Luke, Again

I have a theory about Josie’s future boyfriends.

First, I have a theory that there will be future boyfriends. But more interestingly, I have a theory that they will be tall, shaggy, and fair-haired. Probably also strong, possibly in a gymnast/yoga kind of way.

Josie can spot “Luke Skywalker” anywhere he happens to appear. This makes her gleefully happy.

(Picture, if you can, the scenes where Yoda is teaching Luke to be a Jedi. Especially the scene where Luke is “up down! up down!” using The Force to hold Yoda, R2D2, and a bunch of rocks balanced up in the air. Mark Hamill’s arms look particularly fetching in that scene, plus he maintains a handstand for quite a while. This is Josie’s favorite part of the movie.)

“Luke’s” first appearance outside of our television screen was in a waiter’s uniform at the Lakefront Brewery, where she was also awed by her first exposure to a bubble machine. (And not just any bubble machine, but one that began life blowing bubbles on the Lawrence Welk Show.)

Yesterday, he showed up at the neighborhood barbecue. And since he was just hanging out, not working, he was able to enjoy and be flattered by the attention. Also, apparently Josie was not the first very young girl to find this particular Luke Skywalker, aka Jason, a worthy playmate.

He even walked back to his house and returned with an enormous purple rubber ball. Which he rolled back and forth with Josie for at least 15 minutes, to her giddy delight. (Although while he was gone, she got to worriedly ask her favorite questions, “Where Luke go? Luke be right back?”)

Noah, of course, cynically announces that Josie has not seen the Real Luke Skywalker. This also seems likely to be a portent of the treatment of future crushes and boyfriends. This does not seem to bother Josie in the least — which I hope you will all join me in hoping also bodes well for the future.

Speaking of the future, I think Luke’s Biggest Fan just woke up.