I had a dental dilemma yesterday, and it’s left me less than useful. I’m working — I wrote a contract earlier this evening — but I’m housebound for now. It gives me time to post, for a change, and this is an important topic that I’ve wanted to take on for quite some time.<\/p>\n
The issue?<\/p>\n
Television.<\/p>\n
I almost never make time for it, and then not regularly, but there are exceptions in my life (facilitated by on-line and on-demand re-runs).<\/p>\n
Thus:<\/p>\n
1. Glee. Incomparable harmonies. Preciously POMO, but still deliciously rude. Corollary: Baseball sucks. Cut it out.<\/p>\n
2. Madmen. Will Donald Draper defenestrate this Sunday?<\/p>\n
3. South Park. I have concluded that Leopold Stotch (“Butters”) is the glue that holds the show together.<\/p>\n
I would like to have something of moment to say about Entourage, which we always enjoy when we see it, but I’m too cheap to pay for HBO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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