It's a Richard Deacon kind of day!

Celebrate it...in all your words and actions!

"I'm not Superwoman"

Beebo and I were watching The Bachelor last night, and were treated to Brad "Not commitment-phobic now" Womack telling one of the bachelorettes, who was pursuing a dental career, that he didn't 'expect [her] to be Superwoman'.  We were delighted, because "I'm not Superwoman" is one of our favorite clichéd phrases.

In case you're not familiar with it, it's what you're supposed to say if you're a woman juggling a career while taking care of your kids, preparing all the meals, and cleaning the house and keeping your marriage alive.  Preferably, if you say this, it's the early eighties, since it sounds extremely dated.  It's apparently still au courant, though, since I found 162,000 instances of it by doing a Google search.

The earliest reference to 'Superwoman' seems to be from 1976, but most references to it probably stem from the 1984 book, The Superwoman Syndrome.

I'm sure the "men's responses' from 1982 are especially cringe-worthy...

Just to help you keep things straight, here's what Superwoman looks like
(in clip art form):

Has the most important job in the world--motherhood

But don't confuse her with Supergirl:

Has the most important job in the world, if Superman is felled by green Kryptonite

Ted McGinley is ready

Disc-shoppin'

Check out this old 60s French EP I found--looks like a fun record, but I don't have a turntable right now, so I can't listen to it.

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

Just in case you missed it, Alan Partridge is back!  As the kids would say, 'Foulard likes this [insert thumbs-up thingy].  He's currently only online, sponsored by Foster's Lager, but you can watch it on your TV if you have a Roku or other TV-watching device.

Just to get you started, here's the first episode. AP is now a morning talk DJ on North Norfolk Digital radio, and the series is set up as a webcam on the show:

Time to Rock Out, Swedish Pop Style

Happy three-day weekend!

I guess someone must want to see this...?

I remember watching this as a child, since I checked out every new cartoon, but I don't remember it being actually good.  I'm not sure who could really sit down in front of the TV and watch 4 discs of this in 2011--would the nostalgia factor be strong enough for someone in his mid-40s?  Would an 8 year-old of today be able to watch 1970s limited animation?









Anyway, I liked Mister Jaw better!