An Open Letter

Dear Richard Dean Anderson,


I was a mere handful of days shy of nine years old when MacGyver first aired on September 29, 1985. I can still remember sitting in the old gym at Shreve Elementary School with Diana Sparr during an indoor recess (it must have been raining hard that day!), discussing the relative merits of the show, and how creative and inventive you were to be able to solve so many of the world's problems with items you might find in a desk drawer or pocketbook.

I have been a die-hard fan ever since. When Brenda and I moved into the house in Southgate in 2002, and she had all those seasons' worth of Stargate SG-1, my love for you was renewed as those DVDs were our go-to entertainment for many a knit-filled evening and weekend. Your leadership, strength and wit keep me watching the syndicated episodes on the Sci-Fi channel even to this day.

One of my very first blog posts was a tribute to you, and how you might have used knitting needles and accoutrements to solve even more social and world issues during MacGyver, if only your producer had had the vision.

I have told many a friend and family member about my great admiration for you and your work, and how I have been convinced for a very long time (23 years? Has it really been that long?) that some day you would come for me and take me away with you to live happily ever after. Sure, I have had a few little crushes here and there, but they never distracted me from my certain future with you.

I have been patient. I know the long wait will be worth it. But I feel I need to tell you something before it is too late.

You might want to hurry. You have competition.

Sincerely,
Brooke T. Higgins

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