Radio is faboo, especially on long car trips. You'd think somebody could start a radio soap opera during commute hours. Every day, 5:30-6, characters get murdered, give birth, whatever, with just enough overlap that people stay oriented if they miss a day.

We had The Shadow LPs when I was growing up; my husband and I listened to the cassettes.

I miss radio voices; that generation is dying off, but the magnificent voices that newscasters needed during the radio years were amazing.

I liked AYNOHYEB. It more than met my Angel viewing criteria (great stand-alone story and furthered various arcs), but I didn't really start reading fandom criticisms until Angel S4 so I may have missed plenty.

Wait. Which one of us is dead to you?

'Cause, you know, if it's me, you're gonna start spending a lot of time out on those ledges.

you think "Moon" is better than "Stranger"?

You really should've done Have Spacesuit Will Travel.

I know those seem like fighting words, but I have my opinion, and I am often afraid to say it because saying "I don't think Heinlein's women are unbelievable" offends some. Unfortunately this leads to flaming swords of argument on the subject.

I feel the same way, Daniel. I do have issues with Heinlein, but they are actually my issues, not his issues.

sexual, assertive, kittenish, competent.

See, and this describes what I think is an admirable woman. But then, I'm probably overly fond of kittenish people. After all - they're kind of like kittens, aren't they? (Not really, I know.)

It's probably his best book, overall. I tend to think it is.

I like Stranger in a Strange Land better. Granted, I've only read the two.

I don't get at all how exploring the McCarthy thing is "trite." Or how my approach was trite.

As I said earlier - I took this out of context a bit, I don't remember the exact wording. But my response was that I thought the whole McCarthy bit was a vehicle, and not the episode. And I find it reassuring that Tim said something similar.

I want to kick kittenish women in the teeth. It's a thing.

Almost the most direct metaphor I ever did on the show.

The most direct being the demon tree with DSL.

Why is that?

I dunno. What do you think?

OOG didn't annoy you, right?

No. My favorite bit of teevee you ever did.

The CBS Radio Mystery Theater

I remember that! When I was a little girl (nine in 1980 to be precise) we lived overseas, in Sicily. We lived off-base for the first year and didn't have any English-language TV. We did get the base radio station though, and Mystery Theater ran every weeknight at 8. I remember sitting up with my mom listening to it. I loved it so much. I remember E.G. Marshall introducing each episode; later it was Tammy Grimes. It made me really appreciate good storytelling. I think it's the reason I became such a Twilight Zone fan once I started watching it.

I want to kick kittenish women in the teeth. It's a thing.

Betsy is my sister in teeth kicking.