Back in the day, the wife of a co-worker/friend used to kiss me (and everybody) on the mouth as her form of a casual, friendly greeting. I'm OK with hugs, but damn, did that make me uncomfortable. I don't kiss anybody on the mouth that I don't want to sleep with.

It can be … etc.

I was never a fan of musicals and pretty much always defined myself that way. Yet every time I watch one, I really enjoy it.

I've been pestering a friend of mine to watch the show for months. Every time we talk, I bring it up. She might have been put off by the title, and then later by my exhortations. But one day last week I get a text from her: "WEST COVINA!!" She was already up to S1E10.

If you watch it from the start, you won't be disappointed.

When Rebecca told Josh that her mother's maiden name was Garfinkle I thought, "Yeah, and what about the Garfinkle ring? They never resolved that!" Soon after: payoff.

One nit: I'm pretty sure Paula knew that they were grave-robbing to save the firm.

I laughed like hell at the initial shot of Akopian just zoning out, thinking about her upcoming kayak purchase. Then the scene took a wonderful turn as she got all excited about Beca's epiphany, before it all went down in flames.

Glad to see I'm not the first person to see WiJo and Hector as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (the Tom Stoppard version).

That was wonderful.

Once Hector stopped wearing a baseball cap, I suddenly noticed that he's the most beautiful person in the cast.

I knew Mrs. Hernandez's "Silent Bob moment" would come eventually but still found it enchanting. The "You're a piece of work, sister" was icing on the cake.

I thought the same thing, but couldn't see well enough to be sure.

I enjoyed Valencia standing up to Rebecca and saying that—despite the fact that Margaret Mead, Diane Fossey, and Jane Goodall are not obscure at all!

That yes-head-shake ending in "What?" was a delight.

"This isn't just organic narrative that the show writers happened upon. It's purposeful manipulation."

Not related to that scene and not serious, but it speaks to the joy of Donna Lynn: Look at her face as she watches the 911 video over Rebecca's shoulder (around 15:33). You can read her thoughts on her face so clearly, and it's hilarous (the music helps too). Champlin is a wonder.

I love the way they so casually announced the fact by having the son answering the doorbell off-camera: "Mom I'll get [the door] since you just had an abortion." Delightful.

None of that began with your generation or your Boomer parents.

Since "Ulysses" was the fake book that hid a keypad for entry to the inner sanctum, Coulson would have had to carry a copy of it in with him.