Ah, Palm City, that popular choice for retirees

The impressive thing about today's strip is that the idea was sent in by two different people; quite possibly independent of each other. People who don't live in specific towns or have last names. Fishy, that.

I do somewhat agree with the sentiment of the strip; there comes a time when the kids start giving the parents advice. Of course, some parents (and grandparents) ask for advice. I don't see how this is "living on the edge" at all. Oh no! Our kids want what's best for us! Let's smack 'em around! (Again, I maintain that "living on the edge"--which really should be "livin' on the edge"--is appropriate only between a husband and wife, when the wife is about to clock the husband for some bonehead maneuver.) Except for the fact that it looks like the kids sat the parents down and started lecturing them, what they're saying isn't that bad, if a somewhat condescending (the advice on hobbies in particular).

What really gets me is the illustrations of the "kids." How old are these people supposed to be? In their 30s? 40s? You can tell the girl is supposed to be young because she's somewhat slender; the guy on the end has a recending hairline and glasses, so I peg him as quite a bit older. The big problem here is that Scaduto doesn't know how to draw faces that look young. Bushy hair does not equal a 20-something, Al.

And while this strip doesn't explicitly mention retirement, I get the feeling that the dad might've just retired--the impetus for the meeting.