Close to Home by John McPherson for April 30, 2023

things got ugly real quick

Oh come on! Bleeb’s not ugly, he’s just looks challenged!!!

Is Clint Eastwood in the cop car?

“Life is a Highway”….

The Sergio Leone Thruway

If you want to get there faster, but For a Few Dollars More, you can take the turnpike.

OO-EE-OO-EE-OOO…WAH-WAH-WAH!

I just kinda thought that none of us could talk about, hear about, or think about, the trilogy of spaghetti westerns without that particular sound effect.

You’re welcome…

Eli Wallach would say to Clint, “once you get through the Eastwood, don’t drive your LEEsted Van of the Cleef”

Given John’s drawing style, shouldn’t they all be in that right-hand lane?

The “bad” on their way to New Orleans!

This goes on all the time in my area! Speed chases, guns blazing….

Lee Van Cleef (The Bad) is one of my favorites.

Good: clear roadwayBad: police chaseUgly: exiting off only to get caught in bumper to bumper traffic for miles

Frankly, on the highway of life, those lanes merge into a one lane country road and come to a dead end somewhere in Florida.

Florida. Two men shooting at each other on the highway, one with a 5 yo child and the other with a 14 yo child in their cars.

That highway is heading Clint Eastward.

Ya did it again John, very funny, very clever, I got a good laugh out of this one…

The good ain’t so good, he’s driving in the carpool lane.

This kinda thing is happening way to often. Happen to us on vacation up in VA. Beach/ Norfork area. Bullets missed our vehicle less than 10’ in front of us. Had a relative show and hit there car over in St Louis. They called 911, police would not respond. Do you think all this crap going on has anything to do with COVID shot? (Not calling it a vaccine). I know there is a lot of desperation feelings going on. People are really getting frustrated. I’m retired, worked hard all my life. Now on SS and retirement, I’m paying more in taxes now then ever before. 20-30 years ago they didn’t tax retirement. Something needs to be done!

The direction of travel is spaghetti West.

Left lane: city. Middle lane: suburb. Right lane: exurb.

Why is the couple on the bottom heading for “Ugly”?

This is supposed to be funny? Fail in my direction.