Cincinnati at that time was also beginning to realize it had major cartooning talent in Jim Borgman, at the city's other paper, and I didn't benefit from the comparison.His footsteps seemed like good ones to follow, so I cultivated an interest in politics, and Borgman helped me a lot in learning how to construct an editorial cartoon. Neither of us dreamed I'd end up in the same town on the opposite paper.

The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.

You know what's the rage this year? ...Hats.

But for my own example, I'd never believe one little kid could have so much brains!

Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.

Cleveland is a really hard place, it's a very creative place, it feeds you creatively, but it's a very hard place to make a living creatively.

Animation, by necessity, is a team sport, and the fewer people with input into my work, the better I like it.