Harry Morgan

I'm at the age when a lot of the performers I've adored are in their '70s and '80s and '90s and it's reasonable to expect they won't be around for much longer. Some of those losses hit harder than others. When James MacArthur died -- one of my crushes -- the chance he'd ever appear in the Hawaii Five-O remake died with him. And it was hard when Robert Culp -- of I Spy and The Greatest American Hero fame -- died. These were actors I grew up adoring.

Harry Morgan has just died. So many people know him as Col. Potter from "M*A*S*H," and I loved him on that show, but he was never one of my crushes. He was simply an actor I have long enjoyed and admired. And by the time he was cast in "M*A*S*H," I'd already seen him on plenty of TV shows. And not just "Dragnet." The first thing I remember seeing him in was "December Bride," a sitcom from the second half of the '50s that led to a short spinoff, "Pete and Gladys" in the first years of the 1960s. Just going through the cast lists of these shows brings back so many memories. TV history in the making. So I can honestly say that Harry Morgan made me laugh for most of my life. Rest in peace, Mr. Morgan. And thank you for all those laughs as well as a few tears.

Feeling: tired

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They're Mammatus!

These Mammatus clouds on Friday night here in NYC were the talk of the town. They apparently come after thunderstorms, but I've never seen them here before and we sure get a lot of thunderstorms. The clouds are magnificent. It looked like an alien planet outside.



In other news, I've been feeling pretty good the last 2 weeks, almost human, so I'm cautiously optimistic that the corner has been turned on the route to health. I can't say the same about my bones, but at this point, I'm happy. Work is... well, work. 'Nuff said.

A number of celebrities died recently, and I hate blogging about that unless I was a big fan of the person, because I don't like the whole media circus, and that's certainly true about Michael Jackson's death. He had enormous talent, a sad life, and I'm sorry to hear he died. That's it.

Feeling: chipper

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Endings

Last day of my mini vacation and I spent it cleaning the apartment. And I made pancakes. The stormtroopers helped. My pancakes were somewhat bigger. ;)

I heard they released the Academy Award nominees, but I don't care about that. I haven't cared since the Oscar show in the early-'80s when I got annoyed that not only did the nominee (I can't even remember what it was now) I wanted to win not win, but the winner was what I thought the weakest contender in that category, and I threw the book I was reading across the room. Fortunately, I didn't throw it at the TV. And I decided right then that award shows and entertainment awards aren't good for my blood pressure, so I quit right then and there. I shut the TV and finished reading my book. Life went on. They're just movies.

The news that Heath Ledger was found dead was a shock. I'm not going to comment on the how or the why until the ME's report is released. But sad as it is that there won't be any more brilliant performances by this talented actor, I'm sad for his little girl. She'll never really know her father. I really haven't lost anything of real value. He wasn't part of my life. But he had many loved ones and my heart goes out to them. As it does to anyone who loses someone dear.

Feeling:

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