I’ve just discovered “Leave it to Beaver.” The show itself is hilarious. TVLand is in the middle of obviously what must be the last season of the show. Beaver is still in grammer school, but he looks old enough to be in high school. Wally looks like he should be in college, and yet he still hasn’t graduated from high school. I find the show funny not because of the gags that are supposed to be funny. It’s funny because the show is soooo backward of how real life is today. I have to wonder if this how things were like in real life in the late 50s and early 60s. The Beaver must be a moron. Before making any decision he has to ask the advice of everyone…Wally…his parents….and even Eddie Haskell. I’m not sure Ward and June ever let him think on his own. It is a wonder he got anywhere. I guess the producers of the show wanted to continue to provide the usual show of Beaver learning his lesson, without actually being realistic. In one show they were making a big deal about Eddie Haskell moving out of his parents’ house and getting an apartment on his own (while still being in high school). In America today this happens all the time. But it must have not happened often in the 50s.

Letterman’s show last night was very touching. This was the first Late Show since the attack. It reminded me that Letterman has compassion and feelings. Definitely a show to remember.
I’m headed off to a retreat at Short Mountain with another church in the area this weekend. It is definitely a good time to get away from the news and world and focus on things that are really important. Due to my church’s Homecoming being the same weekend as this retreat, I will be getting up early Sunday morning and driving back in time. It’ll be a 90 minute drive.