Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream

So, last night, I have this interesting dream. I don't usually recall my dreams but this one was kinda fun. I'm also into interpreting dream symbols so I'll let you know what I think it means...

I live next door to Caroll O'Connor. (I'm starting the dream. I don't really live next door to Caroll O'Connor. That would be difficult since he died in 2001) One day, I go outside and sitting there on the curb, ready to be picked up by the trash man - or any one of several roaming college students - is Archy Bunker's chair and side table from All In The Family. I'm shocked. I see Carroll out by his garage and go over to him and say, "You're throwing away the chair? How can you so casually dispose of one of the most recognizeable icons of television history?" I think to myself that it belongs in the Smithsonian.

In the character of Archie Bunker, Carroll turns to me and says, "You know, when Edith and I were married, she was just [uninteligible word]"

I thought he was telling me her age when they got married so I said, "How old was she?"

That must not have been what he was talking about because he said, "She used to be a very strong woman. Then, every day we were married, she grew smaller and smaller. Eventually, I became bigger than she was." He said this with a hint of regret. (I know - it's my dream... but don't ask because I don't know.)

Totally confused by this, I tell Carroll that I'm going to take the chair and run home to get my camera so I can take a picture of it before dragging it into my garage. I figure I'll send the picture to the Smithsonian so they can verify that I have the actual chair. As I'm bounding up the stairs, I think to myself that I hope a random college student doesn't come along and take it before I can get back to it. When I get to the top of the stairs, I hear the shower running and think to myself that one of my siblings is taking a shower. As I open the door to my room, the dream ends.

I never really watched All In The Family on a regular basis but I do like it, I am a strong believer in the preservation of television history, and I think All In The Family contained some very important social commentary that certainly could never again be presented in the same way. Here's what I figure: There is an important part of my life that has already passed. At the time, I did not recognize its importance - much like the TV show. (I think I know which part it's referring to but I'm not going to reveal it here) I am still trying to preserve some part of it but I have a fear that it's going to be taken away from me. I'm trying to appreciate what's left while I still have a chance and I'm hoping that others will appreciate it enough to remember it, too.