Obituary: Paul Newman

My mom's favorite actor, she could never say Long Hot Summer, with Paul Newman, without saying, "Yum!"

He is also at the center of my story about how someone can be too concerned about politics.

My Mom's 1st Cousin, Joy, (does that make her my 2nd cousin, or my 1st cousin once removed?) was and is involved in the Washington DC scene, and at one large event, was asked to point out someone in the crowd.

She said, "See the tall handsome man with the striking blue eyes, she is standing to his left."

The person then replied, "So, she's standing next to Paul Newman?"

My mom teased Joy about that one.