Cartoonapalooza #7: Pessimistic dinosaurs, a flower-pot lamp, little-known moons of Jupiter, and So. Much. More.

My sketchbook overfloweth. WRITTEN and ILLUSTRATED by PETER MOORE

I TAKE MANY LONG BIKE RIDES around scenic northern Colorado. When I’m not admiring the mountains and dodging dead rattlers (really!), I’m thinking about funny stuff I’ve noticed. It’s a big, hilarious world, right? (Aside from all the tragedy, that is.) When a spark hits, I’ll shout at my handlebar-mounted phone. “HEY SIRI TEXT PETER MOORE ABOUT PESSIMISTIC DINOSAURS.” She rarely gets the message right—what? do I mumble?—but usually enough of the idea survives, so I can harvest it when I dismount. It’s amazing what thoughts bubble up when you make time to think.