<p>BOSTON -- "They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning/No one you see, is smarter than he/And we know Flipper, lives in a world full of wonder/Flying there under, under the sea!"</p>
<p>The last time I heard that joyous theme to the old TV show "Flipper"--about the smart-alecky dolphin and his boy, Bud--I was a kid, walking back to school after a lunch of grilled cheese and Campbell's cream of tomato soup.</p>