Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 04, 2019

The customers knew they better behave themselves on Honey’s shifts.

She sees the world through smoke-colored glasses…

And he’s still carrying the gas can!

Honey, be glad Duke didn’t fire you!

K-Day? Invasion of Kuwait?

Oh, Honey, always the hopeless romantic…

We always end up destroying things that mean a lot to somebody. Duke is brutal about it but it is the way of things. Sad that all those moments in time are lost unless filmed, but even the film fades eventually. Or at least the soul of the film and the subjects disappear into anonymity and are lost. Stage door canteens, USOs, Night clubs. Well, enough of that. Lets go find an opium den or an internet cafe.

Now,

Laughing friends deride

Tears I cannot hide.

I just smile and say

"When a lovely scam fries

Smoke gets in your eyes."

Such understated irony.

And Duke probably arranged the assassination.

With apologies to Burke, all that is necessary for evil men to succeed is for one woman to weep over them.

Like Duke said, denial was always your strong point, Honey.

Fortunately, you eventually will understand this….

Like Duke said, Honey, denial was always your strong side.

Fortunately, you finally understand this in a few years….