Sometimes, OK- a lot of times, the Mutts comic is the highlight of the newspaper for us (with Pearls Before Swine coming a close second). Besides writing a great comic strip, Patrick McDonnell seems like a great guy who is really involved in preventing animal cruelty and making the planet better in general. Along with the Greenfield Paper Company, he is offering "Grow a Note" Mutts Christmas cards that are embedded with plantable seeds so, after the holiday, the recipient can plant the card and wait for the wildflowers to grow.