Goodbye, Blue Eyes

Today, following a long battle with cancer, legendary actor Paul Newman passed away. Newman was not only one of Hollywood's most enduring and beloved performers, but he was one of the most stunningly beautiful men in the history of this planet.

I actually got a bit misty-eyed when I heard of Newman's passing, but not because he was gorgeous or famous. I was thinking about what a shame it is that a guy like him is such an anomaly in the entertainment business these days. He seemed like a genuinely good and decent person who didn't let his success go to his head. Not only did he devote much of his off-screen life to charitable causes, but he was one of those rare Hollywood men who remained devoted to his wife. In a time when most celeb marriages can't last past 50 days, it's refreshing to remember that Newman and actress Joanne Woodward were together for 50 years.

Paul Newman was an ordinary guy and an extraordinary one at the same time. He will be missed.

"I have taken roads that I wished I had not traveled on. And I'm traveling on some pretty exciting ones, too. Just hope when you get to that great racetrack in the sky, that the balance will tip slightly into those things that you'd be proud of." - Paul Newman