The West Wing Recap: S1 Ep1 ‘Pilot’
(Apologies for posting the very first episode 2 days late. This weekend got more than a bit out of hand.) Here we are with our very first episode! Very excited. So let’s get started. I’m going to post...
View ArticleThe West Wing Recap: S1 Ep 2 “Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc”
Here we are again with the second episode of The West Wing. Today we’ll be getting a little bit more in depth than last week as we get into the swing of the show after the Pilot. This episode begins...
View ArticleWest Wing Recaps: S1 Ep3 “A Proportional Response”
Hello again! Time for the next episode of The West Wing! I hope everyone’s enjoying these as much as I am. As always, the greater part will be below a cut due to length and spoilers. So let’s dive in,...
View ArticleWest Wing Recaps: S1 Ep4 “Five Votes Down”
Episode Four of The West Wing Recaps! Apologies for not posting yesterday. Lazy blogger is lazy and didn’t get it edited before bed-time last night. Thank you for your patience! This episode sets up...
View ArticleProtect the Women or Change the Men? Or Both?
I don’t write about politics or social issues much on this here blog, but I want to write about one today. Because you see, I have a little son, and I’m beginning to navigate bringing him up to respect...
View ArticleLate Post
Just want to give a head’s up, this week’s West Wing Recap will be either late or non-existent. But I swear I have a good excuse! You see, at about 4 am this morning, this happened: I should note,...
View ArticleWest Wing Recaps: S1 Ep5 “The Crackpots and These Women”
Many apologies for the delayed post, but puppies! They’re doing beautifully, thank you, and growing like weeds. The premise of this week’s episode is that the senior staff are taking a day to meet with...
View ArticleBelly Buttons Are Weird
It occurred to me on my way to work yesterday morning that belly-buttons are basically just scars commemorating our transition to “independent being.” It’s really kind of weird to ponder, but we...
View ArticleWest Wing Recaps: S1 Ep6 “Mr. Willis of Ohio”
Hello again fellow West Wing watchers! Sorry for the delayed episode, there’s been some craziness in the house the last couple of weeks. But here we are again, with a new installment. This is a good...
View ArticleProtect the Women or Change the Men? Or Both?
I don’t write about politics or social issues much on this here blog, but I want to write about one today. Because you see, I have a little son, and I’m beginning to navigate bringing him up to respect...
View ArticleLate Post
Just want to give a head’s up, this week’s West Wing Recap will be either late or non-existent. But I swear I have a good excuse! You see, at about 4 am this morning, this happened: I should note,...
View ArticleWest Wing Recaps: S1 Ep7 “The State Dinner”
Oh look! An episode going up on time for once! WOOT! Ok, anyway it’s that time again. Time for a new episode of The West Wing. Now we’re starting to really get into the swing of the narrative and the...
View ArticleWood Grain Stories
Does anyone else ever look for pictures and patterns in the grain of the wood surrounding them? I’m always seeing pictures in the grain of a door or a floor-board. For instance, currently there’s the...
View ArticleInvisibly Bi
Evidently today is Bisexuality Awareness Day (also known as Bisexuality Day or Bi Visibility Day). I usually miss these sorts of things, the many days for awareness or remembrance or pride for this or...
View ArticlePiece of Mind
So. How bout that shut-down, eh? Seriously, this whole thing has me boiling mad. So mad, in fact, that I did something I’ve never ever done before. I wrote my congressman and gave him an extensive...
View ArticleTales of the Toddler
Well, here we are in the second full week of Nanowrimo, and in the time-honored tradition of Wrimos everywhere, I’m procrastinating writing the novels by writing other things. Besides, I feel a bit bad...
View ArticleDon’t Look Back
It’s not that I object on prinicple to looking back to the past. I’m a historian. It’s what I do. I believe looking back is a necessary step to seeing where we’re going in the future. But this past...
View ArticleYou May Have Noticed I’m a Little Nerdy…
So, those of you who follow me on Twitter or Tumblr probably have already caught on to what I’m about to say, but I thought I’d do a longer post here. This is my own little corner of the web, after...
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