Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for February 04, 2023

be VERY careful with that

Just getting his toes wet before plunging in

Next step: Seeing his optician about a prescription mask.

Carl doesn’t know how to swim….this should be interesting. Let’s watch…

Carl has had this dream since watching Lloyd Bridges on Sea Hunt as a kid.

He’s almost ready to begin now with a walk on the beach …

… after he puts on a scuba tank.

Baby steps, Carl.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ztvgMEsyLGQ&feature=shares

Well it’s not going to happen now, Carl is getting cold feet.

When he’s comfortable with this, he’ll take it up a notch by sprinkling salt on his feet.

Yes, Carl, you will have to get wet. Perhaps a lengthy feasibility study on how well starchy vegetables and Davenports go together is more your speed…

Carl got the idea from his career as a house flipper, where many of the mortgages were underwater.

Checking the fit is very important when it comes to flippers. Can’t easily put a bandaid on a blister when it’s wet.

Actually Carl always wanted webbed feet!

I think you need something a little deeper, Carl. Try the bathtub.

Good morning Balladeers.

Someone should tell Carl about all the underwater expedition shows on the History Channel. It’s so much nicer to watch in a warm room with a snack than it is to plunge into the watery depths in hopes of finding some ship debris.

… and housecleaning.

Carl slowly descends into the Ballard pool of dementia

He can sea if the dol-fins work.

Ever since Carl started binge-watchin “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau”, he’s more then ever considering a career in ocean exploration and taking Swim Fin Maintenance and Care very seriously.

“They call him flipper, flipper, faster than lightning. No-one you see, is smarter than he.” And at that, the comparison dies, drowned in Carl’s pathetic timidity.

Carl is a dabbler when it comes to life.