He used to be a soft, velvety pink. He used to have two eyes. My childhood stuffed animal had button eyes made of sapphire glass; shiny satin ears that stood up straight and bent into different shapes, because 50 years ago, wire in children’s toys and button eyes weren’t a choking hazard. Bubby, my own 50 year-old stuffed bunny now faded to a sad silly-putty gray, is at the bottom of an antique chest