This Is Us

I’ve just ended watching a famous TV show: “This is Us”. Don’t you know about it? Then my advice for you is to watch it unless you can’t stand time warps in the plot, mushiness, and inclusion. Without mentioning hot topics like alcoholism, domestic abuse, and the Vietnam War. A…

How I met my husband (regardless of what he may tell you) — I’m holding a snapshot my mother took of me at the Ming tombs on the day my husband claims we met. …

A whole new perspective — I befriended a retired spy when we moved into a lost little town. Her way of living is truly unique. Her life is a permanent training. I never saw so much discipline in anybody. …

Hundreds of eyes are watching you — I live in Looney Town. It’s a tiny place on the coast where nothing ever happens… Apparently. As with every summer destination, it only has two seasons, winter and summer. Contrary to the 4 seasons crop-based calendar the world has used since our ancestors, in that town, summer happens when…

A Potentially Superb Caper Romance Led By One of the Quiet Standout Actors of Peak TV Quite a few of the most consistent actors throughout the era of Peak TV have been those who have managed to portray the everyman. They include just stand outs as Peter Krause and Joshua…

I went to a funeral, and I couldn’t stop focusing on the mundane — My cousin Sam died on Thursday. On Sunday I flew to Virginia to attend his funeral, because Jews waste no time getting people into the ground. Someone asked me why we do it that way, and I had no idea. I thought that flying to a funeral would somehow make…

The strange ways of my husband and his songs — One day not too long ago, my husband and I had a surprise — we found time to have an afternoon delight. Our daughter, who is currently three, is everywhere all the time. I mean, ALL THE TIME. EVERYWHERE. She is like a specially trained, sexy-time-deleting ninja. I swear, she…

And you should eat a banana — I felt like a god yesterday when I put a new double-A battery in the clock on my wall. For a few days, the second hand had been struggling to make it up past the number seven. It climbed a few tick marks and then fell, shuddering back down to…

And Yes, They Nominated More Shows Than Just Abbott Elementary That I Like Last year, for the first time in my career of examining awards shows, I took a fairly deep dive into the NAACP Image Nominations as they pertained to television. I had been aware of them for more…