Enumerated Update

Happy three day weekend, friends!

We have been completely slammed with school year-end activities... class parties... wrapping things up... and winding down softball.  In the meantime, here is where we are:

1) In Memory: First and foremost, we remember those who have defended our country, who have paid dearly for our freedom. Thank you to those who have served and to those who are currently serving.

2) Mad Men: One key reason for the silence on the blog is that the little sliver of spare time I had last week was spent analyzing the series and the ending, in particular. Of course, all of that has been written about at length so I will just say that the finale was spectacular. Honestly, throughout the second half of season seven, we have been thinking, "Man, this has got to pick up the pace." We watched Don engaged with characters we, frankly, care nothing about and watched him slide into oblivion. When he headed to California instead of back home to his children after learning about Betty's impending death, even Skip spoke a heated, "Come on, Don!" to the television. As an optimist, I am always pulling for a redemption story so when the first few notes of the Hilltop ad played, we yelled, "YES!" to the television. He's a horrible father, husband and friend, but at least he remains a creative genius. Instead of dying on the rocks of Big Sur, he created the most successful campaign of all time and went on to partner with Coca-Cola, selling soft drinks, the modern-day tobacco company.  He went from selling "toasted" cigarettes to selling us peace, love and harmony, embodied in a bottle of Coca-Cola, the "real thing".

I wrote briefly about the "Hilltop" ad back in 2010 (the link has been removed, so I'm including it below.)






I loved the finale.

3) Letterman: Now that I'm older and have three children who are early birds, I don't watch much late night television. At one time, I never missed Letterman, particularly in his early years. We cannot believe he is off the air. We loved watching his last guests and his favorite band, The Foo Fighters (one of my faves, too) perform his favorite song.



Also, remember Letterman on Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee?

4) Related: One more Letterman comment because this one deserves its own bullet point, the top ten list was a showcase. Hopefully extra security was on hand because a disproportionate amount of the world's "funny" was onstage at one time.  See the top ten list here.  Also, if you missed it, the finale in full is here.

5) Moms: The enumerated update has been gathering dust for the past few weeks, but I had marked John Oliver's Paid Family Leave rant to share (caution: language warning).

Have a wonderful holiday weekend, friends!