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19 May 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, May 18, 2014,

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11 March 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, March 10, 2014,


The Customer is Always Right
    I actually witnessed the conversation in this comic strip, though I admit taking some liberties with the customer's order.  I love going to coffee shops.  It's a place to relax, to me at least.  So encountering the obnoxious customer does irk me since, quite often, the baristas in a cafe that I frequent are usually my friends too.  I can't stand it when someone feels like they're better at existing than anyone else.
    Oh, I usually go to places with a "coffee ...

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26 February 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, February 25, 2014,


Audible Delight
    Back when I considered myself a coffee connoisseur of sorts, I learned that the proper way of drinking coffee is to slurp it.  It's apparently to mix in some air with your coffee so that you may taste the aroma as well.  However, I did find it a bit, I don't know... rude?  Nevertheless, it's not uncommon to hear the luscious slurping of coffee.  Bonus points for the ecstatic "AAAAAHHHHHHH!" afterwards.
    The same seems to be true when enjoying a hot bowl of ramen or udon n...

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23 January 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, January 22, 2014,


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17 January 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, January 16, 2014,

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15 January 2014

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, January 14, 2014,


To be honest, I'm pretty much blown away by anything astronomers do.  From their applications of positrons to figuring out the average color of the universe.  And yes, it's "Cosmic Latte".

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16 December 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, December 15, 2013,

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13 September 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, September 12, 2013,


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26 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, August 25, 2013,

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23 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, August 22, 2013,

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21 August 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, August 20, 2013,


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24 July 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, July 23, 2013,


August 7, 2013 is Callous' 17th Anniversary! I'm opening the site up to guest comics and/or art to help promote other artists and comics!  If you're interested in being featured, click HERE for details!

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19 July 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, July 18, 2013,


August 7, 2013 is Callous' 17th Anniversary! I'm opening the site up to guest comics and/or art to help promote other artists and comics!  If you're interested in being featured, click HERE for details!

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1 July 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, June 30, 2013,


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13 June 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, June 12, 2013,

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3 May 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, May 2, 2013,

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27 April 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, April 26, 2013,

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24 April 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, April 23, 2013,

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23 April 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, April 22, 2013,

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13 April 2013

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, April 12, 2013,

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Trip

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, July 9, 2012,


This is part of the storyline "Heartstring Pizzicato"!  Click HERE to start from the beginning then click "Next Post" to proceed!
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Wottle

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, May 7, 2012,

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Rewarding Treat

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, April 19, 2012,

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Free Drink

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, February 11, 2012,

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Matter of Time

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, September 27, 2011,


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Barista Care

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, September 5, 2011,


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Snail Fail

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, April 18, 2011,


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Hungry Thoughts

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, April 7, 2011,

And yes, that research is for real...

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Something Different

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, March 29, 2011,


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Thought Block

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, March 14, 2011,


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Larger View

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, March 12, 2011,


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Morning Cup

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, March 10, 2011,


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Serving Service

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, February 10, 2011,


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Little Piece of Quiet

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, February 7, 2011,


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Special Ingredient

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, January 30, 2011,


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TGIF

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, January 14, 2011,


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Guest Comic Strip by Ernest John Daryll Fiestan

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, November 29, 2010,
Originally published in Crazy Metro, re-published here with permission.  Crazy Metro is © 2010, Ernest John Daryll Fiestan

This guest comic strip is by Ernest John Daryll Fiestan!  I consider it a joy to meet fellow webcomic artists from my own country and Ernest was gracious enough to lend his great art skills to Callous in this guest comic strip!

Ernest writes and illustrates the webcomic Crazy Metro which is about five guys who live in an apartment experiencing life's ups and downs and brav...
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Sermon Over Coffee

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, November 27, 2010,
This comic strip introduces Victoria Nicah, wife of Rianne's brother, Ren, and mother of Audrey and Hugo.

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Distance to Dream

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, September 13, 2010,


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Cheerful Drink

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, June 23, 2010,


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Cafe Conundrum

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, May 16, 2010,


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Big Problem

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, April 28, 2010,


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Special Coffee

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, April 23, 2010,


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Tomorrow

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Monday, March 29, 2010,


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Absence to Recovery

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Friday, March 26, 2010,


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Portrait

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, March 24, 2010,


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Stimulated Philosophy

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, March 2, 2010,


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Study and Recall

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, February 25, 2010,


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Ree Turn

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, February 23, 2010,


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Future Tense

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Sunday, February 21, 2010,


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Sandwich

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, January 27, 2010,


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Cold Turkey

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Tuesday, January 26, 2010,


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Experiment

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Wednesday, January 6, 2010,


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Holiday Coffee

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on December 16, 2009.

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Attention

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on December 10, 2009.

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TV Pilot

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on November 24, 2009.

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Conspiracy

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 26, 2009.

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Coffee Charisma

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
Originally published on October 23, 2009.

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Choices

Posted by Carlo Jose San Juan, MD on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
Originally published on March 26, 2007.

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