Q: What’s with the friggin’ panda?

A: There’s an 80s movie called True Stories, which was filmed in my hometown in Texas when I was growing up there. In the film, one of the characters — played by John Goodman — makes a TV commercial to find a wife. He describes himself by saying “I am six foot three, and maintain a very consistent panda bear shape.”

I, too, am six foot three, and I too maintain a very consistent panda bear shape. Hence the panda. The kanji on his tummy says “Kyu-Do”, which is the Japanese name for the Zen art of archery.

Also, I like pandas.