RIP Kitten
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Suicides are so tragic for families. And Martin Short, whose daughter just took her life, has had so many losses in his life. Maybe humor is his best medicine.
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I adored Kitten and Bud in that show. In reruns, of course.
Billy Gray (Bud) and Elinor Donahue (Princess) are still alive. Robert Young and Jane Wyatt, of course, are long gone.
I enjoyed the show too, although the original episodes were well before my time - and my parents’ time.
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That’s depressing. I remember watching the originals (though yes, I was young).
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Well, but not surprising. You’ve been with me since my CC beginning, so you know how old I am. 
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Princess never did it for me, although I liked her in The Andy Griffith Show. Again, in reruns.
Where she was one of the earliest examples of Chuck Cunningham Syndrome, before the trope of leaving without ever being mentioned again was even named.
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Well, Ellie couldn’t hold a candle to Helen Crump!
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True that. When I get asked for ID with a purchase I often ask the clerk how old their grandmother is.
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Unfortunately I can’t link it, but Runners World Magazine announced the death of Jeff Galloway at age 80. He was a 1972 Olympian and promoter of the “ Galloway Method “ for distance racing. Well known in the running community.
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Oh no! So sad. 
RW reports the cause of death was a stroke.
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Thanks for posting the link
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Man, when i was a marathoner I read all his stuff. RIP
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At first, RW was the only outlet reporting his death. Now even my local paper has the AP story. And here is the ESPN:
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I am really sad about Jeff Galloway. I did a nutrition/training course of his that was super helpful. This was posted on his facebook page:
“Sadly, we lost someone truly irreplaceable today. We are heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Jeff — a husband, a father, a grandfather, a coach, a mentor, and a believer in every single one of you.
Jeff spent his life proving that anyone could cross a finish line. He celebrated every mile, every walk break, and every finish. He coached millions, but found fulfillment in each of your stories of personal accomplishment.
Jeff had an almost supernatural ability to look at any person, any age, any fitness level… and see not what they were, but what they could become, in fitness and in life.
He was genuinely thrilled by every single accomplishment, whether you were crossing the finish line of your fastest marathon or nervously finishing your first mile. To Jeff, both were worthy of celebration because both required you to believe in yourself and take the risk of trying.
Jeff did not just make runners. He empowered people to believe in themselves.
Run easy. Walk proud. And thank you, Jeff, for always believing in every one of us!
He is survived by every person who ever crossed a finish line and thought, “I didn’t think I could do this”.”
Quite a bit of this can apply to life as well as running.
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Wow, that makes me sad. I’m the most untalented runner ever (a physical therapist told me, “Some people’s bodies just aren’t meant for running,” ha) but I ran for years with my former neighbor. We lived 30 minutes apart and still got together three days a week to run. We did a lot of races together. I ran five half marathons. I was able to finish one 10K without stopping, but at distances farther than that, I needed to take walking breaks. I used Galloway’s method and it worked great. I’m really thankful that he legitimized walking during races! I wished I’d heard of him when I was younger, because that’s really why I never tried running sooner - I assumed that walking breaks were “cheating.”
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I belong to a local Galloway FB group. It seems Jeff stayed very engaged with these local grassroots groups offering support, advice training. His family’s statement above really speaks to me . As someone who has never been athletic and who decided to try running at age 53 I could not have done it without that “permission, support and confidence” to run/walk.
His legacy will live. 
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Thanks for sharing that. I’m surprised how touched I’ve been by his death.
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