Birds attack; Jeff supports

That first panel! Are we still in Mary Worth? Who wrote that? Apparently we're getting into some authentically feelings-based territory here. (As opposed to the usual lunacy-based territory opon which is built Charterstone Condo Complex.)

It seems Jeff and Mary are having two different conversations. Jeff's is, My weird son is fucked up after one date in which he sat at a table. Now he has to change his life and go windsurfing in a foreign country. Mary's all, "I decided that Drew will go to Vietnam." Jeff: I must let him know I'm here for him. Mary: I said Vietnam!

So the characters have been getting out of their condos and into that park pretty regularly these days. Today, something sinister is happening. The man in panel 3: is he feeding the seagulls? Because everyone else is running away from them. The woman in the last two panels - you know who she is, right? That's Vera, breaker of Drew's heart, spastic rider of horses, and A-1 snazzy dresser. She's rushing by Jeff, which is smart, because he is so out to get her. He's gonna make her pay for turning his cartoonishly delighted offspring into a despairing, 65-year-old-looking sad man. That's why he's wearing a sweatsuit. He's bringing a new level of crime not seen in this retirement community since that dog hit-and-run last month.

PS, where is Dawn Weston these days? Last we saw of her, she was all furious on a horse and then going out to dinner with her dad. When is she going to come back with her rage and her fashion choices?