Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for December 05, 2021

That goes without saying, Petey.

You’re always quite the minimalist, Peter Otterloop, Jr.

I’m pretty sure Alice is the most festive thing in his room

At least he doesn’t have to worry if the tinsel falls on his head.

And should the precariously fastened dime store tape give way to allow the accursed ‘Tinsel of Damocles’ to fall into Petey’s snoring open mouth, he will be forever banished from the picky eater’s club, stripped of his ranking!

Very surprised to hear Petey is digging around under the sofa. You never know what you might find in that dark foreboding place. He might touch something squishy!

I have such an appreciation for the mind that came up with The Tinsel of Damocles. Genius. Though I wish Richard had lived longer, I am thankful for what he gave us.

How did he get it up there?

“The Tinsel of Damocles” Love that!

Better than that over-sized ball ornament called “The Christmas Globe of Atlas”

Decorating made easy, Petey. I just did ours, outside and in, over the course of the past week. The tree we will be getting today will be the final step.

The full title may be “Hark, A Little Neuro Sings…”

We always had tinsel on our tree when I was a kid…OK.. very long ago. We always had real trees. It was a pain putting it on the tree (mom saying “be sure to get it to hang straight, so it looks like a real icicle”) and then, to save money, we would remove and salvage what we could for another year. Ah, great memories!

It would be interesting to know what Petey grows up to be. Artist? Writer? Recluse? Father of 12, married to someone perky? Engineer? Shoe box designer?

The only festive thing in the room.

Does Petey have an artistic comment that isn’t scathing?

Alice, it turns out, is the Universal Audience (of one) that validates Petey’s Scathing Commentary: she is not merely an annoying little sister but also a key to implementation of Petey’s objective.

Santa Bear—the forgotten ornament. Sad….