Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for June 18, 2024

And depth

lemme guess, the mirror was broken?

Soon to be a man of business with wet Brogues.

Merle, the longest tenured mail room clerk at the Ballard St. Mortuary and Chinese Hand Laundry.

Go ahead, stomp. Now you’re a man with wet shoes.

Monkey business?

Grandma used to have high expectations for me. “Maybe someday you’ll grow up to be a Businessman!” (didn’t work)

Good morning Balladeers!

Have fun.

♪♫ “You put your right shoe in, you take your right shoe out. You put your right shoe in and you shake it all about…” ♪♫

“Like reflections in the water puddle, so are the mirrors of our lives…”

As Calvin said to Hobbes,

“Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I’d say our afternoon just got booked solid!”

To him all life is a challenge….

Shows the best part of him.

your name Narcissus by any chance??

Merle dips his toe into a new business venture. Unfortunately, the puddle dries up before he can think what it might be.

If only he was a Man of Action, he would then turn off the hose. Sadly…

Salaryman

What about wealth and taste?

Ha! He likes what he sees, no harm in that.

ready to make a splash in the world…

Big man in a puddle.