We’re back to Mark’s World and some less-than convincing artwork in panel 1. Okay then. In the March 1 strip, Diana mentioned an unnamed land developer anxious to “clear this land of all wildlife.” Is that just horses, or does the threat includes newts, jackrabbits, snakes, birds, scorpions, turtles, and a myriad other animals? Maybe the horses are really a scapegoat for getting rid of prairie dogs.

While we ponder Mark’s thoughts, we observe that he is decked out in his interview clothes, ready to investigate. Wait! Those are his normal clothes! Mark should really impress that land developer, wearing the same clothes he wore yesterday (and the day before, and the day before that, and the…).

Mark’s speculations do seem precipitate, but at least he is thinking beyond the obvious. How about “Where are the horses going to be cleared to?” I mean, there’s a heck of a lot of land out there. One would think that if you have property you want to develop and protect, you hire some professional wranglers to move the horses to some other location, then fence off your property. Unless your property is the size of Ben Cartwright’s Ponderosa Ranch on Bonanza, a property larger than any city in the lower 48 states.