The boy and I have been watching old episodes of The Muppet Show and Mary Poppins lately.* I loved Mary Poppins when I was small. My sister and I weren't as mischievious as the Banks children, but I dreamed that to our house Mary Poppins would come floating down on a cloud, feet turned out, heels pointing down, purpose in every breath. I still love the movie today, even the cheesy animatronic robins when she sings about spoonfuls of sugar.

And The Muppet Show is great too. The best episodes so far have been Elton John and Dudley Moore (Animal: "Duuuuudley ... kill! kill! kill!"): weird and entertaining for all ages. You can never tell which guest stars will make good shows, though: all in all, Charles Aznavour was waaaaaaay creepier than Alice Cooper.

*This is nothing new for us, our two favorite movie genres being kids' movies, mafia movies ... and ... *ahem* our THREE, our THREE favorite movie genres being kids' movies, mafia movies, Tarantino films ... and ... of course, our FOUR, our FOUR favorite movie genres being kidsmoviesmafiamoviesTarantinofilmsLordoftheRings ... ohyesandwelikeMontyPythontoo.