I'm of in vacation-land but I figured a bunch of you would like to see the weekend triptych side by side, so here you go!

Go check out the new Sluggy Freelance Breakables Shop! Why do I call it “The Breakables Shop?” Because I got the OK from Kim who runs the official Sluggy Freelance Store to create this Café Press store for specifically those products Kim doesn’t want to deal with mainly because of the breakability-in-shipping factor, like mugs and stuff! This store may be a limited time thing, we shall see, but for the first time ever you can get Sluggy Freelance ceramic mugs! (I ordered a bunch of these mugs to verify they're good quality and waited for them to arrive before announcing this store. So they are, in fact, nifty!) Currently all we got is a mug based on this comic, a snazzy Zomblebee's coaster, and a limited time only (this season) Riff-n-Sasha BBQ Apron based on this comic! The apron is not breakable but it IS seasonal! Please note that these products are more expensive than you would probably find in the Sluggy Store as Café Press has such a high per-item cost. But check it out anyway! ;)

This is probably your only shot at a ceramic Sluggy mug since Kim no-likey breakables.

Drop me a line if you have a great idea for a large mug or stein!

Sluggite Tarah showed me her nifty Bun-bun/Kiki yin-yang tattoos and said it was ok to share! It speaks for itself! Nifty!

Here’s our “Way past Due Heroes4Heroes Follow-up!”

Actually I had written this story over a month ago but didn’t want to run it in the middle of Torg Potter stuff and then during server-switching antics. So now it’s even more past due, yet somehow a nice fit just after Memorial Day.

As you may remember, WAY back before the dinosaurs, I did a guest-thingy on the Big Kev Show (Check it out people!) and on that show the charity organization Heroes4Heroes was brought to my attention. Here’s their deal in their words:

“We work directly with members of the United States Military, corporations, and the general public to provide portable media to active troops in order to boost morale and keep our men and women in uniform culturally tuned-in. We gather, organize, and send entertainment material such as comic books, DVDs, CDs, books, magazines, MP3 players, and game systems to our Heroes.”

Thanks to everyone who donated stuff to OG over at Big Kev’s in our joint effort! I also chipped in with a grand of Sluggy books-n-stuff, most importantly a squad of plush Bun-buns to serve and protect. I asked Chris at Heroes4Heroes whether or not there was any way to ensure the Bun-buns would go to “Submitted Sluggites Serving”, but alas that’s not the way the packs they create are distributed, so I’m sure there’ll be some surprised troops finding an adorable stuffed animal in their pack. Hopefully they’ll notice the felt switchblade and sense the danger before leaving any valuables out in the open.

Chris added in our last correspondence: “I just heard from Capt. Sharpe, who found us through your site, got the last of 13 boxes we sent him. That's over 300 packets that will be distributed in Baghdad because of you mentioning H4H on your site!” Nifty!

Speaking of “Submitted Sluggites Serving”, Submit a Soldier! In their words: “Heroes 4 Heroes wants to get our donated Comics, DVD’s, Video games and other media into the hands of our troops. Submit your soldier and we will ship out a packet! This is a great way to let our troops know you support them and appreciate their service.”