December 2011
Pittsburgh is IN. →
“I have a feeling that reaching my full potential would really cut into my...”
– Maria Bamford
(It’s 6:30 in the morning, and I’ve already procrastinated. Twice.)
“The show takes its time, letting small moments unfurl, like Sarah’s reaction...”
– “Parenthood,” “Husbands” Reviews : The New Yorker
Love the Lauren Graham love, and also the Parenthood appreciation: it is far better than many who dismiss it would assume, but it takes time to really grow on you. Then, you’re hooked. (via dianeshipley)
There are few shows I love more than...
“Believing that, I can live my messy, confusing, fleeting life in total freedom....”
– Image ◊ Good Letters: The IMAGE Blog ◊ The End of Advent
Their Noonday Demons, and Ours - NYTimes.com →
DC really lets you nerd out like no other city. And, for that, I do miss it terribly.
“Think back and replay your year; if it doesn’t bring you tears of either joy or...”
– Ally McBeal (via thesumofmyparts)
“I think it is because vocation, as it affirms gift and longing, also strips us,...”
– Image ◊ Good Letters: The IMAGE Blog ◊ The Love that Calls Us
Idit Klein: Gilda Radner and Hanukkah Lights: A... →
“Be ignited, or be gone.”
– Mary Oliver, from “What I Have Learned So Far” (via the-final-sentence)
A WhippleWerff Christmas: A WhippleWerff... →
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Todd and Amy are in the home stretch, delivering you their last regular podcast before the big day. Today, Todd’s checked in with Santa, while Amy’s hacked his Gmail inbox, so they have a pretty good idea what he’s up to, as he wings his way toward you. Then, they read things, which is always fun. With music from Big Al Carson (with Lars Edegeron And His Santa Claus Revelers) and...
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A WhippleWerff Christmas, Dec. 22/23: I'll Be Home... →
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Todd and Amy took a day off due to travel plans, but they’ve regrouped to discuss what they’ll be doing for the holidays, the disappointment of not having any weird family traditions for Christmas, and the film It’s A Wonderful Life, complete with Amy’s admission to Todd that crushes his soul. It’s fun for the whole family! With music by Ray Martin, Tom McRae, Carolyn Sills, and...
“When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, our snow, began to...”
– Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby [previously] (via sarahwrotethat)
Essaying Epstein - Charles Hill - The American... →
Melissa writes:: Defining Oneself →
chuckharmeyer:
“there is a more subtle method of defining people that is not yet frowned upon in this country. And that is defining people by where they are from or where they live. For example, if you’re from Iowa you’re a hick. If you hail from Alabama, you’re a redneck. Live in Texas, someone in your family is named Billy Bob and lives in a mobile home. These broad generalizations to the...
“An Open Apology to Amy Koch on Behalf of All Gay and Lesbian Minnesotans
Dear...”
– Gay community apologizes to Amy Koch for ruining her marriage - Minneapolis News - The Blotter
A WhippleWerff Christmas: A WhippleWerff... →
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Got some last-minute gifts to buy? Todd and Amy have suggestions that range all the way from books to submarines, and they’re hoping they can help you fill out the spaces in your shopping list. Also, Amy talks about John Jeremiah Sullivan in slightly frightening terms, and we all learn a lesson about stalking. With music from Pomplamoose and Bob Dylan!
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“I tell my piano the things I used to tell you.”
– Frédéric Chopin (via theohpioneer)
For Kara
Silas Botwin: Normal Newmans from normal town. You really believe we could keep this up for any serious amount of time?
Nancy Botwin: This is who we are now. This is us.
Silas Botwin: What if you had gotten a real job after Dad died and we could have skipped all this shit?
Nancy Botwin: We would have had to sell the house, move to a very different zip code. You and Shane would have gone to even lousier public schools.
Silas Botwin: That doesn't sound so bad.
Nancy Botwin: You probably still would have knocked up a girl, only this one maybe would have been blind instead of deaf, or missing a limb. You would have struggled with your grades, smoked weed, dropped out, gotten your G.E.D... Your brother still would have had rage issues. He would have lost his virginity to a skanky girl, or a skanky girl duo. He would have grown increasingly alienated, and ended up stabbing the mailman or my manager at the Gap. We would be in the exact same spot we're in now.
[Shane walks in]
Silas Botwin: Shane, if Mom would have worked at the Gap instead of selling drugs, do you still think you would have killed somebody?
Shane Botwin: Probably.
“To begin with, the first time Mary opens her mouth in the New Testament, it is...”
– Hail Mary: You have more in common with the mother of Jesus than you think. - Slate Magazine
(I think I shared this last year, but regardless.)
A WhippleWerff Christmas, Dec. 20: Our... →
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Todd and Amy take on the world of television Christmas specials and episodes. Perhaps predictably, it’s their longest episode yet, though they contribute some interesting thoughts on Charlie Brown, the Grinch, and an assortment of others, including why Todd wept man tears at one of the worst TV episodes ever made. With music from Vince Guaraldi and Rosie Thomas!
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“Whether that’s true or not, what Romney, Perry, and Bachmann are discovering is...”
– Republican Candidates Face Mythical Gays | Religion Dispatches
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A little bit of love for Pittsburgh
(This started as a tremendously long text message to my dad, but here you go.)
At this time of year (read: October-April), I’m not Pittsburgh’s biggest fan. Mostly, the weather’s just gross and that makes me cranky about everything. Also, year-round I have other hangups that mostly have to do with projecting my own general feelings of inadequacy onto a city that deals heavily in...
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a...”
– Edith Sitwell (via wordpainting)
“…how do you know what is enough and how do you stop yourself from feeling...”
– Jeanne Marie Laskas, Growing Girls
A WhippleWerff Christmas: A WhippleWerff... →
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Todd and Amy discuss recent Christmas movies they like, with some random tangents about somehow recreating the movie Home Alone for your next Christmas celebration, as well as Todd defending Elf in less than glowing terms. With music from Brenda Lee and a bunch of British children!
Check it out on LibSyn here.
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Today’s music includes:
“Rockin’ Around The...
I’m putting my intentions out into the universe: I will dress up on Christmas and New Year’s Eves. I will be in real clothes on Christmas Day. Otherwise, I will wear nothing but pjs and sweats and leggings from noon tomorrow until the morning of Tuesday, January third.
If I prepared for the rest of my life like I have prepared to be lazy for the next two weeks, I could have taken over...
Experimental Theology: A Christmas Carol as... →
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WatchI will watch this every day for the rest of my life.
And, again, I ask why there is not a Best of Weekend Update DVD.
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A WhippleWerff Christmas: A WhippleWerff... →
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Todd and Amy go contemplative for a moment and discuss just what value they find in the Christmas story, even when they’re not exactly feeling all that religious/Christian. It’s a more serious one, folks, but you can always expect some jokes here and there. With music from Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians and Over the Rhine!
Check it out on LibSyn here.
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A WhippleWerff Christmas: A WhippleWerff... →
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Our brief fascination with telling depressing stories about our own pasts continues, as Todd and Amy share stories of Christmases where they didn’t get what they wanted as kids, then try to redeem everything with some happy stories, though that goes wrong, too. Featuring music by Thurl Ravenscroft and Barry Gordon!
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Today’s...
On my grandpa
Mom: ...so now they're talking about Italy in Heaven.
Dad: Assuming he's done arguing with Ted Kennedy.
A WhippleWerff Christmas: A WhippleWerff... →
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Todd and Amy are fully in the season of holiday parties, so they’re about to let you know how to throw the best holiday parties, as well as how to survive the holiday parties you’ll be headed to. They’ll also discuss how Todd’s Christmas parties are often sort of sad and sedate, because that’s just the kind of guy he is. With music by Billy May and Jose Feliciano!
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As a babysitter, I like the encourage children to put everything they own on the living room floor. Among other things, it gives their parents a chance to think about how they could have made a run for it, but instead chose to walk back through the door.
