Well, y’all, I’m going to give you a break from all this political & economic claptrap, and talk about something cultural – which means, of course, Public Television!

Downton Abbey, Season 3, starts tonight. From the previews, it appears we’ll be treated to more of the shenanigans of the down and upstairs folk, now in post-WW I time frame.

I really enjoyed Season 1. It bore an uncanny resemblance to the plot of the first couple seasons of Upstairs Downstairs, but hey – what’s wrong with repeating success? The monkeyshines of the rich and not so rich kept me enthralled for about 12 hours of programming.

Season 2 seemed to drag on for centuries, even with a segment about catching & dying of the Spanish Flu which is a hot topic with me (see Writing section).

So now we’re up to Season 3, which apparently features Shirley MacLaine as the matron of the manor’s mother – cool, eh?

So enjoy the break from all this stuff, and check out Downton Abbey. You may or may not like it!

Oh, and by the way: if you make it all the way to the end of the first installment – Jack White will be on Austin City Limits right afterward. If you are a fan (as I am) you should enjoy it.

Let me know if you check it out!