Consortium of Seven: Year 4

        A daunting Friday ahead of me, I live partially in the hope it'll go smoothly, but there's too much in play. I'm stressed, but am trying to stay as relaxed and distracted as I can, recognizing that often I'm the greatest danger to myself. I've plenty of other things I need to get done in the meantime.       Anyway, another scattered post this week, with a growing stack of potential items still waiting for me to get to them... but not right now.       I've been enjoying Bob Odenkirk's Lucky Hank , and am already tired of running across people in social media who cannot allow him to play anyone but Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, and so just show up to complain about it.        I'm enjoying the unpacking of William Henry Devereaux, Jr's life. An English professor at a smallish college, who's never gotten past his first novel, and who lives in the shadow of a far more famous and esteemed fathe...

        This past week some smiles returned, as Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) arrived Wednesday to start its third and final season. This will be a 12-episode season (same as season 2), with a straight-through schedule, a new episode each Wednesday through May 31st.       This season picks up just before the start of the next football season, with some relationships in flux and the pre-season's anticipation and posturing becoming the focus for the sports press. We get to catch up with most of the main characters. Many moments of doubt and angst for several of them, but Ted ultimately remains Ted, and this pocket universe remains the better for it. These will be difficult characters to let go of, but ideally they'll be left in a good and hopeful places at the end. In my dotage I'm more desirous than ever for the notion of a happily ever after.       Bonus: I have/found the captions option, something to get switched on...