Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 07, 2024

jails would be proud of you, Todd.

It’s time for Todd’s wife to throw in the trowel.

Thelma, on the other hand, prefers leasurely pursuits.

He’s welcome to work on my property. I have some holes in the road he can fill.

Tod harkens back to his childhood sand box

All that and Todd still keeps his cardboard inserts nice and stiff.

He is actually going to build a wall around Thelma and he’ll be a free man. At long last he can court Darlene Hoopinagle. Unlike Thelma, Darlene doesn’t know how to read. Or write, or know what’s going on. Perfect girl friend

No easy task, mixing dough for the neighborhood’s largest-ever apple pan dowdy.

He must be rich. I do manual labor to keep from starving.

As long as Todd labors in designated areas approved by his wife and cleans up when he’s done, it’s all good.

He really digs dirt.

Maybe show Todd the garden?

Not in the living room, Todd!

Hey, Todd, can I borrow your barrow?

It’s winter so Todd has moved his sandbox indoors.

Good morning Balladeers!

I made a hobby of avoiding manual labor. So the universe is in balance. How nice.

Keeps him in the fine shape he’s in, the ladies at the local Bridge club swoon when they see his rippling.. um, biceps?

Oh. I thought he just had a cat.

Life’s a beach.

Mark Twain said he was fascinated by manual labor.

He could sit and watch it for hours. :)

You always make me LAUGH OUT LOUD!!HAHAHAHA

Todd has a tattoo of Sisyphus on his chest.

todd attempts to keep himself in the mix…

Todd needs to shovel off to Buffalo.