Lio by Mark Tatulli for January 13, 2020

anything to escape a winter chore

That’s one small step for Lio, one giant leap for Lio to avoid chores…

How many bars?

Is that the new Nokia flip phone?

“Having to do some digging out of my own!”

To the moon, goon.

How do you hack getting back?

That’s very impressive reception!

Where there isn’t snow to shovel.

2012: A Lio Odyssey.

Say “Hello!” to Alice for me while you’re there?

I want whatever cell service HE has!

Lunar regolith and dust would be amazingly better than salt & sand for better traction on snow and ice… but that whole ripping your tires, shoes, etc. to shreds and destroying your lungs thing probably makes it a bad idea.

And he couldn’t get his hair in the helmet – nice solution. . . .

Who’s his Carrier? I can’t even get a signal in my own LIVING ROOM

Spaceman Spliff?

Dear Dad: Joyriding through the Asteroid Belt and had a little wreck; not to worry, I’m fine. But might not be home in time for dinner….

From the way his ship impacted into the surface, I’m thinking Lio wished he had a shovel, too!