I started as a news photographer at the University Of Texas' Daily Texan.

Dear Lord, I've been asked, nay commanded, to thank Thee for the Christmas turkey before us... a turkey which was no doubt a lively, intelligent bird... a social being... capable of actual affection... nuzzling its young with almost human- like compassion. Anyway, it's dead and we're gonna eat it. Please give our respects to its family.

He comic page is dying; I didn't want to go with it.

I was never asked to join the Editorial Cartoonists Of America. No fraternity would have me in college, either. I think they know something.

Doonesbury had the requisite and overwhelming influence in 1980, as it did on any college cartoonist who was paying attention, of course.

That's the conundrum of cartoon stripping, as opposed to political cartoons. When your anger is the driving force of your drawing hand, failure follows. The anger is OK, but it has to serve the interests of the heart, frankly.

I hate smoothies. Because they won't offer Firestone IPA beer as an ingredient.