MB,
Loved the podcast especially the story about watching the Bruce Lee movie in the restaurant. You had me laughing so hard I had to drive slower. I think you meant to say the movie was "the Way of the Dragon" aka "The return of the Dragon" not "Enter the Dragon".
Every time that movie is on TV I end up sucked in and staying up too late to see the end. I would have been staring along with the rest! Ginger Bear, LOL exactly. The kitten is obviously a reference to the lions that used to inhabit the Coliseum.
Happy Thanksgiving