MAN IN THE BOX

OK, so me and Doonesbury go way back.

But even a generous suspension of disbelief will not allow me to accept that uber-genius Alex is now choosing between attending her pick of prestigious schools or... taking a year off to follow “influential Seattle band” Alice in Chains on tour.

Alice in Chains? Is this really what the uber-genius kids are grooving on these days? So much so that they don't even care that the singer's been dead for five years, and had chalked up a good five years of heroin-induced inactivity before that?

Um, Garry, 1994 called-- it's looking for its relevancy...