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tvPalaver: Modern Family

I've been meaning to list my picks among the new fall TV shows, but I've been too busy watching TV. Most importantly, "Modern Family" lives up to the hype.  It's fantastic.  If you haven't seen it yet, you can catch up on the first few episodes at abc.com.  But you don't have to.  It's a sitcom -- it's not rocket science (or "Flash Forward" (to be discussed in another post)).  It appears on ABC Wednesdays at 9.  It has a great ensemble cast.  I love the guy married to the pretty blond from "Ed" who thinks he's the cool dad ("I'm hip.  I surf the web.  I text.  LOL: Laugh out loud.   OMG: Oh my God.   WTF: Why the face?").  And I love Mitchell and Cameron:

RandomPalaver: A Golden Anniversary

This little girl didn't know, while playing piano in her living room in Jersey City in the early '40s, that she'd one day meet this young man, shown here enjoying a beer while serving in the army in Munich in the early '50s.  But they did meet, on a blind date, and later married, 50 years ago today.  They've both been smiling -- and making the rest of us smile -- ever since.  Happy anniversary Mom and Dad!