Those hours of solitude definitely help when you’re not a morning person. By the time everyone else gets up I can greet them pleasantly instead of barking at them.
I gotta give Arlo credit, it would hard for me to be so terribly pleasant and cheery each morning knowing such a sour attitude is awaiting me in the morning such as what Janis is portraying in the last panel when she wakes up and walks down stairs. I mean, just look at the smile on Arlo’s face in the 3rd panel of today’s story!
Reminds me of our visits to Orlando when the kids were small. I would make coffee, go fetch a paper from the front office of the hotel. (Days Inn and Suites near OBT and Bee Line) and sit and drink coffee, read the paper and eat cinnamon buns purchased the day before. wave to all the employees as they start their day. It was a magical time.
I have always been an “early bird,” and when I was delivering newspapers at 10 years old, the period leading up to sunrise was my favorite time to be out… hearing the birds slowly stirring, the air was crisp, and clean, and the world was just waking up.
Any time my girl walked into the room regardless of the time of day my heart did flip-flops at the sight, sound, feel or warmth of her. She’s gone to ovarian cancer these four years now and I still await her appearance.
I’m a morning person, and the person who wants to go on road trips with me is a night person. Between his late starts and side trips, we barely get to the next hotel before the front desk closes at 11 or midnight. I like to see the sunrise from my windshield and get started before traffic. Is that so wrong?
My next road trip is to this person’s home town of Philadelphia. So you would think he would believe “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
Da'Dad 3 months ago
Face it Arlo, special times are just better with your better half.
C 3 months ago
It was great, while it lasted
nosirrom 3 months ago
Those hours of solitude definitely help when you’re not a morning person. By the time everyone else gets up I can greet them pleasantly instead of barking at them.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 3 months ago
Good survival instincts.
jmworacle 3 months ago
I never knew Arlo had a death wish.
Gandalf 3 months ago
I agree with Arlo!
BJDucer 3 months ago
I gotta give Arlo credit, it would hard for me to be so terribly pleasant and cheery each morning knowing such a sour attitude is awaiting me in the morning such as what Janis is portraying in the last panel when she wakes up and walks down stairs. I mean, just look at the smile on Arlo’s face in the 3rd panel of today’s story!
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member 3 months ago
Everything will change when Janis tries to take that hot coffee cup from Arlo while he has the handle.
Just-me 3 months ago
I do the same thing Arlo.
sarahbowl1 Premium Member 3 months ago
Coffee and GoComics! My favorite!
ScullyUFO 3 months ago
No man is an island.
david_42 3 months ago
Dogs out, coffee made, dogs in, dogs fed, and my wife’s mug is on the counter. it will be room temperature by the time she gets up
My First Premium Member 3 months ago
That’s not gonna help you to get lucky, Arlo.
assrdood 3 months ago
I’m with Janis on this one!
HarryLime Premium Member 3 months ago
Arlo heard the toilet flush …. a sure sign of upstairs movement.
SpacedInvader Premium Member 3 months ago
Good thing you have that cup ready, looks more like a rain cloud than sunshine. The company you want will be good, shortly.
poppacapsmokeblower 3 months ago
My early morning solitude includes the coffee, our Labrador Retriever, Lily, and a rubber ball. I assume this still qualifies as solitude.
MRBLUESKY529 3 months ago
I can relate. I’ve had my first cup of coffee and I’m listening to my wife snore as I type this comment.
kbdb5417 3 months ago
As a bachelor I never experienced that early morning solitude, then I married.
formathe 3 months ago
Reminds me of our visits to Orlando when the kids were small. I would make coffee, go fetch a paper from the front office of the hotel. (Days Inn and Suites near OBT and Bee Line) and sit and drink coffee, read the paper and eat cinnamon buns purchased the day before. wave to all the employees as they start their day. It was a magical time.
95 3 months ago
If they build a new place it could be all on one level. Stairs eventually become problematic.
raybarb44 3 months ago
Free time over……
locake 3 months ago
Arlo should just leave Janis alone until she comes outside to talk to him. She looks pretty grumpy in the morning.
Nicki's ZoMcYo 3 months ago
I love in winter when it’s just me, a cup of coffee, a cat on my lap and the wood stove casting a soft orange glow while it burns logs. Love it.
sincavage05 3 months ago
Totally my life, except in reverse. She gets her alone time and I sleep in.
tinstar 3 months ago
I have always been an “early bird,” and when I was delivering newspapers at 10 years old, the period leading up to sunrise was my favorite time to be out… hearing the birds slowly stirring, the air was crisp, and clean, and the world was just waking up.
flushed 3 months ago
Ermine Notyours 3 months ago
I’m a morning person, and the person who wants to go on road trips with me is a night person. Between his late starts and side trips, we barely get to the next hotel before the front desk closes at 11 or midnight. I like to see the sunrise from my windshield and get started before traffic. Is that so wrong?
My next road trip is to this person’s home town of Philadelphia. So you would think he would believe “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”