Fuming About PUMA

So does John McCain think he's going to get disenfranchised Hillary supporters by picking a woman veep? This, despite the fact that Sarah Palin stands for everything that Hillary's against? Does he really think we're that dumb? Wait, don't answer that! On the bright side, this totally takes off the table McCain's contention that Obama's not seasoned enough to be President. Or, to paraphrase Bill Maher, if she got a call at 3 a.m. it was that the moose was in the garbage again.

When Dinosaurs Roamed Madison Avenue

Sometimes I think the main point of Mad Men isn't so much the hidden identities, the multiple cover-ups, the nefarious backstabbings, and the various skullduggery-like dealings of the characters. Of course it is that, but it also showcases a time when seemingly glamorous activities like smoking and drinking could be pursued with abandon and with little fear of consequence. But as we can see from tonight's episode that era is teetering on the brink of extinction, presumably to be replaced by the 60's drug culture... even the mention of Marilyn Monroe's supposedly enviable problems just a few months before her death seems ominous. Yea, baby?

(Very) Brief Encounters

Synopses of Books I've Recently Read:

• The Abstinence Teacher: The suburban dream is a nightmare.


• Bringing Home the Birkin: You can sell stuff on E-Bay for a profit!


• Callas Kissed Me...Lenny Too!: I have slept with many a celebrated person.


• Dracula: The original Vampire - all others are just pale imitations.


• Fearless Fourteen: Stephanie Plum, in trouble again.


• Mansfield Park: Cinderella gets her Prince.


• Secret Confessions of the Applewood P.T.A.: The suburban nightmare is a dream, and it stars George Clooney.
  

Notable Quote

From the all-important book I am currently reading:
"Let's get back to me, my work as writer, critic, journalist, bon vivant, gadfly, busybody, father, husband, queer, neurotic workaholic. Let's just go back to my old self as handmaiden to the stars, reveler in reflected glory, and needy intimate of the super-famous."
Uh-huh.