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Freedom has never been free … I love my children and I love my wife with all my heart. And I would die, die gladly, if that would make a better life for them.
Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers, who was killed 50 years ago in Jackson, Mississippi by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith (who only was convicted for his murder in 1994). 
The other day, in looking over my papers, I found in my desk the following copy of a letter, sent by me a year since to an old school acquaintance.
The first words of Charlotte Brontë’s The Professor. Which I’ve been reading for the past two hours. Which is so captivating I almost peed my pants because I wouldn’t stop reading. Which I finally forced myself to stop reading because it’s so good I want to make it last.
Can I flirt? Like with every professor I ever had, thank you! [snickers] Can I flirt!

Jamie Stringer (Jessica Capshaw) to Jimmy Berluti (Michael Badalucco) in The Good Night [The Practice, S7E09].

You guys all know it’s gonna be a long, long Summer hiatus before we get to know that Richard is NOT dead and we can witness the aftermath of Arizona’s cheating. I have no idea how I’m gonna be able to wait. Actually I know I will probably rewatch seasons 5 ton 9 of Grey’s Anatomy.

But for now, I started watching The Practice, on Sunday. From season 7, when Jessica arrives. And I don’t know why I didn’t watch it before because it is an excellent show. All the cast is terrific and it’s a guest star galore (if you know me, you know I love the intense satisfaction you get from pointing at your screen saying: “Thom Barry!”, “Kate Burton!”, “Holland Taylor!” when recognizing guests. What I love even more is turning into imdb and listing the other stuff they were in and underlining “funny how Jessica and Kate Burton are both on Grey’s…”).

And I love Jessica on that show, as Jamie. She is talented, perky, idealistic and pretty. And I love how she insists on it:

“You listen to me…I graduated high school in 3 years. I graduated Yale with honors, I made law review at Harvard. I excel at everything I do. I’m even pretty!” [S7E03]

“Bobby, next to looks, I pride myself on my research!” [S7E14]

Also,I can relate. Although I didn’t flirt with every professor I ever had. Just one.

I’m gonna grab your cans— your paint cans!
Mitch and Cam’s lesbian friends Pam (Wendi McLendon-Covey) to Claire on last night’s Modern Family. Yeah, that joke practically wrote itself, it was an easy one but it made me laugh hard, especially after I realized Cam’s gay friends all fall for the Dunphys (remember Mystery Date?) It was a fun episode, Lily’s lines are always the best and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons has great timing (how old is that kid???) and I always love Fred WIllard on my TV screen (this week was a treat of guests in my fave comedies with Margo Martindale as Nick’s mom on New Girl’s Chicago: also a great episode!)
You are so brilliant and kind and stupid-hot!
Leslie to Ann in this week’s episode of Parks and Recreation; and my exact thoughts every time I see or think of Rashida Jones. Too bad she’s already Amy Poehler’s wife…
He’s probably not looking in tonight, but Joaquin, you’re a remarkable actor and I’m sorry you’re not with us this evening.

Daniel Day-Lewis, melting my heart with his nod to Phoenix in his moving, sincere, humble speech at the SAG Awards. If you remember, Joaquin Phoenix said in his speech when he won the London Critics Circle Award for The Master: “ There’s an up-and-coming actor named Daniel who’s in a movie called ‘Lincoln.’ You should check it out.”

These men are two tremendously talented actors, they’re also very private and humble about their craft. And as if they needed to be more endearing, they’re extremely respectful of their fellow actors.

Winston said you make fun of my gremlin toenails. That you call them clickety-clacks or centaur boots.
Schmidt (Max Greenfield), about his “barnacle toenails” on this week’s New Girl. Honestly, all the stuff from this episode was hilarious, from Nick posing as Julius Pepperwood from Chicago (that was also awfully cute to see how protective of Jess he is) to Winston’s pogoing. The old waffle lady who turns out to be creepy Edgar’s girlfriend was funny too, in a gross kind of way -Imma stick with the Pancake Lady, even if she’s a whore! This episode made me happy; it also made me wonder what my pogo is (I can’t help trying to figure out ever since I watched it). Not you?
You gave a stunning performance in Les Misérables, I have not seen someone so totally alone and abandoned like that since you were on stage with James Franco at the Oscars.
Tina Fey, at the Golden Globes, last night. Oh my God,what a night!!! And this was just the opening. Tina and Amy did a great job hosting the show, they were hilarious and I hope they’ll host next year too!!! (and God, how true! The James Franco/Anne Hathaway team just didn’t work. At all. I remember feeling sorry for her. And wishing Kirk Douglas hosted the Oscars!)
Personally, I wouldn’t marry a man who proposed to me over an invention
Katie the maid, in Meet Me in St. Louis, about Rose who’s expecting a phone call (and maybe a proposal) from her beau. I watched it for possibly the millionth time today. The 1944 film is my favorite holiday movie. Maybe because it is set in St. Louis, MO. Maybe because it stars Judy Garland, Mary Astor and Margaret O’Brien. Maybe because it was directed by Vincente Minnelli (and that this film is the very reason Liza Minnelli exists). Maybe because it features two of my favorite songs: The Trolley Song and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Or maybe, just because it’s a very beautiful film and that I laugh at basically everything out of Katie the maid and Tootie Smith’s mouths!!! I grew up loving intrepid little Tootie who didn’t want to leave St. Louis but no-nonsense Katie also cracks me up. She’s also right: who wants to be proposed to over an invention!
Listen, you can kiss them all you want, just don’t fuck all of them!
Lizzy Caplan, recalling the best advice she was ever given, on Love You Mean It with Whitney Cummings (on December 5). Her mom told her older sister and her sister told her (nice family tradition, by the way). Well, I don’t have an older sister and my mom never told me that, obviously.
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