Things that don't suck, and things for a buck.

[captainsblog]

Let's get the memeage out of the way early:

Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)

Ashes to Ashes, and/or Life on Mars.

Okay, guys. Reel me in.  You did it with the Doctor, and I’m told the same sorts of things will attract me to the A2A/LOM franchises.

As was my long-time excuse for avoiding Who-age, it’s obviously compicated.  Which is which? Where does the US version fit in (OMG it had Christophuh in it- how'd I miss THAT)? Can I just jump in with the current series, or will I need to understand the backstory?

More to the point, is it readily accessible on BBCA, Skiffy, something not involving a mess of online file downloads?

Is it on hiatus now, when my Dexter and Doctor commitments are off, or am I going to be piled-on come Christmas?

You can do it, people. I can go back to 1973 in my sleep without anything magical. Work with me here.

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Meanwhile, back at ranch.com, I just joined a new comm, on the rec of a new Friend from There, who also writes here as murrday.  It's called wellwishers, and the concept is simple: members (256 at last count, me being that very 2-to-the-somethingth newest) Paypal in a buck a week, and the comm takes and grants the small and the simple of the wishes that are out there. It might be a month's rent for someone on the brink of eviction until things turn around, or an x-ray for a beloved animal, or, as in these youtubes, a simple delivery of balloons to a little girl's hospital room. First, the recipient's receipt and reaction to them-

"Tyler Westcott of Folkfaces plays The People's Climate March" (Watch on YouTube)

- and, here, Peg's song about the small moments of joy that come in paying it forward at even the lowest level of currency-

"Cow Tipping" (Watch on YouTube)

Where's George? Doing a lot more good than getting lost in your laundry or buying a Tim Horton's cuppa. I'm in. Please come along.