Close to Home by John McPherson for October 16, 2021

One time I was 49.

Pretty young child for a 48 year old dad…maybe he is resting somewhere!

Actually, it was the ladies underwear department.

Just call, out my name….

It’s hard to keep track of our parents in “Wally world”. Take your eyes off them for a second and they disappear down a produce aisle. (I friggen had to ask Google how to spell “aisle”. So sad.)

“Welcome to Customer Service, may I help you, sir?”

“I’m answerin’ your page.”

“Oh I see, are you Ed?”

“Nope… but I’m bald and goofy lookin’, so I figured two outa three had to be purty good odds you was a’lookin’ fer me!”

All dads in department stores are goofy looking.

He’s over at lost and found reporting a lost goofy looking child. Let’s face it, everybody McPherson draws is goofy looking.

Your going to have to be a little more specific.

What a sight that must’ve been to see Ed….and hurt a few eyes

Well, we conducted a brief search but didn’t find him…