Panicked

Pulled

Hindsight

 

Bottle

French

I'll be the first to admit that this is a lame cartoon (no offense to the lame, Johnny) but it's been a wild ride here for a few days. Daughter Jarlsberg was having sporadic back pain that the local Doc-in-a-Box clinic diagnosed as muscle strain. It sort of ebbed and flowed for about a week, then on a Saturday (of course) the pain suddenly "went to 11" as they say.

So off to the emergency room and a battery of tests, revealing gallstones blocking the ducts of her pancreas AND liver (in hindsight, her suddenly turning orange should have been a clue). Morphine didn't touch the pain, but Dilaudid did. Mostly.

Monday they did laparoscopic surgery to remove the gall bladder and any blockages, and today (Tuesday) I brought her home for further recovery. I'm currently running on sleep deficit and anxiety overload, but everything went smoothly and everyone at the hospital was exceptional. In a good way, unlike what you usually see here.

I appreciate the messages of support!  -Stilt

Sorry about missed deadline!

 Sorry that there was no cartoon today. We had a Health crisis over the weekend and daughter Jarlsberg ended up needing surgery. She's still in recovery right now but the surgery went very well. Fortunately, the hospital we're in is way better than the one Johnny is in!

Kissing

 IT'S A FRIDAY TWO-FER! I messed up the posting on Wednesday's cartoon, but in the interest of giving you your money's worth, here's Wednesday AND Friday's cartoon!

WEDS 9/17/25

This is actually a true thing now, though that bug's last assertion might bear extra scrutiny.

FRI 9/19/25

Light

Spot

Actually

It's not a coincidence that this is the followup to Monday's colonoscopy cartoon...

Rough

At the time of this writing, it's "Colonoscopy Prep" day for me - although in an ugly development, it's now a two-day process featuring the regular explosive internal excavation this evening, then doing it all over again in the morning before going in for the procedure. Presumably so you won't care if you die on the table.

Boots

Steam

 

Fecal

JOHNNY'S LEARNING CORNER

For those who might be wondering what kind of pervert I am (as opposed to those of you who already know), fecal transplants are a real thing now. For severe colon problems in which the necessary bacteria aren't there or doing their job, a simple dollop of bio-active poo from a donor can potentially save the sick person's life as well as guaranteeing that they'll have at least one hilarious story to tell at family gatherings in the future. 

Nice

WEEKEND BONUS: A quick video clip from Johnny and Lance's recent visit to the Grand Tetons!

Foot

Ticks

 

Everything

 Sorry about the late posting today! No reason for it other than a senior moment on my part!

Anything

Share

Touch

Fun

Done

Donuts

 

Door

Curtains

Throw

Mento

Feed

Bronzed

 

Piano

Protect

Question

Hand

Slipped

Matters

Something

Named

 

Nice

Happy Independence Day from Johnny, Lance, and the Jarlsberg Family!

 

Sunshine

South

Oops

In fairness, it's very, very, very casual Friday.

Head

I'll admit that this cartoon was inspired by the strange medical case of Phineas Gage.

Smoke

I'm not making this up; the procedure was popular in the 1800s for all kinds of maladies. Of course, it was all performed very scientifically...

High

Grant

Guess

Fore?
No, just two.

New

 

Confession