Former child and reality television star, Gary Coleman, passed away from a brain hemorrhage that resulted after a fall in his Utah home.

When I heard about Coleman’s death the first couple of thoughts that come to my mind.

  1. Do you remember when he was sitting on the car as a security guard? [Link]
  2. Bulimia
  3. Fat Kids eat potato chips out of large yellow containers
  4. Don’t trust dudes in bike shops
  5. “What’ you talking about, Willis”

Alright, I know the Bulimia thing is a little weird but one of my most memorable episodes of Different Strokes is when Dana Plato (is she dead?) character would overeat and then force herself to throw up.  As a kid, I was shocked at this behavior.  I remember sitting there and thinking, “why would she eat that cake just to throw it up?”

I learned a lot of life lessons from that show. More >