Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 28, 2023

umm … good luck with that (with these pants I doubt it)

Depends on how much your branches rustle

They have long seen him as a wide elder, which is almost the same…well kinda.

Sorry, Cliff.

Sharp inserts notwithstanding, Dennis’s tailor, Andre, got his pants too short. I think it’s because Andre secretly likes a well turned ankle.

Wise up, Cliff.

Cliff may have to settle for just knowing it himself.

Like his pants, his Cliff notes are a few pages short…

I think of Cliff as an older elder because I refuse to be one.

Probably not.

Well, still probably better than being referred to as “smelt of elderberries”…

If only he would stop being bored!

Yes Cliff , today .

Cliff is known as a wide elder, missing the mark by only one letter, sadly close only counts in horseshoes.

In today’s society, “elder wisdom”, once the distilled knowledge of a lifetime of a personal experience, is essentially “blown away” by a constant barrage of dubious media overwrites.

I see Cliff as a WIDE elder.

Good morning Balladeers!

Cliff dwells in a state of denial regarding his reduced status in society as a non-prized demographic member — and is far happier for it.

oh…a wise guy, huh?

Nope, not today…nor tomorrow…Sunday’s not looking good either

As they say, the best way to be seen as wise is to not say anything.

Would you settle for a weisenheimer, Cliff?

although he’s an elder, cliff often makes an ash of himself…

Cliff should keep his smart phone out front if he wants to be perceived as wise.

Cliff is a perfect example of the quote, “With age comes wisdom…but sometimes, age comes alone.”