OOPS! I found this blog for 5/13/25 in my draft folder. Not sure how it got there; I was sure I published it. So much for being sure.

Cherry’s been busy with the water heater drama? Doing what!?  Unlike the “Snarkey Boys” (the commenters) over on CK, I’ll resist the obvious double-entendres. Yet the question remains. Duke has his own crew there, and unless she is fixing meals and running to the hardware store for parts, I don’t get it. Maybe she is one of those home owners who feel they need to supervise the hired help to ensure they don’t steal the family silver or take 3-hour lunches on the clock.

Do you suppose the yellow stuff on those bites is meant to be cheese? Hmm. That might help explain why we don’t see Doc Davis around the dinner table very often. Well, I’m hoping that this story gets off the dinner table real soon and back on the road!

Art Dept. Once again, Rivera employs a “Here’s looking at you, Trailheads!” posed animal. Readers have long argued over the purpose of these staged poses: Is the animal surprised by us “intruding” into its comfort zone? Is the animal somehow communicating a cynical comment about the strip or about us readers? Or is it possible that Rivera is just messing with us for no particular reason? I see a college paper in the works here.