Mary Worth 4234

"They call it a screwdriver."

Still retired but…

just a note to say thanks for all your kind sentiments and well wishes. You are all amazing.

A friend shared this. Thanks, Oscar.

Mary Worth 4233

Dear friends, this is purely coincidental and has nothing to do with Steven leaving, but after blogging about Mary Worth for over 15 years, I need to take a little break. I'm not sure when, or if, I'll return. Everything is fine personally. Things are so great, in fact, that suddenly Mary Worth has little meaning for me anymore. I know, it's hard to believe. So I'm taking a break. I don't know if it will be like Estelle's first few breaks with Wilbur and I will come back at the slightest whiff of Woody's BBQ, or if it will be more like her current break with Wilbur which still has so many unaswered questions. Maybe after a week or two, I'll feel like I can't live without Mary Worth, and I'll return. That wouldn't surpise me. Perhaps all I need is a vacation. But if I don't return, I just want to thank each of you for how much fun you've made this place. I've read every comment you've ever written, and I've laughed and grinned at, well, most of them.

I feel like I'm saying goodbye to friends, and I just want to let you know, in all sincerity how grateful I am for your support during all this time.

Mary Worth 4232

People say on the third date, that's when you see a therapist together.

Mary Worth 4231

"Ed, you may not realize you need therapy, but I do."

Mary Worth 4230

Careful, Estelle, it may just be a hot flash. Hard to tell the difference sometimes.

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"Clair de Lune, Rhapsody in Blue, Ravel's Scarbo, and Chopin's Étude Op. 10 No. 4. I can only remember a handful."

Mary Worth 4227

You didn't, Estelle? Did you even read the website you recommended, Not One More Vet? Or did you just look at the happy pictures?

Ed: "... Willing to have whine with their cheese."

Estelle: "I'm sorry; I don't have any cheese."

Mary Worth 4226

I'm sorry, every time Dr. Ed talks about euthanasia, I can only think of this and start laughing:

Mary Worth 4225

Gosh, I hope Steven is doing okay. I worry about that kid. He spent years in training, and now he's going to start over. At least I hope he's starting over, and that permanent time-off isn't some sort of euphemism for, you know, moving to West Virginia.

Mary Worth 4224

This goes against everything I know about adult cats and dogs. Everything the Humane Society counsels as well. But I guess Ed and 'Stell can move in together.

Mary Worth 4223

Dr. Ed, you're going to need to clean your shirt sleeve very carefully.

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If this strip has taught me anything, it is that patience doesn't always pay off.

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Maybe tomorrow Estelle will ask Ed over for dinner.

Mary Worth 4220

Faint of heart... Is that why Steven took time off? He's faint of heart? I've got a feeling in my tummy-brain that someone better keep a close watch at Lookout Point.

Mary Worth 4219

Please don't spill your hot cat coffee on your lap, Estelle! You might drop your phone in it.

Mary Worth 4218

"And if you want to get ahead in this crazy business, I suggest you stop balancing your work and private life as well. We aren't advice columnists."

Mary Worth 4217

I'm fairly certain we are headed toward a thoroughly thought-through and compelling story about the risk of suicide among veterinarians. How many lives will be saved, I do not know. It all depends on how many depressed veterinarians read Mary Worth every day.

Mary Worthy 4216

I used to take piano lessons as a kid, but I quit because they were so boring to me. So what I really want to do is watch someone else practice the piano. Maybe tomorrow, Estelle can refill the water in her vase. That would be really interesting, too.