So if the CALL OF DUTY guy and the girl who played WONDER WOMAN in Grayson hooked up and had a son, would he grow up to be… a superhero?  We’ll let you know.

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I wish I was a lawyer.  I’ve said that many times.  I hear of an injustice or experience one myself, and wish I had the power, the means, to take down the bastards that are doing wrong and make everything right, fair, just.

Recently someone suggested I watch “Damages” about Patty Hewes, a high stakes, hot shot lawyer, played by Glenn Close.  I rarely watch TV and when I do it’s usually comedies since one hour dramas tend to bore me with their slow pace and predictable outcomes.  But, lately with all the time I spend feeding Max, I decided TV was pretty much the only thing I could do during that time that didn’t require me to move or use my hands, so I gave it a shot.

I watched Season 1, Episode 1, and I was IN.  One complaint about hollywood is the lack of strong female roles.  Oh sure, I know, there’s always the “hooker with a heart of gold” (insert eye roll here).  But, there’s also a lack of cool lines said by women.  Think of all the good one liners said by men, like “Yippie Ki Yay M*therF**ker” and “Go ahead, make my day” or “I’ll be back”.  Wait, no–I take it back–skip that last one.

So I am thrilled to watch Glenn Close play an extremely strong role AND she has several great lines to boot.  In the first episode, my favorite scene was when Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) pisses off an opposing lawyer.

He says, “Patty, if you were a man I’d kick the living dog-shit out of you.”

She shoots back with a smile, “And if you were a man, I’d be worried.”

Delicious.

For those of you who haven’t seen the show, here’s a taste of Patty Hewes:

My world is very small these days.  I remind myself to enjoy it, because soon it will change.  I haven’t had time to read the paper and I abhor watching the local news so I’m not up to date on current events.

Even in my dreams I’m looking for a place to nurse Max while running errands and dealing with insurance payments.

And watching Max dream while he sleeps, with his eyes going back and forth, smiles coming and going… What is HE possibly dreaming about?  His world is even smaller than mine.  Maybe he’s dreaming about all the ruckus he plans to cause around here once he’s crawling and walking.  I’ve seen him casing the joint, figuring out all the things he can knock over, grab and put in his mouth.

For now, this small world is OK.  It’s a mini vacation from the big crazy world.  But oddly, there is one thing that’s seeped through.  I don’t know the full story, but something about a lousy hot dog?