I would love to know the backstory of this fella and his helium-filled orb.

I would love to know the backstory of this fella and his helium-filled orb.
I’ve had no desire to doodle the last few days. Caught up in reading a couple books. But made myself put the book down and here’s what happened:
Here’s a couple of New Yorker rejects that I never shared:
Good job everyone. We survived year one of Trump. Hang in there!
Didn’t think I’d be able to finish this cartoon. Thankfully, I was able to squeeze it in.