Happy 75th, Jim Henson!

If Jim Henson was still alive, he would be 75 this year. It's astonishing to think of what he could have created had he survived, and equally astonishing to realize just how much he accomplished in his short life.

Below is a fun behind-the-scenes video explaining the Google Doodle that was displayed on his birthday a few days ago. It was a pretty silly creation involving digital puppetry you could do yourself. It was really fun, and made me remember all the great times my siblings and I had down at the old ranch we used to go in the summer. There was no TV or video games, so we'd put on puppet shows and sometimes just walk around, hands in puppets, pretending like the world was the Muppets. In another life (or maybe later on in this one), I'd definitely be a puppeteer.

Hope you're doing well in the great beyond, Jim! We sure do miss you down here.