Neanderpundit

I don’t blog much about the oglet. I figure she deserves the privacy. ( I have visions of natalie Lileks at 35 “YES! I WAS GNAT! YES, I DID SAY THAT WHEN I WAS 4!” then opening up with an ak-47)

Sometimes though, she does some damnably blogworthy things; Last year or so she’s been checking out the Nick at Night fare, and it’s all comfort tv to me, as well as to her. “andy griffith”(she can hum the theme, not a good whistler yet) “Leave it to Beaver” &etc.

Today I was listening to Teri O’Brien on WLS coming home from the range, and at the end of her show, Teri, always the lady, names all the people that help make her show tick. I have listened so long I no longer pay attention, but the daughter was, she listened at Teri credited “yadda yadda produces the show, So-and-so does the traffic, whoosis screens my calls, ” and the oglet pipes in with “And Jerry Mathers, as the Beaver”

I had to pull off the road.

Now, “leave it to beaver” was funny enough under normal circumstances. Lately I have learned (by watching with the daughter) that the show is rife with possibly unintended inuendo. At least once, Barbara Billingsly says “Ward, don’t you think you were a little hard on the beaver last night?”

Anyway, when the daughter brought that one at me out of left field, I could only think: Yeah. She’s going to be a wiseass Just Like her Old Man. Sweet.

Earlier today, I wrote a host at our local talk station (WLS AM Chicago) to take him to task for his constant harping against Bush.

Jay is a decent guy. He’s a communist/socialist but he’s got his head out of his ass on a lot of issues. I like his show because he’s entertaining and funny, and he has had his share of personal troubles, which, on air, are compelling radio.

Lately, he has engaged in some serious bush bashing, mostly just standard party line rhetoric. I’m not sure he even realizes he’s doing it.

I have put this post here because I’d like to engage him in some conversation. I have directed him here, and I hope that he will come and talk a while. I understand if he doesn’t, but I also think it would be good blogging, of the type I originally hoped I’d be able to do.

Stay tuned. If Jay shows up, it’ll be great- if not, I think I’ll delete this post and forget it.

This is the spreadsheet to date: if you see your name, and no numbers next to it, I haven’t got your targets yet. Rectify that as soon as possible, I know people are busy but I’d like this to gain some momentum.

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