Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for September 15, 2014

Bad Gus! He took ML’s toy away from her.

Letting a job define who you are can be a big problem for some people when the job goes away.

I like the artwork in panel three, a lot…..

False dichotomy.

It seems Pop has told a few lies about why he was selling the restaurant.

Aha! NOW we start to find out the details..! Been a long time a-coming!!!

Pop may have made a “killing” selling The Dock, but she owned half of it. She probably got half of the money from the sale, which could go toward opening her own restaurant. He was able to retire from the business while getting her the seed money to start her own place. Sounds pretty shrewd to me.

She runs the restaurant while he runs the farm. Partners in business and in life.

Does anyone know what the shapes are in panel 3?

I like ML’s character less and less with each story arc. She is a selfish and childish individual who 99% of the time is the cause of everyone’s grief and misery.

Perhaps, having made some bad decisions earlier in her life, ML is now trying too hard to make good ones.

I hope the driftwood isn’t supposed to be foreshadowing them drifting apart. (But it is before them, and they are shadowy. Nah… Jimmy’s just messing with us.)

Running a farm and a restaurant, two people. What planet is she from?

Mary Lou can work all the hours she wants to, but she can’t force anyone else to adhere to her workaholic lifestyle. Gene needs to speak up and tell her what HE wants, not let her make all the decisions.

If mama’s not happy, ain’t nobody happy.