Karl's Dad's Task List
One of Doug Shoemaker's final acts as head of his household before he bit it from lung cancer was to symbolically turn over his duties to Karl by writing down the tasks for maintaining the house. "...
Hairball
Karl's cat, Hairball, means well. He really does. While he may be the infamous "beds***ter" (21.1) who uses Karl's sheets as his own personal litter box, he's still kind of cute. Seriously, he make...
Mr. Browning's Hearse
If you thought the Munsters were the only ones who drove around in a hearse, you'd be wrong. Turns out upholsterers from western Ohio do, too. Apparently, it's actually pretty normal for upholstere...
Mr. Babbitt
We imagine that Mr. Babbitt looks something like this. Okay, now that we've put that image in your head, let's talk about who he is and why he's important to the story. First, the most important qu...