Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 29, 2024

Phyllis is not impressed by his staying awake all the way through the six o’clock news.

He solved the Parade magazine crossword puzzle.

Plaid-itudes?

Getting both of his cardboard inserts to bend at the same angle when he sat down? Or…. actually finishing reading all the picture captions. Or, being able to flatten his arms like that…how?

You have to take your wins where you can get them.

YES!

That reminds me – Wordle and Connections won’t solve themselves.

I recently had the same reaction when I heard about the $83.3 million verdict.

Michael adopts a similar posture while driving.

Guess I know who measures a good start on Monday when he works the Jumble Puzzle using ink. Congratulations!

Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!

Good for Michael!

I do that when I come up with a real zinger on Ballard St comics, it’s been a while though.

Who knew remembering what you had for breakfast could be so thrilling?

Sometimes they’re the only victories.

“Found him! There’s Waldo!”

Wait — there’s a flag on the play. Yep, Phyllis has called him for spiking the empty potato chip bag…

It seems that Michael has found laxative that works overnight.

He fell asleep halfway through the article……….

Wordle in three! ?

It doesn’t matter if it is a crossword puzzle or the setup of a complex computer program suite, you have to celebrate those victories. Nobody else will. :)

When you’re a Michael, you take what you can get.

mike just exults when he solves the jumble…

Got Sudoku, eh, Michael?