notes of various sorts

  • My main computer is back home (yay!), and as I promised with my review of the re-release of Peanuts Philosophers, here’s a comparison of the size in the new edition and the old:
Snoopys philosophy was more expansive in the old days.
Snoopy's philosophy was more expansive in the old days.
  • Now shipping (early): My Life with Charlie Brown, where Charles Schulz’s writings about his own life are compiled.
  • This year’s It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown airing will be Wednesday, at 8 PM in most US markets. ABC, of course.
  • This year’s A Charlie Brown Christmas showing will be, ummmm, in December. Or maybe late November. Folks, it’s March. I doubt they have it figured out yet, nor are they apt to tell me if they did.
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