Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for August 21, 2018

Scooter likes any excuse he can get to be “thrown” onto Brad’s lap so he can get a sniff out of the obviously more interesting side of the window (since Brad hogs it for himself).

I’m sure if Scooter took the wheel, life would be much more exciting.

How tedious is it?

Well anybody would find Brads driving tedious, I mean that man has never driven over 20 mph in his life.

Barbara can knit half a sweater between their house and the Ballard Fine Foods and Truck Driving School.

Oh, he’s just dogging it.

C’mon, Brad. No guts, no glory.

Silly dog…. you’re supposed to stick your head out of the window and smell where you’re going.

That classical music station ain’t helping.

scooter has the look that he needs to GO! NOW!

Scooter has a taste for adventure….

a need for speed.

Brad is bo-o-o-ring.

Scooter is perfectly capable of driving the car himself, you know.

Except for two things:

1) The silly BC DMV won’t give him a driver’s license.

2) The stupid cars are just so weak…

a little bitty tree will dent them, and they smash, and stop running if they just bump each other…

Pieces are always falling off.

And smelly wet stuff comes out.

I guess there’s a third thing.

The humans won’t let him drive their cars, and if he does, they expect them back.

Speaking of Ballard County, and licenses ….

that reminds me of permits….

and permits remind me of Sheriff MonkeyBlues.

I haven’t seen him for a while….

though he’s always watching over Ballard County and the Tiki.

He’s a very busy Monkey!

Today is his birthday…..

So if you get a chance, come on down to the Tiki…..

and help me raise a glass and say

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHERIFF MONKEYBLUES!

Love to see you there, yourself, my monkey friend.

Scooter needs to be sitting on Brad’s lap and have his head out the drivers side window to make the ride a bit more exciting… for both

Scooter would make the ride so much more thrilling for Brad if he (Scooter) digs those claws into the fabric of the seat.

And not only tedious, he simply refuses to drive by Miss Millie High-Maintenance’s house!

Scooter looks happy enough to me!

Scooter is panting, that means he is extremely nervous.

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Scooter should ride with me when i’m in a hurry.

¡FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS! to my old friend, ( and sometime business associate ) SHERIFF-We-Don’t-Need-No-Stinkin-Birthdays-MONKEYBLUES.

Wherever you’re hiding out, I hope you’re having a great day. Miss you.

Maybe the Sheriff is un vacation someplace with nanner trees.

Brad won’t let Scooter drive even though Scooter is a good driver. He’s at least as good as Toonces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvWQZj6kZSE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHERIFF, WE KNOW YOU ARE IN THE BACK OFFICE, COME OUT AND RAISE A GLASS WITH US!