How can I prove I love you? And, just as importantly, how can you prove you love me? Easy, the way people always have. We can show we’re a great big family by giving each other comfortable footwear.

I see in the paper that my old friend Barney, the purple dinosaur, has had his show listed among the worst ever (Tempo, Oct. 26). Too long have I heard parents say, “I would never let my kids watch ...