Totally Unrelated

This has nothing to do with my handymama projects, but I just found out that the local film festival guest list for this spring includes Jon Provost, who played "Timmy" on Lassie when I was growing up, and the lady who played "ZuZu" in It's a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart--one of my favorite movies. I'd love to meet them both. My first grade "satchel" (no backpacks then!) was a Lassie one. And I was in love with Timmy.

On a recent walk in our town park, I stopped to talk with a lady and her dog. (Well, the dog didn't talk to me, but I talked to her.) When I asked the lady what her dog's name was, she said, "It's kind of unusual. It's ZuZu." I immediately replied, "ZuZu's petals!" She was taken aback. "You're the first person who's ever known that! I usually have to explain it to people."

"Bert, my mouth's bleeding!"
"Hot dog!"
"Hee-haw!"
"To my big brother, George--the richest man in town!"

They just don't make 'em like they used to. Sigh.