Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 03, 2013

Well, don’t cut your nose off to spite your face, dear.

Clyde forgot to buy coffee.

At least Marcia pre warns the neighbors.

A change is as good as a holiday.

Just got back to Ballard Street… Don’t think I’ll even make it to the Tiki….

The loft is calling me.

Loudly and insistently.

Pacopuddy…maybe cos her nose would be her chin….

though the frown she’s carrying looks nose-less anyway.

Marcia could have sent away for a mood chart like most of her neighbors did, but she opted to go “old school” with a homemade, do-it-yourself chart to keep the neighborhood apprised of her mood.

Of course, the little corner variety store down the block does sell these for those people who don’t want to invest a whole lot of time and money…

…and, for the chronically happy:

(available at StelBel’s Wonderful World of Inflatables , now at a location near you!!)

At least with Marcia, we know where she stands. Forewarned is forearmed ! Clyde on the other hand….

Facebook for old timers.

At least she is warning us. Most of the times we just get blindsided.

I was also wondering what the nose will look like with the new sign (are we missing something?). I would have a very big happy smile as we seem to be mostly over our colds and he must be very proud. His daughter and family are returning to Switzerland today too, so we don’t have to lock the doors ;-D

Poor Marcia. She really needs to talk to Gary about this. 1/1/13. One must control ones self. Find that Happy Place inside you and hold on tight!

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I should get five dozen of those pins, for me and my co-workers.

Ah nose wut wood cheer Marcia up… an also hep Allen to expand on his fledgleling rail system (frum yesturday)….. That sammich bored on weels looks lyke it’ll fit right on his rails… They cud start a nu bidness, joyned up with BS ontwerpin-oreos Clyde Norfolk & Bernadette Way Shipping Co. LLC.

The bidness cud be cawled… “Moody Marcia’s Norfolk n Way Rail Servis”

Monkey. ..

What Essex said.

I agree, forwarning has saved me on many an occasion.

Missed yawl durin teh holly daze…. bin bizyer tahn a wun legged munky at a …. um….. well…. wut cant a munky dew without aleg…?

Not many comments here today. Have you all gone on holiday to somewhere more exciting?.The capybaras are missing their nose rubs and the snakes need their cuddles and a few hippos.

I loved the “Chinese” cook (who was Korean in real life):

https://cleoandcompany.net/january-3-2023/

Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.