“I can’t help it,” he said. “Kim did it.” You’ve got to be kidding, I thought to myself. Why did I have THAT Reality TV show on in the background last night, and why did I let him near my computer? I was looking at the screen in front of me. I couldn’t believe it. […]
The Art of Mad Men: Morning After Musings
After enjoying the Season 3 opener of AMC TV’s award-winning drama, Mad Men, I was pleased to note a few things I hadn’t expected. Viewers are plunged into revelations concerning key characters as they continue to act out hidden agendas that foster lies, deception, and infidelity. We are offered greater insight into the psychological make-up […]
Mad Men Marathon… Can I Call In Sick?
You are cordially invited … to an all day Mad Men Marathon! AMC TV – shame on you! How many Americans will be calling in sick today to watch 13 hours of Mad Men Mania, in anticipation of next weekend’s Season 3 premiere? OH, you say… that’s what TiVO is for? And those of us […]
Mad for Mad Men… 9 More Days Until Season 3
Nine more days! Nine days to go, and it’s back! When it comes to good television, this definitely qualifies. It’s the Season 3 opener of AMC TV’s Mad Men. Ooooo I love the provocative push-pull of 60s propriety and its shady underbelly – the illicit affairs, the deceptive dialogue, questionable ethics, and steamy scenes. Once […]
Loving X Two: In Love With Multiple People
Have you loved more than one person at the same time? I suppose I should make a distinction between “in love” and “loving,” but is that necessary, really, if the net effect is the same? When you’re involved with multiple people, you’ve got double the pleasure. Maybe. You certainly have double the trouble. And then […]
Sex and the Single Mom
“Single mom sex” isn’t as simple as movies make it seem.
Reality rocks! (I need an intervention.)
I’m an educated woman. Accomplished. Cultured. But I also have a secret. I’m hooked on Bravo TV. No, not the whole line-up! But one or two of its reality shows caught my fancy right away, and several others have grown on me like ivy on a brick wall. It’s time to come out of the […]
Classic Pairings
It’s going to be a Venus Williams – Serena Williams Wimbledon Final, and I must say, that makes me smile. It’s a classic match-up, and I can’t wait to spend my July 4th enjoying it. What is it about certain pairings that seems just right? What is it that makes something “classic,” at least to […]