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Monthly Archive for June, 2009
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Father’s Day, when everybody reflects on fathers, real or pretend.
My nomination for the worst son ever – at least he played one on TeeVee – is Larry Matthews.
This week, there was an event reuniting make-believe good TV dads and former child actors. But it ignored the more interesting bad dads, like Tony Soprano, Archie Bunker, Homer Simpson…
Larry Matthews showed up with his TeeVee dad… Dick Van Dyke.
Larry Matthews was the worst child actor of all time. Worst.
The kid always had a smirk on his face, even when he socked Freddie Halper in the eye and was supposed to be in big, big trouble, he would be smirking.
Punk kid knew he was cute, saying cute things. I really dislike smug.
Larry Matthews as The Beaver Ritchie Petrie was awful.
Now Jerry-Mathers-as-The-Beaver was a kid who could act. But Ron Howard will never be surpassed as the best kid actor Of. All. Time ime, ime, ime (echo effect turned on.) Plus it’s doubly cool that he is a fantastic director and takes good care of his brother by giving him a role in all his films.
Thank you TVland for bringing us marathons so I can have such educated opinions on hot topics like the worst child actor and who’s crazy on “She’s Got The Look.”
Because it a dry heat, I would like to be shopping for Phoenix New Homes. If they continue to pay me for links, after 563 more posts I might be able to afford a down payment.
When we left Boston, earlier this week, where it was 58 degrees, cloudy, and windy, I actually thought getting back home, where it was 80 and partly sunny would be welcome.
Wrong foggy-glasses face.
Stepping into the humidity isn’t the same as being warm. I was as uncomfortable here as there.
Now the temp and humidity are climbing even higher.
I’m not really complaining, I just need to get 200 words so the people that build those “semi-custom luxury homes” will be happy.
Here are some humidity one liners I hadn’t heard before… humidity:
- is looking for air and finding water
- humidity contains everything from H to O
- is saved up in cloud banks
How about some Phoenix dry heat one liners?
- You can say 110 degrees without fainting
- You realize that asphalt has a liquid state
- You can drive your car with 2 fingers
This is true: I was dragging a suitcase across a parking lot in Phoenix and it kept getting harder and harder to wheel. I looked back and the hard plastic wheels were getting spongy from the heat and I was leaving tire tracks in the hot asphalt.
It’s not my fault, it’s the asphalt.
Look at that face! Bo Obama is now my favorite Obama in the White House. I forgive Bo for not being a pound puppy, he can’t control who buys him.
Dogged by demands from his fans, Bo now has his own trading card.
I can’t wait until I get my Bo Obama trading card.
If you want your very own Bo Obama trading card with lots of vital dogtistics, send your request and a SASE to Mrs. Obama’s office.
Bo Obama loves tomatoes (what???) and toys (duh.) Bo says his goal as first dog is to
“make friends with foreign dognitaries”
Other details from the Bo Obama Trading Card
Breed: Portuguese water dog
Family: President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama,
Malia and Sasha Obama
Unofficial title: First Dog of the United States
Birth: Bo was born in the fall of 2008 in Texas.
First Day at the White House: April 14, 2009
Hobbies: Playing on the White House lawn and going on walks
with the Obama family
Goal as First Dog: Make friends with foreign dognitaries
Favorite exercise: Running (and then napping near the
Obama girls)
Favorite food: Tomatoes – or toys
Did you know?
Bo’s name came from two different places: Mrs. Obama’s father’s nickname was “Diddley” and Malia and Sasha’s cousins have a cat named Bo – and another cat named Diddley.
Bo was a gift to the Obama family from Senator Ted Kennedy and his wife, Vicki.
Even though Bo is a Portuguese water dog, he doesn’t know how to swim.
Send your request for your very own puppy papers to:
Bo Obama,
The White House,
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20500.
