I wasn't joking. I really had no idea, so I'm glad someone clued me in. I really don't mind, though. Like I said, it was a great little tale for a number of reasons. And now I have one more. Everything you said about Fred Rogers was accurate, Christina, and I understand that some public broadcast stations still show his episodes.

I was a little old for Mr.Rogers when it was new on the air. I suppose I thought it wasn't cool at the time. But I get the senior discounts at restaurants and some hotels now, and I plan to milk it as long as I'm around, so there's that compensation.



Life isn't a support system for writing. It's the other way around.

- Stephen King, from On Writing