Reflections during Hurricane Harvey: should “normal” return?

We were dismissed from work around 12:00 p.m. on Friday August 25, 2017 in anticipation of Hurricane Harvey. I left from work, met my wife for lunch, and then went shopping for last minute items. Once I got home I was mostly there until Thursday August 31, 2017 when I… Continue reading

‘Designated Survivor’ ep. 21 recap “Brace for Impact”

“Brace for Impact” (Season-1;Episode-21-finale;aired-05/17/17) Hannah’s the Bomb We start with Hannah in a van full of explosives with a 3-minute countdown. As feds surround her and tell her to get down, she knows time is of the essence. So, she says she’ll blow up the van, retreats inside, and drives… Continue reading

‘Designated Survivor’ ep. 20 recap “Bombshell”

“Bombshell” (Season-1;episode-20;aired-05/10/17) POTUS On their way to the NATO summit, former Pres. Moss and current POTUS go over the details. As this is Kirkman’s first visit, Pres. Moss gives him the low-down on the main players there whose support they’ll need: England, France, and Germany. Once there, he goes over… Continue reading

‘Designated Survivor’ – ep. 19 recap “Misalliance”

“Misalliance” (Season-1;Episode-19;aired-05/03/17) Emily Finishes meeting with sketchy guy Jay Whitaker (US Homeland Security Advisor) who is complicit/in charge of Hannah’s abduction. Turns out he’s another mole inside the organization. As he leave he texts someone that the “package is out for delivery”. What package? Does he have Amazon Prime? FLOTUS… Continue reading

‘Designated Survivor’ ep. 18 recap “Lazarus”

“Lazarus” (Season-1;Episode-18;aired-04/26/17) POTUS & Hookstraten Finally, the gun control bill is signed, and in part due to Hookstraten’s help. As promised, the president “remembers” this and wants to bring her on as V.P. She’s for it and the vetting process begins. As seems to always be the case in government,… Continue reading

‘Designated Survivor’ ep. 17 recap “The Ninth Seat”

“The Ninth Seat” (Season-1;Episode-17;aired-04/19/17) POTUS POTUS kicks us off trying to fill all nine seats for the Supreme Court Justices. His ally on this front is a woman named Julia he knew back in college. It appears she has done a lot of legwork and has a list of nine… Continue reading

‘Designated Survivor’ ep. 16 recap “Party Lines”

“Party Lines” (Season-1;Episode-16;aired-04/12/17) POTUS POTUS wastes no time having an emergency evacuation plan set up for the three newly discovered areas identified as possible targets: Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, and Hoover Dam. The race is then on for SB-8180, which is the weak-bill for gun control put forth… Continue reading

‘Designated Survivor’ ep. 15 recap “One Hundred Days”

“One Hundred Days” (Season-1;Episode-15;aired-04/05/17) POTUS POTUS give a speech to the American people and asks that since he didn’t have a traditional ‘100 days’, that his 100 days start now. People are excited at the progress. While giving a speech to a woman’s group, FLOTUS takes on the subject of… Continue reading

‘Designated Survivor’ ep. 14 recap “Commander in Chief”

“Commander in Chief” (Season-1;Episode-14;aired-03/29/17) POTUS Former Pres. Moss shows up and POTUS is willing to listen to him and is opened to his advice. Pres. Moss gives him a “passing grade” and then trashed him for the bad move with the US coach and Russian mess, the bad move on… Continue reading

‘Designated Survivor’ ep. 13 recap “Backfire”

“Backfire” (Season-1;Episode-13;aired-03/22/17) POTUS POTUS is furious that the plan to get MacLeish ended in a murder-suicide combo. So much crap has hit the fan since the capitol blew up and now this, the VP was dirty. In addition, word is getting out about it. How much bad stuff can this… Continue reading