Obviously, I haven’t found much to write about lately. I’m still not very inspired, but the month is almost up and the calendar at right doesn’t have much red in it. So here are a few desultory observations from a man still dealing (apparently) with the heart-attack blues:
Downton Abbey, Episode 4 (BIGTIME SPOILER AHEAD): My wife says she saw this coming, but I really didn’t. Yes, I had heard Internet chatter that some recurring character was going to shuffle off to Buffalo this season, but I really thought it would be Bates. That was my hope, anyway, since his and Anna’s steadfast love is beginning to wear a bit thin. Anyone else tired of the whole Anna-as-private-detective thread? I know I am.

Rest in peace.

He will punch you.
Sarah Palin. I shouldn’t be sad about this, but I am. Kind of. Palin was a pernicious media force from Day One — from VP candidate to GOP power broker to reality star to ignoramus pundit — but she did it in such a loopy way it was always fun to feign outrage at whatever she did next.
The other day I caught my wife watching reruns of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.” In it, the former mayor of Wasilla was shown taking quite a bit of time to scale a minor outcropping of rock. Never mind that the gear-laden camera crew had already managed it since they were shooting down on her; the scene was supposed to illustrate what a gutsy, adventurous woman this Sarah Palin is. I thought it a nice metaphor of her entire career since 2008: somebody tackling minor obstacles head-on, and not doing a very good job of it.
Fun post to read—I agree with you on Anna–enough! On the up side, are you hearing about all the recent talk on “Breaking Bad, the Musical”?!?! Apparently, someone had already got a leg up on that idea though—
http://jcmpire.com/breaking-bad-the-musical-ft-taylor-swift/
That “Breaking Bad” parody is great! Thanks for the link.
Have I mentioned how mentioned how much I enjoy your pithy blogging? I am sure my blogging would be the opposite. Rambling. Meandering. Ha!
I have been enjoying Downton Abbey this season. Even though the long suffering Bates and Anna annoy me at time.
Have you checked out Catfish: The TV Show? I did a marathon watching of it recently and found it interesting and well done.
Thanks for the tip, Erin. I’ll have a look. At the moment, we’re going through the first season of The Hour, the 50s-era series from BBC America.
“Ignoramus pundit” – I love it.
What odds do you think we could get in Vegas that Chris Brown will punch himself in the face sometime in the next 12 months?
I like the Onion piece that mentions him going back in time to punch Anne Frank in the face.