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My name is Josh Kaplan, i am the owner, creater, and usually the sole viewer of this site, kaptionz.com

Herein are a collection of things of which i authored and consider art and wish to share. I have dabbled in cartooning, the rendering of stories and essays, and song writing, and If you are one of those rarist of folk who have even read this far, i thank you, sincerely.

I designed and wrote this page to be as simple as possible, all raw html, no gingerbread.

The links at the top of the page will take you to my work. i hope you like it.


About Me
64, raised in Philly, married, two kids. Love being a dad, fishing, building model rockets, coffee, playing the guitar, NBA basketball, cheesesteaks, kindness, dogs, the Dan Lebatard Show, and seeing happy people. Some years ago i came to a stark realization about myself. Wasn't quite the epiphany one might hope for, though i'd be foolish to entertain any notion that it came on suddenly. was one of those, "yeah, own it..." kinda things. I realized, or maybe accepted is more accurate here, after many years of self-inventory, bolstered by a relentless and unforgiving aspect of recall, that I ain't shit. embracing this, I am shed of vanity, and arrogance, and sadly some attention to personal hygiene, as well. I'm old and my shit hurts. sometimes it's just easier to stink a little, you know? that's about it. photo below. what was once a handsome profile has been enveloped by turkeyneck and self-recrimination. thank you for being here and taking the time to read this stuff. may you be rich.

This is a thing i've been wanting to do, a humorous fishing video series surrounding a character i created, 'Pappy'. I figure if i post this bit about it, maybe i'll actually do it.
Site News        Nov 2025

11/29 -created new page called sketchbook within the Artwork framework, for random drawings and tales of yore.

11/28 -added a page called other stuff as a gallery of general artwork, portraits, t-shirts, et al. posting a little at a time. focus is not my strongpoint.

11/18 -got rid of the 'z' thing as a style. i'm too old to try to be cute. not saying i'm not cute, 'cause i am pretty cute for an old man, but it's old cute, like, awwww....

11/16 -a while back my site stopped working, an i stopped caring, but thanks to my son's interest and acumen, i'm back online. i changed the home page a bit, and added youtube videos to the music page. good lord willin an the creek don't rise, i'll be back with more.

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