I regret having to submit this for publication "half naked." My pride as an artiste mourns this travesty due to mismanaged time. Anyway, I'm more than happy this version turned out better than I expected, I like how the background in panels 3 & 4 created depth. I even had a good laugh at the punchline (something that happened for the 2nd time in all my years as a comic strip creator).

* This strip was published Nov. 12, 2003.