My Mixed Bag Mind on a Monday

After a fantastic weekend at the ranch with my family and friends (post is in the works), my travel weary mind is a mixed bag of thoughts for this springy April Monday.

Mad Men. Oh Joan, I’m so happy to see you. Season 6 started out with Don appropriately tight lipped for the first 5 minutes. Something (as always) is a-brewing in that head of his. For starters, he’s reading Dante’s Inferno on Waikiki Beach… it can’t be good. I thought it was a great episode that did not disappoint. Happy to see that Megan is still in the mix, Betty is still tortured (and newly brunette) and I loved Don’s provocative pitch. Yay- they’re back.

R.I.P. Roger Ebert. Without him, we wouldn’t have Errol Morris and without him, we wouldn’t have The Fog of War,- possibly one of the best and most revealing documentaries on the Vietnam War ever- if you have not seen this documentary, please do yourself a favor and login to your Netflix account immediately. Ebert put Morris on the map with his first documentary, Gates of Heaven, in 1978. Big fan of Morris and a big fan of Ebert, I always loved the thumbs up routine. He will be missed.

Two words: GO BLUE. My Wolverines are in the NCAA finals tonight. This is the stuff of dreams, folks. I will be rooting hard for the Maize and Blue- beer in hand, just like the good old days. My good friend Molly got so tired at yelling at the tv during the games, she booked herself a flight to Atlanta so she could yell for her team in person. I wish I could join her!

I’m loving these vintage illustrations by Margaret Bloy Graham from the 1956 book, Really Spring. How appropriate as today is the first day I feel like it is really spring. This is one for the bebes.

And finally, the Iron Lady sleeps. Love her or hate her, you have to admire her tenacity. My favorite Margaret Thatcher quote, “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.”

{Images: AMC, Getty, David J. Phillip, The Telegraph}

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