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In today's (October 14) strip you referenced to Shania Twain. I recognize that strip from the past and you has used another name in it (without having the book or strip in front of me I can not recall who the original name was). I was wondering with this new format you are using; are these events now to be taking place in current time with the old drawing style, or actually going back in time to the original dates of the strip; ie. if the original strip was written in 1981, are we looking back at 1981 or is it supposed to be presently be happening? If so that it is presently happening, it would make sense for Shania Twain to be referenced, if not, Shania Twain had not yet been in any public eye yet as she had not released her first song until the mid to late 80's.

Thanks for your time and your wonderful strips! I love it!

Ryan H, Seattle, Washington

I'm trying not to have any real time specific elements in the strip so that it will be comfortable for folks to read now. I realize there will be some bending of the "rules" such as the Shania Twain reference, but this is only to keep younger readers in the loop. The original lady in writing was "Cheryl Ladd". She may be as easily recognized today, but perhaps not!

I will only be doing "new runs" until I feel the story is strong enough to play out as it was originally written. At that time, you will enjoy NO changes, no swing from the original, and nothing new...and, no, I can't say when that will be!! For now, I want to make the earlier work better than it was. I may make an error here, an omission there...but I'm givin' it all I got!! ... and my philosophy is: If you do your best...that's about all you can do!

Lynn