A few memories . . .

I didn't watch Mork & Mindy but saw some snippets of it a time or two.  I loved Mrs. Doubtfire and Patch Adams. 

Jonathan Winters was Robin Williams' mentor of a sort.  Jonathan Winters played a woman in some of his best-known skits, and he was hilarious.  He was known for improvisation.  Robin Williams followed suit.

Like Jonathan Winters who also suffered from some psychological problems, Williams had bouts of severe depression.  I think that comedy was one of the ways that he could work his way out of them, but apparently not this time. 

What I remember about Robin Williams that touched my heart is that he visited the troops many times and entertained them to the hilt.  He gave them something to really laugh about.  And his dedication to Christopher Reeves (a classmate at Julliard) and his family was amazing and very generous.  Robin Williams could be so selfless.

Four movies will be coming out in which he was one of the actors -- four.  The first will likely be released in December and the others will follow.  It will be sad and haunting to see him again, because one of the really awful and wonderful things (at the same time) is the gift of video.  For a brief time, he will be back with us again.

Years ago I remember an Ann Landers column that was often repeated because it was so important and always timely.  She cautioned those who were seriously depressed and feeling suicidal to just "wait until tomorrow."  She reasoned that if given just one more day and the fresh face and brain of a new morning, things might have improved or maybe it would just seem so.

I remember reading some letters from her fans saying that this advice was what saved them. 

Keith Ablow, a mental specialist who appears on Fox said that that we are doing better than ever in treating depression.  He wanted people to have hope out there, and he suggested that they need to get the right help.  It just doesn't seem that we are doing nearly enough.

We're going to Hartville today to get the rest of the wood trim for our house.  When we built the house, we were getting short on money so we did the prudent thing and got poplar trim.  It was not a good decision.  Poplar just doesn't hold the stain color and washes out, looking drab and boring.  So this last purchase will finish up with this project and I am very, very glad.  Of course, when we built the house, stained wood trim was popular and now not so much.  Too bad.  We're finishing the job!!

Take care.