Ah backgrounds. I've been trying to work on my backgrounds more, especially in this story, because I always tell people that their comics could be better with them. Why not mine as well? Here we're introduced to yet another eccentric sales clerk AND another 12 year old.

The truth is, I already bought a pair of sunglasses for Laura the very first vacation that we took together. We went to Pokagon, which is a state park in Indiana, and there's an outlet mall up there with a Sunglass Hut. On clearance were some very nice polorized sunglasses. Laura was nervous about getting them, because (like me) she has a tendancy to break her sunglasses. However, to this day she still has them, and uses them exclusively - especially when driving.

I like to give practical gifts if I can help it, and not something that will just end up collecting dust. However, symbolic gifts can be fun too. What are some gifts that you've received over the years from friends or loved ones?