The Golden Girls

Hello possums! Firstly, yes. I was away for longer than expected. After handing in my dissertation I wanted to allow myself a little RnR so I took some time to do…nothing. And it was glorious. But now, I’m back. Huzzah! And I want to ‘thank you’ for ‘being a friend’…

What is your ‘go to’ when you want to shut your ears to the real world? — Despite everything going on, I’m of the (perhaps controversial) opinion that the world right now is not a particularly awful place to live. …

The first thing people ask childfree single people is “what are you going to do when you get old? If you don’t have kids you won’t have anyone to take care of you!!” Turning 40 has made me confront my mortality. While it may be true that I don’t have…

Every so often, you stumble across a gem in a sea of bland media. Something that grabs you, that speaks to you in ways that might not even make sense to others. …

She was given to us on January 17th 1922 and taken from us on December 31st 2021. On this day of her birth I felt it prudent to honor the legacy of this icon who I and everyone else has grown up loving and laughing with forever. I remember when…

How The Golden Girls and Cobra Kai are like time travel. — Every night, my wife and I go to sleep to reruns of The Golden Girls. It is such a ritual that when Hallmark Channel ditches the sitcom during the Christmas season in favor of their signature non-stop holiday movies, we both long for their return in January. When The Golden…

The camera doesn’t just add 10 pounds; it adds 10 years, too. — Age is nothing but a number — or so they say — but boy, can she be cruel. This harsh reality really hit home for me in my twenties when I started watching reruns of The Golden Girls on Lifetime. …

I’ll always treasure Betty White and the other Golden Girls. As the world slept, the pranks of their romantic adventures provided relief from my sadness. A joyful heart is good medicine, Proverbs 17:22 ESV but grief robs us of our gaiety. The Golden Girls proved the value of good entertainment…

In a 2009 interview, Betty White shared how she wanted to be remembered: “I’d like to be remembered as Betty, their good friend that they invite into their homes.” We lost Betty December 31, 2021, and one thing is certain: that is exactly how she will be remembered. For many…