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Philippe de Champaigne, Vanit as ou Allegory of human life,  1646 I went 45 years of my life without ever seeing a dead body, and then I...

Conwy Castle, Conwy, Wales Wow, have I had a busy couple of months! My father died in late April. My father-in-law died in early June. My...

Finally, I’ve caught up with moving my Veronica Mars recaps over here, which means it’s time for the results—what is the best Veronica...

Please enjoy this AI-generated image of "a frazzled woman at a laptop, looking overtired." You know the biggest thing that keeps me from...

Things that are bringing me joy lately.

I've had it. Officially. You’ve probably heard by now about Meta’s brilliant plan to seed their platforms with AI profiles , followed by...

Closing the books on 2024. As I lay awake in bed this morning at around 4 a.m., wondering whether it was worth the bother of trying to go...

I'm gradually figuring out how Wix works, and migrating my old posts over here one at a time. I decided to start with all the Veronica...

I'm in the process of moving my blog to a blogging platform instead of doing it the hard way. As soon as I get my old posts migrated over...

1.22: Leave it to Beaver Score: 21 We’re here, at the end of the season, heads are still spinning from the events of last episode. To...

Get ready for a lot of fast-paced action and reveals. In this episode, Veronica is on the trail of her rapist. 1.21 A Trip to the Dentist...

[ Link to Part One ] Obviously, Flash Gordon is not really dead. Aura’s been sleeping with the doctor in charge of Flash’s execution...

Ugh, revenge porn and gay panic. Boooooo! I haven't seen anything this bad since Troy left town. 1.20 M.A.D Score: 8 Characters: +5 Logan...

Mandy, the ultimate dweeb Someone’s stealing dogs and ransoming/maybe murdering them! Duncan’s on the lam, and Weevil got arrested...

Flash!! AHHHHH! Savior of the universe!   Oh, yeah, baby. We’re about to get into the campiest shit you’ve ever seen. It’s 1980, it’s...

"I’ll be drinking moon juice with President Jonathon Taylor Thomas, I won’t be writing you no paper check."  —John Mulaney It’s here: the...

Claude Rains was the Invisible Man. (But he never showed up!) I should have known, based on this line in the song, that there is really...

Veronica attends a very dark party. 1.17 Kanes and Abels Score: 19 Characters (+5) Logan (+1) Dick (+1) Vinnie van Lowe!!!!! (+1) Aaron...

1.16 Betty and Veronica Score: 10 Story: 2/5 Polly, the school's parrot mascot (they’re the Pirates), has been kidnapped, and Vice...

Buckle up, it’s time for a Total Eclipse of the Heart! 1.15 Ruskie Business Score: 17 Characters (+1) Logan (+1) Guest Stars (+1) Allison...