Month: November 2005

Thank goodness tomorrow’s Thursday, so that Veteran’s Day Friday is not far away and I can enjoy a long weekend.

Oh, jeez, I watched “NCIS” on CBS again last night. Curiously interesting, when the FBI and NCIS end up on competing operations and then end up joining forces (since, you know, it’s that much more efficient and, you know, who wants to hear more BS about agencies not working together?).

“House” last night on FOX – weird medical mystery of the week, when the new college grad patient turns out to have been ill because of exposure to a radioactive material that his junkyard-owning dad found. Yikes. Dr. Wilson’s pissed that Dr. House kept asking him to loan him money to test him (Wilson), to see how much money Wilson would give before finally asking the money back from House (i.e., how much does Wilson value his friendship with House? Answer: $5,000). House buys a cool motorcycle. (Wilson believes said motorcycle was out of the loaned $5,000; House proves otherwise when he repays $5,000 by whipping out his checkbook; Wilson can only say, “Sure, a drug addicted disabled man driving a motorcyle…” – that’ll make anyone feel good). House, can you say “midlife crisis”? (well, okay, so the actor, Hugh Laurie, likes motorcycles all his life in real life, so the writers passed this interest onto his character House, who apparently liked motorcycles even before he became disabled). At least, House is moving on with his life, accepting that he can still enjoy cool stuff despite his cane. House’s parents come to town. (Seriously, the guy has parents? And, they seem like nice people, and yet he’s still a (psychologically) screwed up guy? And, he feels guilty for being screwed up, thereby disappointing his parents for being a screwed up guy? For Pete’s sake, stop looking so morose in front of your parents then, House! Well, ain’t going to happen). Plenty of laughs for an ultimately sad episode. Next week’s preview suggests that House’s obsession with the ex-fiancee he loves to hate continues.

If you have not done so, go vote. Do your civic duty. Plus, it’s a nice day, so go outside. (easy for me to say, since I’ve got the day off).

An interesting story on Time.com – dare we eliminate the third year of law school? Wendy Cole reports:

The first year of law school is notoriously difficult, but other than lining up employment, what exactly happens during the third? Given that even professional litigators have a hard time coming up with a good answer, at least one school has decided to eliminate the year of living lazily. Starting next summer, attorneys-in-training at the University of Dayton will be able to complete coursework in two years, rather than the traditional three. The accelerated program—just approved by the American Bar Association—is the first of its kind in the U.S. [….]

So if they can shave off a year from their studies, does that mean they’ll pass along the cost savings to starter clients by lowering hourly rates? Don’t bet on it. But seasoned legal experts aren’t automatically nixing the concept. Says one veteran litigator, “You don’t learn anything in the third year of law school anyway, so they may as well shorten it.” In any case, long-winded professors seemingly need not apply.

So, this week, in the land of “Doonesbury,” Mike and his daughter continue the college tours trip, paying a visit to Mike’s alma mater, Walden. They drop by on Mike’s old commune, which is now home to B.D. and Boopsie, and Zonker, the ex-nanny to Alex. A warm reunion, but for Zonker’s lack of realization that Alex can take care of herself. Well, actually, despite what Mike may think of his daughter, I’d wonder if Alex can really hold her own with her half-uncle Jeff Redfern, the Walden senior (who really is clueless for a kid who’s been recruited by the CIA)…

Oh, and last night’s “Two and a Half Men” on CBS was quite funny, with Martin Sheen (dad of Charlie Sheen) playing the dad of Rose, the stalker/girlfriend-wanna-be of Charlie Sheen’s character, Charlie Harper. Considering the Sheens’ resemblance to each other, what does that mean? That Rose is obsessed about a guy who looks like her dad? But, funnier, her dad, Harvey, becomes obsessed with the Harper brothers’ mom, the much married Mrs. Harper. Yikes. Martin Sheen must be looking for other things to do with “West Wing” winding down.