When I was a kid, I had a friend in the neighborhood whose parents had a room in which all the couches and furniture were covered with plastic. It was a room us kids were told never to go in when there were no adults around, and of course, it was the room we always played loud music and ate food and wrestled in whenever my friend’s parents were away. During that time, I never understood why they would cover everything in plastic since it made everything look so ugly, but now that I can afford cool things I guess I can relate a little. I mean, a couch is no iPad, but it is harder to clean.

Thus, with this strip, the “iPad” storyline ends, at least for the time being, though there might be a couple more iPad-themed strips down the road as I get my dad’s reaction to the device and as I discover more apps and uses for it. Expect a couple standalone strips and then we’re going back to a storyline many of you have been asking about…