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Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette is a real song, and it sets the tone for one thing I want to talk about. But more on that later. (That in the electronic news biz is called a tease. And this explanatiion if meant for the guy in Caspar, Wyoming, who just got a new job.) You would think Marvin Nolte would just want to kick back after retiring as a radiation safety specialist, but no. According to thedenverchannel.dom, Marvin noticed local TV station KTWO is having an "Anchor for the day," contest. Following a lot of resistence, Marvin decides to give it a shot. Well, no one knows who is going to win that contest yet, but they know it won't be Marvin. Caspar's competing station KGWC saw his audition, snapped him up, and made him an anchor for good. Marvin says he's had no TV or journalism experience, but he can read pretty good. And (ha,ha) friends say he has a radiant personality.  Its "Broadcast News" all over again. Anyway, Marvin, when I tell you we'll get to that later? That's a tease.

Most of us who've put "comma,  "Retired", after our names have decided we've pretty much done what we wanted to do, or had done to us in life. But I guess I have to admit I've got one little event that hasn't happened that bothers me. I don't have anything named after me. Okay Marvin, pay attention, here it comes.  Sitting in front of me is a mini-pack of cigars delivered to me by one of my students. The cigars come from the Dominican Republic, and they are called Fotinis. Oddly, the student who gave me the Fotinis goes by that same name. I turns out that her papa owns the cigar company and has crafted enough versions of his brand to name one after every family member. "If you've got em, smoke em."

"Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that cigar." Get it Marvin?

Oddly, (one of my favorite words) when I first met Fotini I boldly told her I would never forget her. That was because of her name. Even with a few oozos under my belt I'd remember Fotini. But now its a lock. I'm not a habitual cigar smoker. These Fotinis will be sitting in front of me for a long time looking for special occasions. There is every possibility that my promise of "Never Forget" will be kept. Wish I had something named after me like a fruitcake or something. They never get eaten, do they? 

Some closing advice to Marvin Nolte. You might want to get yourself some Fotinis. It'll give you something to do in between newscasts. "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Fotini!"