RIP Bea Arthur

I was a huge fan of The Golden Girls. And so were my kids. They were pretty little when the show was at its peak popularity and I suspect that most of the jokes went right over their heads, but still, it was so much fun to cuddle up with the three of them on those cold Minnesota nights and watch those zany, sexy women entertain us. And it probably didn't hurt that I would let them stay up past their bedtime just to watch this show.

So it was with great sadness that I learned that one of those beautiful Golden Girls, Bea Arthur, died this weekend.

I shall always be grateful to these magnificent women for the good laughs and priceless memories they gave my family.