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Hallmark Attacks: A half-assed reunion on Monday
Check this out: That’s from the Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family show. This isn’t Lisa Whelchel and Kim Fields’s first go at a Hallmark Channel thing, and that thing doesn’t give me much…
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5-20 “Dream Marriage”
Last week I wrote about the two weddings that took place on Facts, Mrs. Garrett’s almost-wedding, plus a bonus sneak peek into mine. I was remiss in not including Jo‘s almost-wedding, that to Enrique…
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6-18 “With a Little Help from My Friends”
Guess what? I took the bar exam! Hooray! I think I probably passed but I’m prepared not to have. I find out in October and I’ll let y’all know. And that’s all I…
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1-2 “Like Mother Like Daughter”
I’ve been working on a post tracking the decor of the girls’ bedroom at Eastland in seasons two through four. It’s fun (and remarkably consistent!), but it does take a while. Realizing that…
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4-24: “Graduation: Part 2”
When we last left our heroines, everyone was fighting with everyone on the eve of Blair and Jo’s high school graduation. I mentioned that a giant multi-family fight sounds like an average graduation…
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4-23: Graduation: Part 1
If you are reading this, you probably know that I’ve been in law school. I started the blog during the lag time between the end of my summer internship and the beginning of…
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2-5: “Cousin Geri”
Cousin Geri is Blair’s cousin. She’s a comedian, and she has cerebral palsy. She was introduced in season 2, in 1980, at a time when people with disabilities were not particularly visible on…
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Activism in The Facts of Life (inspired by Federal court)
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been posting much more regularly in 2015. Indeed, I intended to have a weekly post, and the way my schedule works out, it’s on Thursdays.…
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8-22: “This is Only a Test”
Since my complete series DVDs arrived about a month ago, I’ve been savoring the opportunity to watch seasons six through nine, to which I haven’t had reliable access in over a decade. I…
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2-2: “The New Girl – Part 2”
Back in September, I treated you all to a recap of the episode where we are finally introduced to our tough-talking, motorcycle-riding, fist-clenching, gender-nonconforming heroine, Jo. Then the sky fell and I dropped…
