To be clear: There were a lot of incredibly valid reasons not to vote for Bob Dole in 1996. His age should not have been one of those reasons, but I was 15 and a total ageist. God bless my parents for putting up with me.
Sad news: Jan Berenstain passed away yesterday. I recently wrote about one of Jan and her husband’s earlier collaborations, a bawdy comic collection titled Office Lover Boy. She and Stan were a big part of my childhood and she will be missed.
Teachable Moments 