It is funny how thoughts skip like flat stones on a still lake…

My daughter and I went to the movie theater to see “Julie & Julia” this week.  Remembering Julia Child made me think of PBS.  And thinking of PBS made me think of Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers.  And thinking of Mr. Rogers made me remember how much I love this clip from his 1969 appearance before the the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. Fred Roger’s goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.  A worthy goal.  But what I really love is how he naturally disarms the hard boiled Senator in charge before it is over.

I would bet that Fred Rogers and Julia Child, if they ever indeed met, would have liked each other.  At least, I think Mr. Rogers would have liked the Julia portrayed in the movie…

And as long as my thoughts are skipping around – if you follow the link on “Julie & Julia” at the top you will come to one of my favorite reference sites, Internet Movie Database.  www.imdb.com  It has settled many a trivia question for enquiring minds (who want to remember) and provided further reading when I want to know ‘the rest of the story’.