Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 28, 2021

Maud is calling the men in the white jackets to help Ken get a little further away.

I don’t blame him for the box. His wife has a creepy stare.

Very low maintenance, low cost for a getaway. We sold our cabin, I will have to look into this possibility.

Ken’s very own man cave

Isn’t that the box the lawn fertilizer came in? Ken must be desperate. Maud is Christmas decorating.

Watch out for the Porch Pirates, Ken.

The optics are bad on this, Ken. Plus, if it rains, you’re SOL. If I may, just set up a tent in the back yard. It doesn’t have to be a big one. A simple pup tent will suffice. You can stay dry as well as enjoying the solitude.

Or you could get one of those gigunda dog houses. Although, if you have a dog like so many of your BS neighbors, the dog is apt to think, and not unreasonably, that the house is for it. Particularly if you put a liner and some blankets in there. Still, if Rover is willing to share ,,,

What’s the frequency, Kenneth?

Ken always hates those visits from Fluffy, they always turn into caterwauling catastrophes…

Ken’s been “Out Back” for some time now…

Ken’s wife is reaching for the phone, he might want to give in and seek therapy. The box, not withstanding, isn’t doing the job.

Maybe she’s a ravenous bug-blatter beast from Traal.

Mine was on a shady corner of the roof with my two cats. The wife wasn’t good with ladders.

Maud thinks Ken’s got company in there.. be coming out with the broom in a minute.

No, he won’t think outside the box!

Not a good idea. A porch pirate could swoop in at any moment and abscond with him and the box!

Ken is a bit of a square.

He saw a giant doing cartwheels, and a statue wearing high heels. He been in the box ever since.

Ken’s a sly devil. He has all of you and Maud fooled. All it takes is a spare pair of pants and shoes plus a little stuffing. Ken has been down at Joe’s Ballard Street Bar & Pachinko Parlor all afternoon.