We see a lot of things in the office of The Bee, including the advertiser who came in one day to pay his bill and insisted in singing "I Did It My Way" (all verses) in the middle of our classified department. On Wednesday morning, this week, there was more loud singing in the office, but this time it was a fish who was drawing all the attention to himself.

The boss brought in Billy the Loudmouth Bass, who looked for all the world like a regular fish mounted on a plaque. But with a little prompting from the boss, Billy flapped his tail, turned his head, and launched into a rendition of "Don't Worry Be Happy." The singing fish took everyone by surprise. The boss thought it was so funny that he insisted that Billy perform for everyone in the building — one by one. After a while none of us could get that insidious song out of our heads, and by the end of the day we were begging the boss to throw the fish back. He was hooked on it, though, and when we complained, he let the fish give us his answer: "Don't worry, be happy!"

Chris and Rich Plavnicky probably had enough brushes with fame this past weekend to last them a long, long time. They sat center stage during the Installation Mass for the new archbishop of New York, Edward Michael Egan, formerly the bishop of the diocese of Bridgeport. Chris and Rich were the only altar servers at the mass in St Patrick's Cathedral that featured 4,000 invited guests, including New York Governor George Pataki, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and the First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Asked if they had a chance to speak to the First Lady, they said no, but she spoke to them, greeting them as she entered the cathedral with a "hello boys."

Congratulations to Bill and Jennifer Flood who are the proud parents of a baby girl named Alexis, who was born last Friday morning. Alexis weighed just over seven pounds at birth. Bill is the head pro at Rock Ridge Country Club and Jennifer is a mainstay in the pro shop.

First Selectman Herb Rosenthal got a little ahead of himself Monday night, accidentally calling on Hook & Ladder Fire Chief Dave Ober to speak at Monday's Board of Selectmen meeting. Then, after Dave had stood up to speak, Herb realized he had skipped an agenda item. "Sorry Dave, false alarm," Herb quipped.

Milt Adams of the Public Works Department was still all smiles this week despite sporting a rather large bandage on his left thumb.

Milt sliced his thumb with a straight razor while cutting tile at Town Hall South. He looked like a finalist in a hitchhiking contest.

I learned this week that Jean Salvatore will soon be stepping down from her job in the town clerk's office. She and her husband, Dominic, are moving to Florida to an area just south of Jacksonville. I'll miss her smile and good cheer.

The Parks & Recreation Department scolded me this week for revealing to the town last week that the Treadwell Park pool is now equipped with surveillance cameras to keep out the skinny dippers. Apparently the swimmers are now using their towels to cover the cameras while they swim.

For everyone that has asked, more personalized bricks will be added to the pathways around the library within the next few months. This will be the last chance to have your family's name, a favorite quote, or a memorial to a special person inscribed on a brick. The price of the bricks is $40 until June 30, $50 beginning July 1. Order forms are available at the circulation desk in the library.

The string of good weather we have this week was good news for painters. Jigsy Haddad was seen picking up lunch at a local deli Wednesday wearing a blue and white shirt that was perfectly color coordinated with his paint buckets. I guess that's an old painter's trick to help hide the splashes.

Heart Health Day in Newtown will be held on Saturday from 8 am to noon at the Edmond Town Hall gymnasium. Persons who are ages 35 to 65 and have high blood pressure, or those with a family history of high blood pressure, stroke, or heart disease below the age of 65, are invited to attend. The free screening is being held because Newtown has been selected as the model site for a cardiovascular risk program that will be used throughout the state and the country to help identify families with a high risk of heart disease.

I encourage all eligible persons reading this column to participate. Maybe then we could prove once and for all that reading this column is good for your heart. So if, by chance, you are feeling faint of heart, be sure to...

Read me again.