Footloose

Today Charlie had a checkup at the doctor to check out his foot. He emerged from the womb with his left foot touching his left leg, so we’ve had to keep an eye on it. The doctor thought it would straighten itself out, which it pretty much has (as we’ve been praying it would). We just have to be sure to do some stretching exercises to keep his “foot loose.”This provides an excellent segue for us to play the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (who is, of course, the star of the 1984 blockbuster “Footloose“) game with Charlie. Charlie’s Bacon Number is indeed no more than six. The following sequence is not necessarily the shortest route to Kevin Bacon, but it’s a fun one:

1. Charlie Crowe to his aunt Cherilyn Crowe
2. Cherilyn Crowe to Chuck Norris, the man who destroyed the periodic table because he only recognizes the element of surprise.
3. Chuck Norris to Mike Huckabee, Republican presidential hopeful.
4. Mike Huckabee to Matt Lauer, America’s Golden Boy.
5. Matt Lauer to Tom Cruise, superstar proponent of psychology.
6. Tom Cruise to Kevin Bacon in “A Few Good Men.”