Every week the Monday New York Times has a column called "Metropolitan Diary."  People send in anecdotes about interesting, funny, strange, etc. things they've seen, overheard or experienced in New York.  Last Monday (June 27) had one and the signature was "Lara Parker."  I'm wondering if it is really the same Lara.

"Dear Diary:

My friends Cyndi Berzow and Nicki Spira heard an interesting cheer in celebration of Father's Day.

While they were overlooking the water on Fire Island, a man drove by the dock in one of the few small vehicles allowed on the island.  He chanted, ¢â‚¬ËœMake someone a father for Father's Day.'

Lara Parker"

MB. since you read this somewhere else and didn't write it yourself, I assume I don't need permission to use it elsewhere, but thought I'd mention that I'm going to post it on my WordPerfect forum.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CASSANDRA BLAIR

Lots of good wishes - hope you had fun!!

How convenient that I save things!  Instead of just keeping the most current directory, I have old ones as well.

Lara is not listed in the 2004 or 1998 Vassar Alumnae/i Directories, but she was still in the 1992 version.  I couldn't remember her real name, so looked up the IMDB and found Mary Lamar Rickey.  There is a Mary L. Rickey (Mrs. Thomas M. Parker) for the class of 1959, which is the same class as Jane Fonda.

I was wondering about the caption on the one 1966 picture:  "Carolyn tells Vicki about her mother."

What is she telling her?  Is it just about her not leaving Collinwood for 18 years?  I thought she had already been told about that.

I always get a kick out of the howling dogs - I'll transcribe it as "Wooh - wooh - wooh - wa-hooooooo!"

No matter how tense the situation, I laugh every time I hear that!!! 

Hi Vlad, welcome back! 

I hope someone will post a reminder about "Eye of the Devil" closer to July 20!!

Connie, love your graphics - quite appropriate!!!