(This is a Luann post.)
They say that small changes can sometimes have a dramatic effect. "Start saving just $10 a week when you're 25, and by the time you're 65 (thanks to the magic of compound interest), you'll be a millionaire." "Eat just 100 calories less per day, and walk for half an hour each day, and lose 3 pounds a month."
Our friend Brad needs to make a small change in his life: stop listening to TJ. I was actually really hoping that today's strip would follow up on yesterday's more directly. Brad's speech about he and Toni's relationship was exactly the sort of thing Toni needs to hear (she knows it already, but a woman never tires of hearing it). I'd envisioned today's strip picking up with a repeat of the third panel from yesterday, pulled out to a wider shot with Toni in it (maybe with Luann or Mom, since they are in the DeGroot house), underscoring that she'd heard Brad. Of course, that would resolve the whole nudist resort problem far too quickly, but from a Brad and Toni point-of-view, would have been a nice milestone.
I'm not against TJ altogether...he can be capable of some really positive things, and his smarmy, weaselly facade probably hides some real pain, but he's definitely the anti-Brad.
And Brad, the opposite of a clothing-optional resort isn't a note pad (Note to Brad: Laaaaame), it's clothes...take her shopping...make plans for New Year's and buy her a kick-ass dress for it...oh, and TELL HER the things you tell TJ. She's the one that should hear them.
