Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 18, 2024

is Wesley an immigrant from Iceland?

Cue Bill Nye’s parody of TLC’s Don’t go chasin’ Waterfalls;

Don’t go chasin’ lava flows …

Life wouldn’t be easy for anyone going to that Cafe. The curved lettering is read from the inside (but backwards), and the straight lettering below is read from the outside… ☺

Wesley graduated Magma-Cum-Laude. He was also voted most igneous personality in his class.

Life may not be easy for him, but Wesley sure has been lucky – he’s missed every lava flow in the neighborhood thus far.

Good morning Balladeers!

I worry about lava flows as well and like Wesley.. it takes its toll.

I hope not.

If he isn’t sitting by an active volcano, he should be able to enjoy his coffee, worry-free!

is he in downtown LA??

Some of you may have missed me the last few days and wondered what was going on, well I haven’t died nor have I drifted off to other groups, but I am having a health problem:Covid has snuck up on me and and laid me low. I am happy to say that I am slowly getting better, but I have a ways to go yet and, take this as a promise or a threat, I will be returning to share my twisted insights with all of you.

“If the waiter knows, I’ll leave a nice tip.”

All because they named him Wesley. :)

Wesley is the ultimate pessimist.

careful, wesley tends to erupt without warning…

The floor is lava, Wesley. Put your feet up. Good luck getting out.