X-Mas almost literally doesn't exist for me at all, except when a live show of Los Straitjackets and the World Famous Pontani Sisters sneaks in. Los Straitjackets are an NPR favorite, I don't mind when their X-Mas singles pop up in the bumpers (live, even, a week or two ago, though I missed it).

How many Millennials didn't get that joke? That one's getting old for Gen X'ers, even.

How many Millennials didn't get that joke? That one's getting old for Gen X'ers, even.

I referred to him as T-Dawg Mk II elsewhere. Yours flows off the tongue a bit better, though.

Most of those pictures he looks pretty normal, walking around talking on his cell phone. Anyone looks drunk when the camera catches them eyes half-closed with a dopey smile.

Most of those pictures he looks pretty normal, walking around talking on his cell phone. Anyone looks drunk when the camera catches them eyes half-closed with a dopey smile.

I'm going as Annie's Boobs.

I'm going as Annie's Boobs.

No wonder she wasn't amused. Doctors must be sick of that joke.

No wonder she wasn't amused. Doctors must be sick of that joke.

I'm liking Jessica Williams more each time I see her, the best test for a correspondent. Al Madrigal has an odd sensibility that works great in certain situations, less so in the straight-up anodyne correspondent roles. I like him a lot — at worst he's meh, seldom actually awful; at best pretty damn good.

I'm liking Jessica Williams more each time I see her, the best test for a correspondent. Al Madrigal has an odd sensibility that works great in certain situations, less so in the straight-up anodyne correspondent roles. I like him a lot — at worst he's meh, seldom actually awful; at best pretty damn good.

@avclub-11997aab46c754fb90f36b9d8e4eaf99:disqus I met her at a book signing more than ten years ago or so and told her how much I liked her work on Salon.com. She also didn't really respond one way or the other. After she didn't appear there again I realized she'd been cut loose by the time I talked to her and she was…

@avclub-11997aab46c754fb90f36b9d8e4eaf99:disqus I met her at a book signing more than ten years ago or so and told her how much I liked her work on Salon.com. She also didn't really respond one way or the other. After she didn't appear there again I realized she'd been cut loose by the time I talked to her and she was…

I'd heard that his podcast was good a while back and subscribed to it and was downloading them each week, but haven't have time to start listening to them. I deleted them all a few weeks ago; what I see of him is just too insufferable.

I'd heard that his podcast was good a while back and subscribed to it and was downloading them each week, but haven't have time to start listening to them. I deleted them all a few weeks ago; what I see of him is just too insufferable.

Being the most interesting character on The Walking Dead for about half an episode?

Being the most interesting character on The Walking Dead for about half an episode?

"You know, I think Oscar Wilde only wished he was this gay, you know?"

"You know, I think Oscar Wilde only wished he was this gay, you know?"