Q: So, was it hard?
A: Yeah, it's been really hard. I have a nice list and it's slowly growing. I'm thrilled to be in the Sunday Inquirer.
Q: Why did you start drawing it?
A: Well, I love my daily cartoons, but I've always wanted to draw things that weren't about day-to-day politics because I really think people don't live their lives as Democrats or Republicans. They live their lives as a soccer mom, a baseball mom, a field-hockey mom, or the mom of the cello player.
In my editorial space, I don't get to do cartoons about lots of things I'm interested in, like mulch, like braces, like school plays.
The other thing is, in politics, when you talk about the environment, you talk about cap and trade, you talk about global warming. At home, you talk about who left the water running or who turned the thermostat up or down. That's where environmental issues get fought on a day-in and day-out basis. And that's greatly interesting territory.
Q: How do you do the drawing?
A: I do a rough, totally by hand, and draw the final drawing with ink on paper. I scan that into the computer, then add color in the computer.
Q: You won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1992; what parenting awards have you won?
A: What are the parenting awards? How about both kids [two daughters] graduated from high school? Both graduated from college and are going to have health care.
Q: How do you describe each character?
