Donny D

Can we talk about Don Draper? Just for a minute?

I love Mad Men. Great show. I'm a tiny bit worried that it's reached it's peak, or jumped the shark as they say, but still, I look forward to watching it every week. So far this season we've seen a slow build, to what I don't know. But the great actors, story writing, and character building keep me coming back for more.

But let's get back to the task at hand: my love-love relationship with none other than Don Draper. Let's review: He smokes like a chimney and drinks like a sailor, cheats on his wife, spends limited time with this family, and sometimes wears a constipated look on his face like it's going out of style. And yet...he's always the coolest guy in the room, gets any women he wants, loves his kids and wife, knows how to handle himself in any situation, pours a good drink, says all the right things, never a hair out of place, never flirts with the women he works with, and is smooth and intense. Loved how he walked into the meeting on last night's episode, sat down in the middle of a conversation about paper/office supplies, and promptly got up and walked the hell out without saying a word. Loved how (last season) he put Betty's brother in his place about taking care of their father. Love how Sally's teacher takes one look at Don and is head over heels for him. I could go on. I can't help but like him. Sometimes I feel like I'm 14 again, watching Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and, dare I say it, getting a 'crush'. I wonder if there are any teens out there who look at Donny D that way or if they're too busy thinking of how they could be the girl to break one of the Jonas brothers. Sigh. A mystery for the ages.