I seem to be doing seasonal strips again.  Dunno why.

This joke was a synthesis of two dead-end ones.  One was a caveman analogy where he was explaining his situation in caveman terms.  The other was a bit of thoughtful advice on the nature of a happy life, which lacked any kind of credible punchline.

This punch is not too sophisticated, but I think it works in context.  And I don’t do enough short-and-sweet strips any more.  So here you go