My childhood is gone

First it was Jim Henson - a horrific blow for someone who had spent a lifetime with Sesame Street, the Muppet Show, and his movies.

Then it was Mr. Rogers. I'd outgrown him very quickly, but he was still a good, decent man. More than that, he was nothing more than what he claimed to be, and in a world where a television personality is often a PR construct, that's a rare and honest thing.

And this morning, the last bastion left us. Goodbye, Captain Kangaroo. I'm sure Mr. Greenjeans has more (and better) jokes to tell you now.