Ellery Queen in "The Adventure of the Shire"

I've been watching (and enjoying) Jim Hutton's 1975 mystery show "Ellery Queen" and last night's episodes made me realize how tall he was. So much so that I found myself thinking of Gandalf in the Shire, especially one scene with David Wayne, who played his father.

the opening salvo

Yesterday, our group's manager sent us all an email asking for the list of our professional achievements of the previous year. I just sent him mine. I can't wait for his response.