Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 19, 2019

Anthropomorphic Chuckie warming…or cooling, depending on his mood.

Rattling around in his own micro-climate helps mask the sound of the rattling in his head.

Alice is jealous that Chuck gets to read leisurely on a tropic beach.

Hey Chuck – Alice wants some help with the dishes!

While the rest of his body endures the frigid macro-climate.

Must be a custom fit for that harness and headset, or he couldn’t get the seal he needs. Alice is probably just miffed that he didn’t get her one too.

Rattling around is definitely what Chuck will be doing if he nods off while reading. The way everyone else on the planet does that knows how to read.

Looks like putting that on is a real pane.

What will he concoct next?

He’s got his head in the clouds. Uh, better open that vent a bit more.

I might have made the sides translucent to block out the stares.

…plus he intends to grow some alfalfa on his forehead.

And then Rosie comes along and turns his oxygen off…

I like it but there are a few deficiencies, not that much room to rattle and definitely not a place to be in should you sneeze, although with a windshield wiper…

Personally, the greenhouse/sun room attached to my house is much more comfy on a sunny day. It also heats most of my house for most of the day.

Hey, Alice!

…that looks like an aquarium to me…

Just a hot house for a cool guy!

Chuck needs a microclimate for his micro brain.