Sunday, March 09, 2025

Personal Worsen-al

Wastrel is at the eye doctor, sitting down. The doctor is standing next to him. "Can you read anything from that eye chart?" "No." "Hmm...just a minute..." the doctor wheels the eye chart closer to Wastrel. "Is that any better?" "No." The doctor then holds the chart right in front of Wastrel's face. "How about now?" "Nope." "I can't believe your eyes are so bad that you can't see the letters from here!" "Oh, I can see them," Wastrel begins "I just can't read."
October 28, 1986
Wastrel never got a proper education because Mother Gravesite had to work all the time to support Wastrel and any siblings he had. Father Gravesite, if that was even his name, abandoned the family before Wastrel was even born. Instead of going to school, Wastrel would just wander the neighborhood. But, to be fair, Wastrel learned more roaming the streets and alleys of the Kingsbury Run area of Cleveland than he ever would in a school.

It's cool Wastrel is able to go see the eye doctor. This comic must take place right before we started hating the homeless and mentally ill.

Gladys is sitting at a table. Brutus comes walking up to her. "Guess what? The Chief just called with some good news. I've been asking for a personal day off of work to catch up on some things and he actually said I could have a day off this Wednesday." "That's great!" Gladys exclaims. "It's the day I have my bridge group and Wilberforce has a dental appointment and now you can take him. And while you're out, you can take the car for its overdue oil change. And when you get back, you can finish caulking the shower that you have been putting off." "Sigh...Suddenly there's nothing personal about my personal day."
I'm not taking a day off to do work around the house, I'm taking a day off to avoid having to work.

Don't get me wrong, I'm spoiled since I get most of the summer off so I can do work around the house during Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer Break. I wonder what Brutus needs to catch up on.





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