Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for April 27, 2019

‘Read the room’, Nate! (The Magician vs The Fool)

No one drinking that sludge could possibly be happy.

They serve dark, thick coffee at the Ballard Street Cafe. The Tiki serves a smoother pour-over cup.

Well Nathan, Is he happy?

Looks like Turkish coffee. And a big mug of it at that.

Actually, on the assumption that Jethro there was made happy by dousing Nathan in Product X, he (Nathan) may have found an ideal subject. “And what makes you happy, sir?”

“Dousing researchers in Product X!”

You ought to be happy he only threw his coffee at you.

Jethro usually throws chairs, tables and the odd guy smaller than himself.

And no comments about everyone in Ballard being “odd”!

Once again, our fearless surveyor gets mugged…

Jethro shares the same gene for power and accuracy with the Archer fish!

It’s a clear case of mud-slinging.

Nathan is blinded to the wrong approach….

Nathan carries extra large hankies for such emergencies.

Remember in the movie Alien when the creature jumped out and grabbed John Hurt’s face?

Nah. He’s got another answer. He’s got data. Just time to leave, that’s all.

They guy on the right must be from Pratt County

Starbuck’s survey, " Sir, what is your opinion of today’s latte art?"

Happiness is… a not at all hot cup of coffee…

Shall I put you down as undecided?

“And, what makes you happy, sir?”

I’m Happy.

Now that is some Strong, dark coffee!

That guy assaulting Nathan can’t be all that bad… he has his polite pinky sticking out the way they teach in prison Etiquette class! :>)

Nathan doesn’t know it, but Jethro is happy. Jethro loves being angry.

Nathan knows what doesn’t make him happy.