I learned to code on FORTRAN. On batch cards. I only ran them at 2 am on the mainframe (you had to turn in your little stack of cards to the grumpy grad student with the appropriate rituals of submission in order to get them run).

1970. 2 45s. "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" and "Joy to the World"

I thought "Good Bye Lenin" had the most interesting take on motherhood. The mother pretends to be a "good" communist to protect her children. The children pretend that nothing has changed to protect the mother. (Although the mother knew what was happening. In the scene with the last "TV broadcast" the mother doesn't…

I hope this means that Amazon will improve their truly terrible UI

Oh good grief son. I've been a happy feminazi since 1974. My kids, however, tease me and say that I'm "just a second wave feminist"…whatever that means

I get upset every time they show Helena's aggressively anti-corporeal negative body mod  razorback. Nice gruesome characterization work.

I saw the Talking Heads live in 1980 or so in the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin Texas. I think The Lemons opened for them. I watched them somewhere in the desert of Big Bend (Terlingua?) after a week of river rafting down the Rio Grande in the hot spring sleeping without tents watching the stars, moonrises,…

I've finally caught up on this show today so I can post this. My autistic son is about the same age as Gary and the writing for Gary is amazing! One thing that I don't think has been mentioned about these guys is their weird (paradoxical?)  ability to be really loved despite being annoying and rigid. I've always been…

I've finally caught up on this show today so I can post this. My autistic son is about the same age as Gary and the writing for Gary is amazing! One thing that I don't think has been mentioned about these guys is their weird (paradoxical?)  ability to be really loved despite being annoying and rigid. I've always been…

I watched the BBC version of this with captions.

I watched the BBC version of this with captions.

I've been listening to this show with headphones since season 1.

I've been listening to this show with headphones since season 1.

Describing River as a type of special-needs child is interesting. I do however, object to the notion that all these kids have some sort of hidden genius or talent—this puts, I think, an unnecessary burden on them to "entertain" random people with their "tricks". River dances for herself, not to charm strangers.

Describing River as a type of special-needs child is interesting. I do however, object to the notion that all these kids have some sort of hidden genius or talent—this puts, I think, an unnecessary burden on them to "entertain" random people with their "tricks". River dances for herself, not to charm strangers.

I though blue Olivia "killed" amber Olivia in this episode.