"Connie Hines, rivaled ‘Mr. Ed’ for Wilbur’s attention; at 78"

LOS ANGELES - Connie Hines, an actress on the 1960s television show “Mr. Ed,’’ died Friday at her home in Beverly Hills. A native of Dedham, Mass., she was 78.

Now I have to see "Marty" again. Amazing woman!

"She was carefree; she was spontaneous; above all, for reasons of genetic quirk or outstanding parenting or the lifelong sense of privilege that comes with moving in those circles at so young an age, she was supremely confident."

Figuratively speaking, I think.

"She will always be remembered as an exceptional cook. Her specialties being her famous Pierogi's and Golomki's which no one could get enough of."

It's the simple pleasures that count.

"He spent his life loving his family and rooting for the Boston Red Sox."

So begins his obit, written in his own hand. Don't miss it.

"I'm dead of lung cancer at age 69, after 34 years of not smoking, anything. It's one of life's little editorial comments. What an eye-opener life turned out to be!"

"The Mets were his team until ..."

"He loved being outdoors and taking care of his lawn and garden. He was an avid gardener and his garden's tomatoes were the best. He loved watching baseball and football. The NY Mets were his team, until they did poorly every year, at which point he would become a Tampa Bay Rays fan. His interests were movies and reading. Whenever his grandson, Bradley, would bring him a book Carl would always put down whatever he was doing and read it to him. Carl also loved being in the backyard playing with Bradley's dog, Tabitha."

"His recollections were of spectacle."

"OLD ORCHARD BEACH — George Wesley Shorey, a local businessman who for years after his retirement headed up the town's beach-cleaning crew, died Friday at the age of 96.

"Mr. Shorey, called "GW" by those close to him and "Grampy" by the younger members of his extended family, had the good fortune to spend most of his long life in Old Orchard Beach, accumulating a wealth of memories and fondness.

"His recollections were of spectacle.

"Mr. Shorey was working as a Western Union boy when in 1927, Charles Lindbergh, possibly the most famous person in the United States at the time, set down his airplane on the beach because it was too foggy to find the Portland airfield.

"Mr. Shorey used to show movies out on The Pier, and could tell stories of seeing some of the biggest names on the big band scene, giants like Duke Ellington and Count Basie."

(H/T to Sarah Mahoney)