This year, I want the Complete First Season of Maude on DVD.  Last year, I got the Complete First and Second Seasons of Family. 

I remember being scared of Maude as a child.  She seemed kind of mean and the long flowing 70's frocks struck terror in my child heart.  But she also seemed cool because I didn't know a lot of women who were so outspoken.  Most of the mom's in my neighborhood were repressed alcoholic stay at home moms.  They, too, scared me.  I don't think any mother in my neighborhood came within a mile of the milk-n-cookie, warm-n-fuzzy, hugs-n-kisses kind of mom.  That's probably why I was so drawn to dysfunctional television families ... Archie and Edith, Uncle Bill (Family Affair), and my all-time favorite ...the Douglas family from My Three Sons. I was obsessed with that show, especially when I discovered the mysterious older brother, Mike. 

What to blog about?  I'm sort of all politicked out what with the election and ENDA.  I did get a missive from the AFA of PA informing me that Christian bookstores must now hire homosexuals.  Sigh.  But it didn't seem worth fretting over. 

So here's some light stuff ...

Take a poll on your favorite gay character at AfterElton.com.  My first pick was Luke Snyder from As the World Turns.  He's one the most realistic characters I've seen and his coming out process was very authentic. 

OK, that's the only interesting thing I could find.