Actually, it all started as a simple attempt to be funny.  A long, boring winter led a cooped-up, frustrated Bids to find a creative outlet.  Given that his apartment was formerly a store front (and supposedly the old BMV), he had an over-sized, glass canvas with which to work. 

     Certainly not an artist by trade (isn't it obvious?), Bids set out to see if he could just make a few passers-by laugh with simple drawings and some (hopefully) decent jokes.  Human characters were out of the question, so he chose his two cats, Sam and Maze, as the players. 

      The cartoon's personality is loosely modeled after classic, wise-cracking cartoon characters and even Bids' favorite Muppets, Waldorf and Stadler.  In that spirit, even their creator isn't immune to their barbs.

     After a few weeks (the cartoon is updated roughly every week, usually late friday night), "The Window" had generated quite a bit of interest.  A fan named Becky started taking pictures and posting them to facebook.  Bids had already created a group on facebook (see the Contact page for details), but until he directed Becky to the group, it was a pretty small collection of fans. 

     Since then, the group has grown much larger than Bids ever though it would.  He's received a "Thank you" note in the Lafayette Journal and Courier from Melissa in Brookston, he's been featured on the local news, and even got a mention on SIRIUS Satellite Radio.  Click here to see "The Window in the news. 

     What to do with all the attention???  Click here for the answer...