The Isotopes win a game! The Isotopes win a game!*

While I am a huge Family Guy fan (and who isn't?), I cannot forget the first 'cartoon sitcom' that really did change my life - The Simpsons. From ages 12 until 20, I refused to miss an episode, and each episode was a family affair. Every year on my birthday, my friends serenade me with the song Michael Jackson and Bart wrote for Lisa on her birthday (and every time I see a guy in a pink shirt, I snicker). When I think of Lisa's experiences in Washington DC for the essay writing contest, I still choke up a little. Those of you who are or have been as devoted to the show as I have been know that most everything in life relates to The Simpsons - whether it be a hidden joke, the moral of an episode or one of the quirky, but well-defined characters.

So you can share in my joy when I discovered this article. Somebody gets it.

I think I just shed a tear.

* By the way, the title of this post is a quote from a Simpsons episode and is a reference to "The Shot Heard 'Round The World" during a 1951 National League Playoff Game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. After Bobby Thompson's final home run, the announcer cried out "The Giants Win the Pennant!". You're welcome.