Hopelessness has no place in the Trailverse!
And taking stock of the situation… the fact that Mark doesn’t grow facial hair. Am I the only one that wonders about that? And the fact that he’s been wearing that same damn pink shirt for over a year now? Even the cactus behind JJ is expressing itself…
That’s because Mark’s sweat smells like the Great Outdoors!
Meanwhile, Allen continues to fill the strip with patronizing pablum: “Some mines never produce any gold at all.” Really?! You mean everybody didn’t become rich? (Say, didn’t JJ and Leola ALREADY COVER THIS?)
Well, to be “totally transparent”, I was almost ready to ditch the wife and home, buy a burro, and make my fortune in the Sonora Desert. Whew! Good thing I’m closely following this strip. Allen saved me from near-certain disappointment and embarrassment.