I know from personal experience what it’s like to be an only child. I used to hate it and I always wanted my parents to have more kids so I would have someone to play with besides imported cousins.

I never realized at the time that more kids in the crib meant having to share. I would’ve had to share the TV, my toys, that last slice of Pizza Hut pizza, some chicken pox, and maybe even my room!

I’ve learned to thank my lucky stars that I made it thru childhood on the solo tip.

As for Hank, he just never seems to learn. But if there’s one lesson he’d better get a handle on fairly quick, it’s to approach his mom cautiously with these kind of questions.

NEWS ITEM: I would like to wish everyone out there a Happy Fourteenth of July! What’s that you say? What’s the big deal about today? Well, let me be frank (or Tommy, or Jo-Jo), today marks an historical event: it’s my burfday!!! Even though it’s a national holiday, I’m still hard at work cranking out comic strip goodness for you.

At the time of this writing, I don’t know what shall transpire today, but I hope it will be fantastically pleasurable and won’t involve the local constabulary nor praying to porcelain idols.

So help me celebrate this great event by sending money sending money….I mean, leaving a comment and saying a wish for yours truly.

Did I mention to send money?

Jus’ checkin’.