I'm married, which means that instead of occasionally wondering about men from afar, I actually live with one and can be constantly astounded by the strange male brain.

Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy.

The story of a mother's life: Trapped between a scream and a hug.

The biggest change in my life is that I now have to apologize for being thin.

The specific story line that people have responded to the most has been the horror of bathing suit shopping.

Otherwise, my whole career has just been flinging myself at whatever is most overdue first and letting everything else stack up.

One day, in 1982, for 15 minutes, my hair was perfect.