Pete McEachen
[Comic]



Franklin sits in a wheelchair. He asks his grandson, "How was school today, Thomas?"

Thomas is engrossed in his electronic pen pal, but answers, "Quiet."

Franklin is puzzled. "Really? How so?"

"I turned off my hearing aids."

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Pete McEachen has a BFA in Industrial Design from the Cleveland Institute of Art and has been designing toys and drawing cartoons professionally for the last 15 years. He has worn hearing aids since the tender age of 4. Examples of Pete's work can be seen at https://www.petemstudio.com.

Oticon, Inc. has agreed to sponsor the "plugged in" comic strip and will publish the first of four "plugged in" books this fall.