More about 'Sparky'

A recent review in the The New Yorker is about the late Charles Schulz, aka Sparky. Quite an interesting guy, with much of his work autobiographical. His life reinforces the theory that when you scratch beneath the surface of most of us, we're pretty complex and complicated. (For instance, despite his marriage, he had unfinished business with an early love, who shows up in "Peanuts.") And his fame and drive were reportedly overcompensation for a feeling of inadequacy as a child. What a talent, though. "Peanuts," at least for me, was a magical escape into a world where a dog and his friends ruled the world.