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This was a very straightforward, enjoyable episode, made up of three parts: (1) introduce and test the new team member, (2) Betsy’s television interview about her abduction and rescue, and (3) a mission to find and kill the man who killed Hector, which also gives us the first chance to see the new member in [...]
You are just going to have to accept the mysticism inherent to this week’s episode, or it will drive you nuts. Things happen that cannot be explained rationally through pure materialism. Deal with it, or move on. Also, if this was, by chance, the first episode of the Unit you’ve ever watched, please know that [...]
In order to prod myself to write here a bit more regularly, I’m going to try regular episode blogging of one or more TV shows, starting with The Unit. This show is in its 4th season, and has never been a giant hit, but manages to get renewed every year so far. Produced and sometimes [...]
I watched the excellent John Adams miniseries on HBO when it was first aired a few months ago, and it led me to want to read the book it was based on, by David McCullough. It also created a desire to learn more about — and therefore find a good biography for — Alexander Hamilton. [...]
This is a quick one. I bought a Kindle in late July, and immediately fell in love with it. It is light, very easy to use and to read, and buying content is almost too easy — you really have to exercise impulse control. One feature that isn’t exactly a secret but that does not [...]
A few weekends ago we took our 2 daughters to see Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. I’m not sure whether the movie is even still in theaters, so this review is late, but might be interesting to people once it is released on DVD. Our older daughter, 8, is a big American Girl fan. The [...]
