xmascard 88: credits

• Inflationary cosmology was a bit narrow a topic for a general audience, but bob owes a lot to cosmology, so coupled with the eighties obsession with the economy, it seemed like a good match of ideas at the time.
• Meanwhile the exclusive American Express credit card color inflated from gold to platinum, and the catchy ad campaign phrase was "Who will cut up your card?" or something similar.
• A scientific research visit to the University of Stockholm was the source of inspiration for this edition, with a cat figure robbed from the dr bob cookbook and rotated into a sleeping position. Unable to fall asleep one night.
• The first hint of the internet appears in bob's email address: bitnet ("bit" for "because it's there").