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At some point, the idea of a family gathering became an exercise in horror and misery.

At some point, the idea of a family gathering became an exercise in horror and misery. I think this has mostly to do with the forced removal of the fantasy barriers that in some sense became self-preserving. They made everything seem so much more pleasant, but not only were they false, they were really rather destructive so they had to go. Reality sucks, y'all.

So, like, you've all posted yer thoughts about THE END of the AGOT season, and I had a few, thus ...

So, like, you've all posted yer thoughts about THE END of the AGOT season, and I had a few, thus ... H e r e B e S p o i l e r s 1. You really do not want the women in this show smiling their little Mona Lisa smiles at you, or anywhere in your vicinity, really. It's not healthy. Also, it's a little scary that that many actresses can do that that well. Sadness that one of the best smilers shall no longer be with us. 2. It's like Shakespeare and Wagner had a love child. Or a distant cousin in common. Or somebody was familiar with the work of both of them. Or Greek tragedy. 3. Is it just me, or has the production literally gotten darker - darker lighting, darker clothing - Sansa, Cersei, and Daenerys were all wearing black with silver epaulets (silver fox fur, in Sansa's case) and some kind of silver chain or clasp the last time you saw them. If I"m not imagining it, kudos to the production designers for such subtle visual clues to Winter's arrival and the to...

Great.

Great. I got up to do one thing and I found a hornet's nest. An actual hanging in a cluster hornet's nest. Fortunately, I saw it before I got close to it. If this is a metaphor, I want a rewrite.

- locked -

- locked - I feel like a bucket of lead.

Well, that's good news, then.

Well, that's good news, then. http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/28/africa/helium-discovery-tanzania/ http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/28/africa/helium-discovery-tanzania

Apropos of nothing, and barring some future trip to Quebec, this is still the best poutine I have had:

Apropos of nothing, and barring some future trip to Quebec, this is still the best poutine I have had: http://www.fritzeuropeanfryhouse.com/location.html http://www.fritzeuropeanfryhouse.com/location.html

Oh, John Oliver, if only you weren't so right.

Oh, John Oliver, if only you weren't so right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ikd7A2VuHs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ikd7A2VuHs