John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 23/03/2026While going through my wedding officiating files for my next ceremony in April, I came across this picture I was beginning to think was lost to time! Me, my brother Jim, and our Mom in NYC, circa June 1978! Little did I know I'd be wearing that shirt for at least a week!! Thanks, Air France!! 000 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Miles is now the age I was when I started reading Spider-Man, and Marvel Comics, regularly. He doesn't read the comics, per se, but is an avid player of the Marvel Rivals video game (along with his sister. So he and I had a *lot* to talk about this trailer earlier today!! 😁 youtu.be/Tt5F0DQoWJA?...youtu.beSPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY | Official Trailer (HD) | In Cinemas July 30, 2026YouTube video by Sony Pictures Releasing Australia 000 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026DEEP CONVERSATIONS WITH MY SON IN THE A.M. MILES: Hey, Dad, did you see GameStop said the Sony PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Wii U are "retro consoles"? ME: Huh. MILES: Does that make you feel old?? ME: No. My knees make me feel old. (particularly the right one!) 000 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 26/11/2025MILES SHOULD KNOW BY NOW Moving a new (to us. It's a thrift store find) coffee table into the living room, Miles notices it's crooked. MILES: So are you going to straighten it up, or leave it askew? ME: Leave it what?? MILES: Askew. ME: Gesundheit! MILES: ......I'm not gonna help you anymore. 😄😄😄 040 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Happy Birthday to another of my comedy/acting heroes, Peter Sellers. I was crushed when he died in 1980. My younger brother, trying to be sympathetic, said: "Well, look at it this way, at least there won't be any more bad Pink Panther sequels". 'Didn't really help. 010 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 19/08/2025A Mourning Dove chose the hanging plant facing my front door to make its nest. Looks like the keeds and I will be coming and going through the garage for a while! 000 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 08/03/2025@allisonkwilliams.bsky.social Happy International Women's Day to my favorite International Woman! 120 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Happy Fat Tuesday, y'all! Let les bon temps roulez! Ai-YEEEE!! 010 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 04/03/2025youtu.be/Hhm1zZAaFsQ?... Now I've got *two* sick teenagers, and their Mom said she wasn't feeling so hot either when I saw her this morning. Not to jinx it, but: "I'm the sole survivor"!youtu.be 010 0
Reposted by John D. HooperMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/01/2025They give us unconditional love, devotion & loyalty. They are a reliable source of peace, joy & contentment. That they have made this a better world is an undisputed FACT. 👁️❤️🐶🐕 2233594937629 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 01/03/2025DEEP CONVERSATIONS WITH MY SON IN THE SCHOOL CAR CIRCLE MILES: Are you aware your body is basically a haunted house? It has a skeleton, a ghost, and blood on the walls. ME: And *this* voice. (in my best Paul Frees) "Welcome, foolish mortals...(proceeds with the Haunted Mansion Ghost Host monologue) 010 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 01/03/2025You’re one win away from everybody acting like they always believed in you 010 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025After "Uncle Sam" L. Jackson, for me, the best part of that execrable halftime show were the guys in white turtlenecks channelling Mort from Bazooka Joe!! 😆😆😆 010 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Since the late '80s/very early '90s, I've watched late night TV with a book/comics on my lap, and would read during the commercials. But tonight, as with every Super Bowl, I watch the commercials and read during the game!! 😁😆 030 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025SUPERB OWL LIX..... a Tootsie Pop to see how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center. What?? 010 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Feb. 6, 2025. Third anniversary of the scariest Sunday morning of my life (so far). As strokes go, it could've been worse. Much worse. But between you and me, I still get uneasy when I'm home alone without the keeds on Saturday nights! Cheers to recovering! 130 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Los Angeles friends and family, please stay safe!! 120 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Remember my last post vis-a-vis Hamlet, Destroyer of Worlds? Sure ya do! While I was at rehearsal tonight, Miles took a better picture of the li'l fella! 😁❤️ 020 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Happy Birthday to another of my cartooning heroes/influences, Carl Barks, "the good artist" of the Disney ducks in comics I've been reading since the early '70s to....well, what time is it now?? 020 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Mando the Gerbilorian, Miles and Lily's 2019 birthday present from their mother, has been resting in peace in the backyard since earlier this year. Today, Liz and the Twinses dropped off the next generation of domestic rodent. My good friends, may I present the hamster: Hamlet, Destroyer of Worlds! 020 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Christmas with Lily, Miles, and their GrandMother and GrandDaddy ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 130 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Seeing as how it's almost Christmas, here's a (questionably)beloved tradition: You've heard of Elf Of The Shelf, right? Sure, ya have! Well, brace yourselves for.... 040 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 25/12/2024When it's Christmastime, but you're also a Hallowe'ener at heart! Snap, Snap! 130 0
John D. Hooper @hoopertoon.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Happy Christmas Adam, keeds, and a Festive Festivus for the Rest of Us who celebrate!! 020 0