Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for June 14, 2020

Larry doesn’t understand the concepts of Sunday.

The irony here is that this was written years ago, and now we all must stand at a certain distance shown by floor signs and walk one way through every store. Larry saw the future, and it was boring.

I think the path to the bathroom must run both ways.

Do all the arrows reverse after noon? or is there a larger map that shows the paths going through the day, to the kitchen, dining room, and bedroom?

If he were Klingon, it would be a good day to die.

Go this way….no! This way…

He doesn’t just “think” it, he’s a man with a plan.

Larry is making a map of the world. It’s 1:1 scale. He’s off to a good start.

In a comic that I love for its randomness….even when its timely, it always gets a chuckle from me.

He rolls the dice to see where he goes next; kind of like those Candyland board games.

And today.. he is stumped with the options available, outside… Tomorrow he will know better and take an easier path.

Too many choices

I notice that there’s a pencil on the desk. If the pencil inadvertently rolls off and lands outside the path, does Larry allow himself to deviate from his orderly manner enough to pick it up? And if he deviates, how much stress and anxiety does the decision cost him?

But if Scooter manages to find a way in…

What’s the thing just off the path in the doorway?

The Family Circus House!

Now he’s waiting for the light to change. His plan may be overdesigned.