One Good Thing

Carol Burnett at 90: A lifetime performance of laughter and kindness

Picture this: Little Amy, parked in front of our Dumont television set (we’d inherited it from my grandparents).

[I could write a book-length tribute to the wonder of this machine, and how it changed my life.]

Every week, from the time I was eight-years-old until I left home for college, I watched the Carol Burnett Show, and — like so many experiences — …