked for a signed copy of my Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores book so I sent them to Alabama Booksmith. The owner shared they they have sold out ALL 600 copies--THANK YOU, AB. They DO still have signed copies of The Ultimate Cartoon Book of Book Cartoons. tinyurl.com/yc2akc4h
We have lost power. The security camera and system are down. Until electricity is restored, our nemesis can waltz right back in the Art Studio to the bird feeders and there’s not a d$&! thing we can do. Actually, the super soaker is working. And I got the bell. That scares him away.
Adults laugh between 15 to 100 times a day. Preschoolers laugh an average of 300 times. Seriously, what’s up with that? Who knows, but hopefully we’ll be doing lots of laughing during my virtual event tomorrow. It’s FREE and at 1pm EST. To join, writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/one-secret-t...
08/11/2026 - One Secret to Funnier Writing—That Anyone Can Apply
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Tuesday at 1pm I’m sharing the most important information you will ever need in your life; how to be funnier. Go to the link to join for free. tinyurl.com/3bpvnafk
Where did the year go? Today is International Cat Day, again. I share this essential reading list to cat lovers which includes, buddies Francesco Marciuliano and Nava Atlas, and meow. @chroniclebooks.bsky.social @fmarciuliano.bsky.social @bookshop.org bookshop.org/lists/charme...
Happy National Lighthouse Day! Special thanks to the National Lighthouse Museum. Illustrations from my book Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums by Chronicle Books.
BREAKING: We have brought someone in for questioning. We have her on video stealing birdseed in the art studio. Apologies to the squirrel. I put space foam in a sliver of a space found in a back cabinet. Last night no visitors. We are letting the suspect free with a bag of nuts and seeds.
BREAKING: The Trump administration has moved to drop its felony Reflecting Pool case against a former Olympic canoeist, admitting their allegations against David "Davey" Hearn don't hold water. @bobeckstein.bsky.social
I chased a squirrel around with a super-soaker water-gun who was on our bird feeder, went to a classic car show, and then I fell asleep. What did YOU accomplish today?
