Big Block of Cheese Day
No, I didn't eat a big block of cheese (or listen to Cartographers for Social Justice)...but I did zip by the National Review homepage this afternoon for the first time in many months, where I unfortunately discovered that John Spencer who played White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on NBC's The West Wing has died at age 59. I always liked old Leo, and I liked the actor who played him. Funny enough, I chose this morning to break out the WW Season 4 DVDs I've been sitting on for a while - and now this.
I haven't seen the show since Aaron Sorkin quit writing, because frankly I thought it went all to hell. But for 4 years, it was the best written thing on network TV even if the Democratic party moral at the end of each show sometimes made me cringe.
Also found a link to this piece, which I use to explain my politics to my liberal friends: http://www.nationalreview.com/dreher/dreher071202.asp - call it Crunchy Conservatism.
Hmm, and I bought Meeting People is Easy, which I am still trying to grok. I've watched a bit over half of it still thinking. Now listening to Beck's Midnite Vultures.
And my dog died. Trouble, the part golden retreiver-collie-chow mix that followed my mother home 15 years ago has finally succumbed to cancer. She was very active right up until a few days ago, which remarkable for a dog that was 112 years old in human years...I was 9 when we she joined the family. I have a hard time remembering when she wasn't the family dog. She was going to get dumped, but instead she got us. Lucky dog...but I've heard from reliable sources that all dogs go to heaven.
I haven't seen the show since Aaron Sorkin quit writing, because frankly I thought it went all to hell. But for 4 years, it was the best written thing on network TV even if the Democratic party moral at the end of each show sometimes made me cringe.
Also found a link to this piece, which I use to explain my politics to my liberal friends: http://www.nationalreview.com/dreher/dreher071202.asp - call it Crunchy Conservatism.
Hmm, and I bought Meeting People is Easy, which I am still trying to grok. I've watched a bit over half of it still thinking. Now listening to Beck's Midnite Vultures.
And my dog died. Trouble, the part golden retreiver-collie-chow mix that followed my mother home 15 years ago has finally succumbed to cancer. She was very active right up until a few days ago, which remarkable for a dog that was 112 years old in human years...I was 9 when we she joined the family. I have a hard time remembering when she wasn't the family dog. She was going to get dumped, but instead she got us. Lucky dog...but I've heard from reliable sources that all dogs go to heaven.
So sorry to hear about Trouble... she sounded like a delightful pet. I miss my dogs.
Meeting People Is Easy takes some time to process. I didn't even like it the first (half) time I watched it. Now I think it's among the top three music documentaries ever made, but I can understand why some people just can't enjoy it at all.
Posted by
Hannah |
1:24 PM
Trouble will be missed by all who knew her, i wish i'd known her in her prime.now who's gonna keep Dixie in line?
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Anonymous |
7:27 PM