Pickles by Brian Crane for December 17, 2021

Stop blocking the sun Opal

“… I’m sitting on a gorgeous beach in the Bahamas, earning twenty percent.”

For me, I’d go for Samoa (Western or American); already have been to Hawaii… TWICE!

The moment’s over and now the stress is back!

And wearing a string bikini.

Roscoe looks content!

Roscoe knows the secret of a truly happy life, wherever you are!

Being delusional works, too.

Another way to reduce Christmas stress, Opal is to have your tree checked so that frogs don’t jump out of them on you!

Well , finally the lovable Roscoe is in todays cartoon , I wondered what happen to him ? : )

Even Roscoe looks miffed in the last panel

Way da go EARL..!!!!!!

Lived in Antigua, TWI for 18 months. Got all of the beach time I’ll need for the rest of my life.

In her bikini.

I am reducing my stress by binge watching “Laid Back Camp” which arrived on my door just Monday and “Komi Can’t Communicate” which landed in my email inbox last night.

I’de like to live in a cabin in the woods, with a clean brook flowing and and animals all around!

Stop the world…I want to get off….

Life’s a beach!

And that woman blocks a whole lot of sun.

I got a chuckle when I realized the date over Earl’s head wasn’t a row of ZZZZs. Apparently I need new readers.

Well Earl get up and block the sun for Opal ;-)

Earl is on the beach!

Earl has discovered the secret that the virtual reality and travel industries would rather you didn’t know. Imagination is the key to relaxing expeditions to distant places or enlivening your own community without spending thousands of dollars on tickets or ever-more-expensive hardware.

You credulous old bat, stress is stress BECAUSE it’s happening in the moment. What dolt would ever write or say or think otherwise?

I live inside my cranium, but go to some fascinating places while in here.

i was in the business of escorting group tours for 30 years- i am retired and want to just stay home!!!

Shes a dark cloud hanging over you Earl!

So far we are having a dry December, Wednesday just had major strong winds, farming land lot of damage caused by fire. So I will try to remember when snow does come and cannot come out the image Earl gave.

We are not rich and we are happily living in Hawai`i. It takes work: Costco and Farmers Markets take the trick. I wake up every morning feeling blessed. There’s no place on earth I’d rather be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnOXHDMXbSs

In the last panel Roscoe is kind of like “huh”?

Don’t let yesterday and tomorrow use up too much of today.

I want to go back to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Western hospitality is not a myth. My last visit there I stayed 11 nights and not once did I feel like a visitor but that I was home away from home. I love Calgary.