I feel a little silly having actually cried a little after having heard the news about Ms. Arthur's passing....but when you look at the big picture, these bigger than life characters that fill our lives as we are growing up and make us laugh and forget our problems, even if just for a little while, are a part of our lives and we can't help but feel the sadness when we lose them. As long as these classic programs and people fill our lives, we are forever young, however, as they grow older and pass away, we are all reminded of our own mortality and that we too are growing older. So I'll just say thank God for TV land and Life Time where The Golden Girls thankfully live on and where I get a warm, fuzzy feeling every time I hear that theme music....so Dorothy, say hi to Sophia for us and thank you for being a friend!

Feel free to leave your Golden Girl & Bea Arthur thoughts.