Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 09, 2015

Ludwig: You never know Arlo, you might be the first one to attrit.

What’s with the lettering? New font used 9/21-9/26 (yes, I went back and checked!), back to the old font 9/27-10/4, then back to the new font since 10/5… I must be the only one, but it drives me crazy! That, plus the new font is kinda ugly… looks sort of like Arlo and Janis shouting in comic sans bold all the time. Oh well! Still love the strip.

Hey, some people like coffee in the morning, some people savor lettering. Do I judge others on their weird choices? Well, yes, I do, but let’s ignore that for now.

Retirement home? Wouldn’t have to mow the yard or fix the roof or shovel the walk in winter.

Get a house sitter. The person brings in the mail, waters the plants, takes care of Ludwig . . .

The problem with counting on attrition is that as soon as one pet “attrits” (Love that word) some sot of sign, visible only to animals, goes up on the roof. “VACANCY” And there you are with another cat.

We have 2 attrits at home….we’re patiently waiting…one is the sweet face you see here…

When we go on vacation a neighbor comes over to feed the cat and even deal with his litter. She is a saint and though she wants no money I still slip her a hundred bucks for the task. Besides the local vet gets twelve dollars a day and the cat is in a cage the whole time.

I was promised this 10 years ago – still hasn’t happened.

It sounds romantic but meh… I like having a home base.

“Attrition” is a mighty big word, both in spelling and meaning. Now, can we become used to ‘bulemic’ and ‘atrophied’ in the Hollywood Sense??

Why not now? Gene’s married and out of the nest! What are you waiting for? What happened to the “boat”?

Notice in the third panel h ow Janis strategically places her coffee cup in front of Arlo’s favorite cup.

We can leave our two cats for extended weekends. We just leave out enough food & water & they’re fine.

For longer trips we have a pet-lover of a friend who is happy to look in on them.

Luddy says, “Arlo, I have nine lives. You have but one.”

I’d rather have the cats.

" We’re looking forward to your natural death, Ludwig."

When I was a kid, the first sign my cat was sick was when he didn’t wake up. These days, the little suckers last forever because we run them to the vet for everything. Just sayin’.