"Important Person"

On a bookstore display shelf, my five-year-old daughter spotted a book on John F. Kennedy, with a picture showing him in the Oval Office. "I know him," she said.

Surprised she recognized him, I added: "Yes, he was very important. He was President of the United States."

"I know he was important," she agreed.

"How did you know that?" I asked.

"Because," she replied, "I saw him shake hands with Forrest Gump."