Happy Valentine's Week
My Valentine's birthday is February 15, so this is a big week for us. Why a Bear? When my nephew, Danny, was about six he said to me, "When I was really little I saw Arthur in his bathing suit, and I said, 'Wow, Arthur, you have a lot of hair on your chest!' And he didn't even look up-he just said, 'Well, Danny, I used to be a bear.' And I believed him for a long time!" Arthur has told me that he also told Danny it was a secret. Well, he kept it for three years. Danny has grown up to be Senior Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. This makes it exciting to watch confirmation hearings because there's always the chance of a Danny sighting, even if it's only his chin. In the Senate he's not called Danny but Dan. However in our family, Dan Swanson is our uncle Dan, George Daniel Swanson, our Dad's baby brother. He and I go way back. Dan is also celebrating his birthday this week--February 14! He was my grandmother's Val...