Close to Home by John McPherson for December 16, 2020

I destroyed many alarm clocks in my day LOL putting them across the room just meant even more drastic action was required.

Bleeb you naughty little alien you’re peeking again.

This must be next to the 8-track department. (John Madden complained years ago about trying to buy a radio and getting blank stares from the saleskids.)

Don’t look up, Bleeb!!

So many of McPherson’s characters have this look of malevolence on their faces. Like she’s proud of those sharp elbows.

Are there any clock radios without_a snooze alarm?

Totally unrealistic scene! All the clocks are showing exactly the same time instead of blinking 12:00…

Talk about “stitches on the side”

I have noticed that a dog tongue on my nose will get me up pretty fast as well.

Also, her permafrost coated feet!

When you’re retired, no need for an alarm unless you have an early tee time.

True that!

They still sell those things?

“Umm, honey… don’t look, don’t freak out, and don’t move, but there’s a weird little yellow alien bug looking thing looking right up your dress, so don’t move! I’ve heard about these things, and that they are extremely strong for their size. If you try to stomp on ‘em like a regular bug, they can overpower you and drag you off to the trees, and I guess horrible things can happen. Wait, it actually looks like it’s trying to say something.

꓄ꀍꍏ꓄’ꌚ ꋪꀤꁅꀍ꓄ #*%@&

ꍏꈤꀷ ꀷꂦꈤ꓄ ꌩꂦꀎ ꎇꂦꋪꁅꏂ꓄ ꀤ꓄!

ꂦꀍ, ꍏꈤꀷ ꓄ꀍꀤꌚ ꀤꌚ ꎭꀤꈤꏂ ꈤꂦꅐ!

We gave our son one of those round ones that roll away from the bed and keep playing…it didn’t last long.