therapy is

I'd like to introduce you to my latest pal, Purple Claire, the Spectral Bear!

She grew up here in Mountain View, but doesn't mind hanging out in my freezer or microwave, as she's a true therapeutic bear.

Purple Bear has been reading a lot lately -- more than me, actually! -- and here she is zealously guarding her latest novel for the summer. She won't let me touch it until she finishes reading it all the way through...