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To be honest with you, I don't know if Rowley's ready for this stuff. He's basically like a little kid. He told me once that he avoids the older kids at school because he's afraid he's gonna "catch puberty." In fact, now that I think about it, I haven't seen Cool Brian for a while. So I wonder if Rowley's avoiding him, too, because he thinks he's contagious. The same kind of thing happened in last year's Health class when they did a smoking unit. The teacher said that you never know who's going to offer you a cigarette, and that it could even be your

best friend. Well, after Rowley heard THAT, he wouldn't even walk on the same side of the street as me for a solid MONTH. Believe me, I don't need some teacher to tell ME it's not cool to smoke. My grandfather convinced me of that last year on Thanksgiving.

Anyway, I think Rowley's just one of those kids who are always gonna be a few years behind everyone else maturity-wise. Rowley doesn't even know how to tie his shoes yet, because he's the kind of person who has Velcro everything. Last year Rowley's mom bought him sneakers with laces, and I can't even tell you how many times I had to bail him out.

I guess it probably should've been a warning sign that my best friend was impressed that I knew how to tie my own shoes. Thursday Today I was reading the comics in the newspaper, and I saw an ad that caught my attention. It was for Peachy Breeze Ice Cream, and apparently they're looking for a new spokesperson.

Peachy Breeze has those commercials on TV that run nonstop, with that kid with the freckles and the high-pitched voice. The Peachy Breeze Kid used to be kind of cute, but over the years he's gotten a little seedy-looking.

PEACHY BREEZE IS PEACHY KEEN! So I guess they're looking for someone to take his place. Well, I'd be PERFECT for the role. First of all, I LOVE ice cream, so it wouldn't be hard for me to do the acting part. Second, I would be willing to miss a lot of school to fulfill my Peachy Breeze obligations. And they wouldn't have to worry about me getting too old for the part, because I'd take whatever I needed to take to stop growing.