My grandmother was deeply affected by the anxiety of being poor during the war, and she retained her spendthrift ways up until she died just last year. Going through her things, what amazed me was that she kept everything, and so, so carefully. Every purchased item in its original box, often with the receipt taped to…

Damn. Now how will Alabama give another raise to their football coach?

Or a portrayal of a recent immigrant who is not Mexican, which is what I think a majority of white Americans think is synonymous for immigration. (And when yr Mex a common thing you hear is you know, are you "illegal.")

I'm going to chime in here and say that in modern TV, we don't have a lot of distinct asian leads, but we have enough "asian" diversity casting that primarily focuses on american-born asian characters that don't comment on racial history that I think it's actually rare to see a main asian cast member that deals with…

Really? 30 Rock did *blackface.* I'm pretty sure more than once. I also can't think of any Hispanic characters on 30 Rock who weren't maids or domestic help (including Salma Hayek). 30 Rock had more black characters, but it also just had more characters.

The turtle still moves.

DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.

I'm imagining Fred and Carrot passing around the hat to take up a collection for Terry, and it's giving me the sniffles.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU....

I'm easily the worst in the class every time I show up, but I'm learning.

Look for baman and piderman on youtube or mondo.

damn mondays