WHEN YOU CAN BURY the image of the blue dress through the power of megakindness, self-awareness, true grit, and a 1,000-watt smile, you have to be that one-in-a-million lifetime friend we all dream about. Alan Cumming, the writer, actor, multitalented cabaret chameleon turned TV-star attorney, used his own bully pulpit to praise his good fortune in meeting this special goddess who has taught a generation what true empowerment means. Pop culture brought them together. Sensitivity, instinct, and goodness kept them close. Fierce loyalty and drive keep them moving forward. Lessons, people. Lessons.