Ernie did this kind of stuff once in a while. https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2018/09/03/arlo-and-janis-tips-hats-to-famous-bushmiller-labor-day-comic/andhttps://rockojerome.com/tag/ernie-bushmiller/
I think she is trying to get him to embrace the texting culture. She’s been concerned about losing her youthful looks, maybe she wants them to be more youthful in general?
I hate heat, but I hate humidity more. I live in central AZ and summer gets to 117, 118, 119. As long as the humidity stays at 6% I can get from my office to the car to my home to stores, all of which are heavily air conditioned.
I thought one of the benefits of “empty nesting” is no longer having to feed the family. I figure my husband and I can fend for ourselves at that point. I am looking forward to not having to rush home from work and cook! (Don’t get me wrong, if I want to cook I will, but it will nice to have a choice.)
I just thought the worry of Covid makes it not fun anymore.