WHOA!

You know ... some homeschoolers here in NYC happen to be kids who are just too tall for the age. Like the daughter of a past co-worker, she was 10 and was already 5'9". It must be so harsh to be that tall at such a young age. I grew my last 2" in college. I was 5'7" though for a long while (since, I think, 14-15).

I just saw new "The Producers" and Uma does look like an Amazon next to Broderick and Lane (or Happy and Stumpy?)

I am actually one of the shortest on my father's side of the family.

back in 1969, when I felt alone in my height with no cultural role models except maybe Rhoda the Robot, who later morphed into a statuesque Catwoman.

But the times they were a'changin' ( Bob Dylan was short btw) and today's towering homeschool girls at least have gorgeous tall tennis players like Lindsay and Maria on tv. We've been enjoying them at the Open this week, although I grudgingly admit they seem kinda ditzy, which doesn't do much for our theory about superior height and intelligence, at least as applied to the female of the species!

Another aside - Julie Newmar apparently lied about her height (and intelligence) back when I REALLY could have used her honesty! Or the execs and flaks lied for her to make her sound less freakish? Fan sites say 5'10 or 5'11, but this seemingly authoritative-looking tv bio episode says 6'2! Way back then! It's scheduled to air Sept 14-15, maybe I'll watch, feet hanging over the end of my couch . . .

"I'm magnificent! I'm five feet eleven inches and I weigh one hundred thirty-five pounds, and I look like a racehorse. . .
"Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing. Tell me I'm intellectual - I know it. Tell me I'm funny and it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me.''