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The 1980's was an interesting time for Doctor Who. By 1984, the Television series had been on the air in Great Britain (BBC Television) since November 23rd, 1963. Colin Baker was picked to be The Sixth incarnation of The Time Lord in 1984. Changing the lead was not something that happened often at the time. What I mean by that is most genres may allow you to change characters but not keep the same character played by such a different actor. The character is at the root is basically the same, but the setup begs for everything else to change radically. The show was becoming more violent at this point too. The body count was huge from story to story.Characters were written to be killed off. This tactic served to play with audiences emotions as longer stories and episodes allowed more development. Topics included Child Kidnapping; Body Mutilation; Torture; Assault; Cannibalism; Mutations; Disfigurements; Massive Violence; Intense Scenes of Murder and Body Horror. All this in the first seventeen episodes of The Colin Baker Era. Strangest part is how The Doctor was now resorting to violence instead of trying to find non violent solutions as to reflect his skill; talents and intelligence. As for The 6th Doctor. He is eccentric and overly maniac. Completely unpredictable. Prone to random acts of kindness to swing into brutal violence stacked with sarcasm. Grieving the loss of a life then making rude jokes about limbs blowing off. Unstable is an understatement.The costume is hard to look at. Producer at the time, John Nathan-Turner, wanted the audience to being to look right at number six and see that he was a stitched together mess. Nothing matches. The costume designer tried desperately to make the outfit at least mesh together with multiple attempts. The one you see was the one she thought would be turned down as an extreme and thus a earlier design be chosen. That did not happened. Baker would do a total of thirty one television episodes over three seasons. Story wise we are looking at eleven stories broken into multi-parts. Trial of a Time Lord was a fourteen part long story chopped into four chunks. He took over the role from Peter Davison at the tail end of Season 21 aired in 1984. Season 22 would change from half hour to forty five minute episodes playing once a week instead of twice weekly as previously. Most seasons were somewhere between twenty six to twenty eight episodes. That was halved in season 22 with thirteen being produced. After an eighteen month cancellation, the show came back in 1986, still on Saturdays but back to a half hour slot with now fourteen episodes. Ratings had become poor due to violence; low production quality; being off air for so long and season 23 appearing to be disjointed. Remeber, season 22 was still okay, but not breaking records. Staying roughly in the six million for each episode which was, again, okay. Season 23, we stated to see 5 million and lower for the rest of the shows run until it ended in 1989. Would return in 2005 and stayed alive in other media in that sixteen year gap. 23rd season did improve with more comedy and less violence but the wounds were there. Sadly, the BBC fired Colin Baker before the 1987 season. Baker was played by Sylvester McCoy, 7th Doctor, for the regeneration as Baker refused to return to film a hand over. You will notice the list has twelve stories. Trust me when I say there is a great reason for that. The twelfth story on list is 'Real Time'. It was a web animated story shown online in 2002. Canonically takes place after Colin Baker's Television run. Costume was now blue with a different companion. The Audio production studio, 'Big Finish', created this story which shows that stories for each Doctor could be made to fill in gaps and continue story lines left behind by the show. Speaking 'Big Finish', Baker would get a justified full run of stories as The Sixth Doctor'. We would see him grown into a kinder character still prone to acts of oddity but not maniac as before. As an audio story, the audience would also see Baker get a 'Final' story to lead into The Seventh Doctor era.Colin Baker would return many times for charity events and audio stories where his popularity has grown. I personally liked Colin Baker as Doctor Who. In spite of the eccentricity to the tenth power Baker showed true charisma in my opinion. A bit cartoonish at times with a sense of urgency. Loved his voice and that smile which shows he is The Doctor. So much enthusiasm no matter what ridiculous lines he may have to say.  The costume did him no good. 1. Twin Dilemma (1984: Season 21: episodes 23-26: 22 minutes: 4-parter) 2. Attack of the Cybermen: (1985: Season 22: episodes 1-2: 45 minutes: 2-parter) 3. Vengeance on Varos (1985: Season 22: episodes 3-4: 45 minutes: 2-parter) 4. Mark of the Rani (1985: Season 22: episodes 5-6: 45 minutes: 2-parter)5. The Two Doctors (1985: Season 22: episodes 7-9: 45 minutes: 3-parter) 6. Timelash (1985: Season 22: episodes 10-11: 45 minutes: 2-parter)7. Revelation of the Daleks (1985: Season 22: episodes 12-13: 45 minutes: 2-parter) 8. Trial of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet (1986: Season 23: episodes 1-4: 22 minutes: 4 parter) 9. Trial of A Time Lord: Mindwarp (1986: Season 23: episodes 5-8: 22 minutes: 4-parter) 10. Trial of A Time Lord: Terror of the Vervoids (1986: Season 23: episodes 9-12: 45 minutes: 2-parter) 11. Trial of A Time Lord: Ultimate Foe (1986: Season 23: episode 13-14: 2-parter) 12. Real Time (2002: Web series: Approximately 22 minutes: 6-parter)

By loving God, you find the way to love others and yourself. To follow God you sacrifice the elements of the material world and find so much more that fills your life. Shake off the hurt and the pain.And remember, one way to God. One way to Heaven. That is Jesus Christ. Christ is for everyone and welcomes everyone. You just got to turn around and be willing to see. The hard part about faith is remembering that it is Faith and not just about rules of religious guidelines. Check out your Bible to see what I mean.Some worry about how Faith is not diverse enough. Not tailored to each. Again, read that Bible and see if that is true. You be surprised how it speaks to the individual. Diversity is not skin deep. It lies in the mind; what we believe or not. What we love or not. Our soul is where individuality begins not in the body.The soul is not a copy and paste item on the keyboard. That is what makes us irreplaceable. And if we can’t see the individual or how bless that is, then we are blind.

'Scooby Doo Where Are You?' came out in 1968. Hanna Barbara struck gold with this show. A Great Dane teamed up with two guys and two girls (all teenagers). One is the leader, Fred, who always has a plan. Velma, the smart one who can think through the problems. Daphne, well meaning but a bit clumsy and pretty. And Shaggy, the comic relief. He and Scooby Doo (The Dog) are coward who want to get out of trouble and eat. Funny enough, Scooby and Shaggy are the ones who save the day much of the time. A simple concept that proved so successful that there would many clones. Many created by Hanna Barbara. All these shows tried the same formula. Anthropomorphic character and a group of teenager/young adults solving mysteries. Simple enough to follow, but none of copies would last for long. Here is my little list of what I feel did the best with the cause. 10. Clue Club (Clue Club) Four teenage detectives, the Clue Club: Larry (The leader), Pepper (pretty girl), D.D. (comic relief) and Dottie (the smart one) with the help of two talking dogs, a bloodhound and basset hound named Woofer and Wimper. Woofer is bossy and whimper is a bit of a coward. 9. Buford Files (1978) Buford, a lazy bloodhound with a nose for solving mysteries with the teenage Boggs twins, Cindy Mae and Woody, in the Fenokee swamp. 8. Rickety Rocket (1979-1980) Four Black Teenagers: Sunstroke, Splashdown, Cosmo and Venus build a makeshift sentient talking rocket to solve crimes in the far future. 7. Funky Phantom (1971-1972) Three teenagers: Skip (smart one/leader), April (pretty girl), and Skip's best friend, Augie (the muscle) and his dog Elmo, solve mysteries with two ghosts. Two Revolutionary War-era ghosts: an American patriot named Jonathan Wellington Muddlemore, whom the kids call "Mudsy", and his cat Boo. The Teens found them 6. Goober and The Ghost Chasers (1973-1975) Three teenagers—Ted, Gilly and Tina—solve mysteries with Goober, a gaunt green-colored Saluki who can become invisible. 5. Speed Buggy (1973-1974) The show follows an orange anthropomorphic dune buggy  who alongside teenagers Debbie, Mark, and Tinker, solves mysteries while participating in racing competitions around the world. 4. The New Schmoo (1979-1980) Three teenagers, Mickey, Nita, and Billy Joe, solve mysteries with their friend, Shmoo, a white bulbous creature that stretches and shape his body into any form he wants. 3. Jabber Jaw (1976-1978) Jabberjaw, a 15 foot great white shark, is the drummer for The Neptunes, a rock group made up of four humans—Biff (The Leader), Shelly (pretty/bossy girl), Bubbles (comic relief) and Clamhead (smart). Together they tour their underwater world solving crimes that they stumble upon.underwater civilization. 2. Fang Face (1978-1980) Four teenagers: Biff (The Leader), Kim (The smart one and Biff's girlfriend), Puggsy (Tough Guy) and Sherman (simpleton/coward).The trick with this one is, Sherman turns into Fangface the werewolf when he sees a full moon.  1. Inch High Private High Eye (1973) Due to a shrinking potion, Inch, is a miniature detective, teams up with his niece, Lori, her muscle-bound sweetheart Gator, and their dog Braveheart to solve mysteries.

I don't watch much regular television anymore. I do sometimes. Quite selective in choices, but otherwise I watch youtube. Honestly, it's more focused on my interests without too much general wide eye for everyone programming. As many who read my articles on a regular, I am a geek. Professional wrestling; Christianity; bad films; comic books; Transformers; Spider-Man; Doctor Who are my wheel house. Throw in some chat about toys and I will at least consider viewing your channel. This little list are only the one I go to first. I will check out new stuff on similar topics but must check the favored standards. These are those standards. 15. Secret Galaxy: Bite-sized History lessons from every possible corners of pop culture. Stories behind Max Headroom: He-Man; Centurions; Power Rangers; Transformers: Dungeons & Dragons: The Last Starfighter: Knight Rider: Battle of the Planets and that is just to start. Geek-a-palooza. 14. Sydney Watson: Australian/American political commentator. She tends to talk about things that interest her. Very conversational with a bit of humor. She lays out the talks with a fair hand so everyone gets a quick understanding and then explains why she feels what she does. Portrayed very much a search of understanding then a finger pointing. 13. Type 40 Productions: William Bollands-Straw discusses all things Doctor Who is some quite intersting Essays. He also has been doing some interesting 'What If' type videos on ow the TV series could of been changed forever. 12. Cultaholic: Film; Professional Wrestling & TV provides entertaining and informative video content. Top 10 Lists; Breakdowns; Deep Dives; Commentary; News; and Reviews. Honest humor.  11. Fan Boy Flicks Mark takes some of the weirdest movies ever made and adds comedy in them with hilarious comments and skits. Yep, its a review show of bad movies. 10. Wrestling With Wregret Since 2013, Indie Wrestling personality Brian Zane goes through some of the weirdest, silliest and stupidest things to have ever occurred in professional wrestling! 9. Clown Fish TV Pop Culture News, Views, Reviews, and Rants. Games, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation, and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles, Clownfish TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary channel that covers from a consumer point of view. Namely as a fan. 8. Jester Bell An independent filmmaker, who just shoots on whatever topic she feels passionate on. Usually films; cartoons; TV shows and comics. Very honest geekdom. 7. Transformers The Basics Chris McFeely breaks down the complex history of the Transformers franchise and its characters and concepts for all kinds of fans. 6. Josh Snares Discussing the history of Doctor Who, from missing episodes, to wild oddities through short documentaries. Very insightful. 5. The Beat Biblical Encouragement And Truth (The B.E.A.T) is an online ministry dedicated to communicating God's word in a creative, practical and easy-to-watch format. Hosted by Allen Parr, it addresses questions most Christians have and to provide a forum for people to discuss. Challenging folks to live out their true calling to follow Jesus Christ. 4. Strange Brain Parts: Focuses on comic book reviews and in-depth histories of comic book characters. There is variety and you'll find obscure and overlooked titles that don't get coverage. The focus is exploring the elements of the craft. Lettering, coloring and page layout. Definitely treats the media as a experience. Helped greatly by the his narrative voice. 3. Snarky Jay: She is a Cosplayer, Movie Buff, Illustrator, and all around Geek. She shares her point of views in reviews and commentary regarding comics; films and TV. 2. Atop The Fourth Wall: Linkara hosts AT4W where bad comics burn. He reviews comics and sometimes other media that are deemed as bad. He surprises even himself when a subject matter actually is good. 1. Wise Disciple:  Nate Sala goes deeper into exploring Christianity. He equips viewers to live like Jesus Christ. Confidence in their faith and to communicate why Christianity is true.

Definition: Anthropomorphic: described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes. In this situation, has an exaggerated appearance that resembles an animal but walks; talks; thinks and might wear clothes like a human/person. In cartoon/comic realities, much of the time, no one seems to notice that these differences should be alarming. Different Rules. The list is made up of cartoons and comic strips that I hope any and all will take time to find out more about these classic. 30. Porky Pig 29. Daffy Duck 28. Top Cat 27. Hamster of Hamster and Gretel 26. Bullwinkle Moose 25. Spider-Ham 24. Super Chicken 23. Rocket J. Squirrel 22. Mister Peabody 21. Darkwing Duck 20. Hobbes 19. Danger Mouse 18. Atom Ant 17. Heathcliff 16. Wade Duck 15. Count Duckula 14. Donald Duck 13. Under Dog 12. Bugs Bunny 11. Brain 10. Pinky 9. Pink Panther 8. Scooby Doo 7. Winnie the Pooh 6. Paddington Bear 5. Felix the Cat 4. Mighty Mouse 3. Snoopy 2. Garfield 1. Woody Woodpecker

Yeah, Charles Schulz had a tendency of pairing up his characters for particular story lines that continued on for decades in some cases. Each revisited from time to time that worked for building this beloved cast. 1. Charlie Brown and Snoopy: Snoopy is Charlie Brown's dog who acts more like a brother. Always gets the best of his owner. Snoopy is loyal to his Charlie Brown. 2. Charlie Brown and Linus: Best Friends though Linus is slightly younger. Linus offers Charlie Brown sage advice on loads of topics. 3. Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty: Peppermint Patty always seems to like Charlie Brown as she calls him, 'Chuck' and makes references of how he is 'Sly Dog' 4. Charlie Brown and Lucy: Lucy is a huge critic of Charlie Brown who always convinces Mr. Brown to try to kick the ball even though she always will pull it away at the last moment. 5. Linus and Lucy: Brother and sister. She thinks his a bit of a baby. In spite of being smart and younger, Linus does carry a blue blanket. She tries to break him of that with very little success, ever. 6. Snoopy and Woodstock: Best friends to the end. Woodstock flies upside down with his head a bit dizzy at times, but will help out Snoopy always. Snoopy watches Woodstock's back too as again, Woodstock flies upside down. 7. Lucy and Schroeder: Schroeder plays a small piano. Loves Beethoven and Lucy loves Schroeder. Schroeder does not like Lucy. She spends much of the time hanging with him, at his piano, frankly telling him she is not a fan of classical music abd he seems not to care. 8. Peppermint Patty and Marcy: Patty the Tom Boy has a buddy that is very robotic. Bland even but loyal. Marcy is a very proper speaking intellect. Always calls Patty, 'Sir'. Very much a sidekick/minion. 9. Linus and Sally: Carlie Brown's little sister, Sally, is madly in love with Linus. She calls him, her 'Sweet Baboo'. Linus does not share this obsession she has. 10. Rerun and his mom: Linus and Lucy's little brother, who looks like Linus, Rerun provides commentary on the back of his mom's bicycle as they run errands together. We never see his mom. 11. Rerun and Snoopy: Rerun wants a dog and Snoopy is a dog that Rerun has his eyes set on. 12. Charlie Brown and Peggy Jean: Charlie Brown had a girlfriend he met at Summer Camp. She thinks his name is 'Brownie Charles due to him stumbli9ng over his words. 13. Charlie Brown and The Little Red Headed Girl: We never know her name but she bares a resemblance to Peggy Jean. This would be the first girl that Charlie Brown would have a crush on. 14. Peppermint Patty and Snoopy: Buddies as they share an interest in sports. Patty thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown's ugly friend. 15. Charlie Brown and Sally: Brother and sister dynamic. Charlie Brown tries to be patient with his little sister who can be quite annoying. Only calls him, 'Big Brother'.

Seven years is a long time. Nice an odd of a number. It can be both a long time and short time as well. Depending on how good or a bad memory it holds. Drags out to infinity. Hops and skips over the boredom of everyday. All perception, I guess. A time to remember and learn. Maybe a time to move on. Many choices. Today, March 7th, I will go back seven years. That would of been 2018. And I start with a text message. 'I'm Sorry Baby, He Slipped Away'. My wife, Kelly, was the one who kindly and gently told me that my dad had passed away. Sadly today, marks the fifth anniversary that we lost Dad. It is not at all easier now than it was five years ago. I miss dad every day. We knew he was sick. He was in hospice. We had been notified earlier this day that he was nearing the end, but I believed if anyone can survive and defeat cancer, it was dad. He was the toughest son of a gun in the room. He was not perfect and there was so much left unsaid. He was a good man disciplined by his faith in God; logic; reason and ration. He valued life and his family. He got it right when it counted the most. The good outweighed the bad. Was not a fan of salad. Felt salad was what food ate. Cheeseburgers; coffee; classical music and James Bond films would only be the beginning of describing him. We do not have two weeks for me to explain Dean Lewis. Believe me that he was unique. He was special though he never thought he was, but he was. Dad could be very compassionate, understanding and a good listener. Great laugh. Ham radio was a passion. Loved building things. Enjoyed astronomy, the outdoors and nature. Carried a pocket knife because you never know when you need a tool. Still a boy scout at heart. Excellent at tying knots. Did it for fun. A big supporter of my cartooning endeavors. He liked picking up the newest book for Kelly. She loves James Patterson. And loved seeing Katy grow; change and become a person he was proud of. He shocked Katy in eating Oreos. She was taught by him to break up Oreos and eat them separately. Katy thought it was weird to break food. Dad was proud of Katy’s determination and will and her imagination. She had vast intelligence in his words. Hoped perhaps he would have gotten an engineer out of her but was glad she was happy. He was proud of all his Grandchildren. They were all quite special to him. He knew when he messed up but could be very stubborn. Hard to admit that he was wrong at time. Allowed his actions to speak to for him especially when he sought forgiveness. We argued at times. We were too much alike in some ways. But forgave each other in the end. ‘Its done; it’s over’ we’re good’. Many thought that Dean was a title. He came across like a teacher. Got called Edmund a lot. That is his middle name. Could imagine being a baby with the name, Dean. A bit heavy on potential in my opinion. Easy to spell but needs to be grown into. Dad and I watched a lot of old movies together. Both liked the music of Blondie. Did not understand why I like professional wrestling but that was okay. I wish he was still here but there was never going to be enough time. I miss his catch phrase, 'Well, Hi.'. He was colored blind so grey; black; white and brown were his go to colors. To say the least, Dad did not teach us our colors. He explained everything by physics and science. It was God’s logic to him. Practical and simple if could be seen. He had a voice for radio. Even casual clothes looked like a uniform on him. Order was essential and God gave us order just needed to see it. Didn't eat breakfast much. His presence was valued in his work and personal life. Highly respected. Grew his mustache when I was only a month old because he did not like being called kid. Years later was fond of it so much not to consider a shave. He and Mom did not always see eye to eye but they loved each other devotedly. Life threatened to break us but we never surrendered and we survived. Endured and improved. He loved all of us without question. Dad, I miss you; I love you and I will never forget you. I know you are in a better place, and I will see you again someday.

Diabetes is an unpredictable disease. Messes you up royally without notice. Type one can effect everything from motor skills to cognitive abilities. Constant balance tipping to high and low. Heat can be a huge factor. June 2000, me, a buddy and his infant son were at Harper college. It was nice out and a Friday. My buddy had errands to run. Didn't like to drive alone. Also, his son liked me. I could make kids laugh. Nice day, yes, but very humid. We parked away from the building which required a long hike. Harper college is a town on to itself pretty much. A diabetic's diet consists of a certain amount of carbohydrates; proteins. On this day, I had more protein in me then sugar. I took a bad diabetic low. I was not talking much. Just saying Okay. Stumbling over my own feet with my vision getting twisted. Blurry in a haze. We entered the building to pay my friend's tuition bill. It was also the same building that had a bookstore. I sat there with my friend and son with no idea what to do. Confusion was all I could see. God knew I needed help. So you know who just happened to be in the Harper bookstore buying a book for her student who she tutored? My mom. She knew what to do as any mom does. She literally walked right into us. Mom carried my buddy's son in the carrier and my buddy helped me to the elevator. The cafeteria was one floor down and had a good lunch special. God will always provide. God will always open the door even when the light it quite dim.

Thirty nine years is a long time to remember anything outside of a birth; marriage or a friendship. What I remember is the start of a moment that changed my life for the good. Friday, February the 28th of 1986 was the day I saw a Doctor for what I thought was the flu. It was not the flu. I was skinny; pale; terrible rash on my legs; couldn't ride a bike or swim. No balance. Quite emotional at times. Nausea and dizzy more often then not. To this day my memory is hazy in some places. Got sick a lot. Blood was taken and the next day, Saturday March 1st, we found out why all this happened. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and my my blood sugar was 1200. I should of been in a coma. I should of been dead. I walked into the Emergency Room on my own power. They had a crash kit ready for me. For twenty four hours I was on pure Insulin and no food. Doing this could of killed me. Not doing this would kill me. I didn't know most of this for years. What I was upset at the time was that the Hospital did not get channel 11. I was going to be stuck in a hospital, hooked up to everything that took electricity, and no Doctor Who. What the hell. My parents had my back on this. My dad signed the waiver solo so if it didn't work that Mom wouldn't be haunted by the judgement call. My Mom stayed with me throughout the whole week. She also learned how to cook healthier at home so no one would be left out. Dad made up charts to keep tabs on all my numbers and health overall. This was a failure is not an option. My brother and sister had my back too. Crazy at time but they were there for me. As to this day my wife daughter have those spots who was never intimidated by what I had to live with. That's love. It was a long road back. New diet and would be taking injections at least twice a day. Good thing I already like fruits and vegetables. In time I got healthy. Learned to swim and ride a bike. The rash washed off my legs in the shower a few weeks later, literally. The years have been full of ups and downs. Been a struggle at times as Diabetes never goes away. Does a number on your brain; motor skills and everything in between. A tight rope crossing while holding a safe and blind folded. I have been blessed with many people who have helped me through the years. I can never thank them enough. Had to apologize too for moments of induced anger and a times that I seemed drunk. I do not drink. The disease is very unpredictable. The good outweighs the bad. I met my wife. Became a father. Shared some wonderful moments with my family and friends.  They all got my back when I needed themI have a good job with a clean bill of health. I most of all am grateful to God for his grace. For never forgetting me. Never forsaking me. Granting me my talents to make this life mean something. Without HIM nothing is possible. With HIM everything will endure. I get there the long way round.

In my almost fifty years I have lost people and it never get easier. It is always sad. Never helps in saying that said person, 'is out of pain or they are in a better place. Lived a long fulfilling life. Will be remembered for the life that was lived.' All this is very true. Of course it is. Unfortunately, it is all air to those left behind. The memories help the pain. Keepsakes left behind help the pain, but the pain does not go away. It remains in a much more manageable state most of the time. When you least expect it, the pain comes back. You want to see that person again. Talk to them. Laugh about some old stuff that may not matter but still worth talking about. You want say, 'I love you. I miss you. You mean so much more to me then you could ever imagine.'  Whether a person has hundred years; hundred months; hundred day; hundred minutes or seconds. never enough. I try not to refer to the whole process as death. It is too permanent to me. I try to call it, 'Passing'. A personal choice. To me death means gone forever. Never to exist again. I do not believe that we are gone for good. Any of us. I believe the physical world is fleeting. It changes and grows. Birth and death happening all the time. Memories shaped into reality. Better or worse nothing can last forever here. I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe in God. I believe that Christ destroyed death. That each of us is special because we possess a soul that cannot age. I believe that there is another place. A world without end. A world without pain. I believe Heaven is a reality in another place and possibly time. Real none the less. I believe that we can see those we lost and hear them through dreams and a moment in time. They exist with God. Not everyone goes to Heaven. Some go to Hell because they choose not place Faith in Christ. I believe because to me nothing else makes since. Life is precious and is forever. Christ is the only way to Heaven. Christ is forever. That faith makes it easier to live without people I miss because my hope is I will see them again. Until then, their memories will keep them here with me.

Bruce Wayne has never gotten over the loss of his parents. He could never have stopped the murder from happening, but I believe that he is trying to make up for a tragedy that was never his fault. This attempt at being physically and mentally at top peak performance risking insanity. Selfless but a chess player with plan after plan.Ironically he surrounds himself with a surrogate family. A reminder to be a better man. Not to cross the line. Even if it would the easy way. Batman have never been about easy.

I do this thing when I go out to eat with my family. I do it even if I go out on my own which rarely happens, because I do not like eating alone. I bring a sketch pad. I draw a picture or pictures that I leave with a tip. I try to tip well out of appreciation for the server and out of memory of my late Mother In Law, who raised five children on a waitress salary. I leave a sketch to make someone smile or laugh. I sometimes take requests. I just want to be kind. Yes, the money is more important but I do this even in a place where a tip may not be required. Everyone should be noticed.