It all started innocently enough. I hadn’t thought much about cows in my entire life. They were nice animals, both on and off the dinner table. And that about sums up my attitude toward them. And then it happened.
In May of 1980, I drew the cartoon at left. When I finished, I sat back and stared at my little creation. Something moved me. This was more that just a cow—this was an entire career I was looking at. As the following pages indicate, I should have just called this thing The Cow Side and forgot about it.
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