Snoopy.

If any cartoon character dominated my growing-up years, it was Snoopy. My personal Snoopy--a stuffed one--was well-worn and loved. I never missed seeing a Snoopy TV special. I tried not to think too much about the resemblances between me and Lucy, whose directness could at times get her in trouble.

So I was delighted the other day when I stumbled upon this while driving back from a far-away business meeting:



It took all of my newfound grown-up sophistication to keep from climbing aboard with Snoopy and Woodstock and driving away with them.