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Blue Bloods Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) teaching his kid some gun saf…

Here’s the thing: As a pro gun control person, I think this is a very good scene. Because he’s explaining something to the kid. He’s making it clear: This is not a toy. Don’t touch it.

“The biggest mistake we can make is to pretend there is not a gun in this house.”

SPN Parallels: Dean wiping his eyes with the back of his hand

Dean […] is grumpy and slow to wake up, stretching and creaking and rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands, a waking-up gesture that is so compulsive, so who he is, that it shows up repeatedly, and it makes him look either like he is 6-years-old or, well, like an odalisque.

Rubbing your eyes with the heel of your palms is what cowboys and gunslingers do. A tough gesture, you don’t care if you get a little grime in your eyes if you’re a tough guy. Cliche, but true. I have a hard time imagining Clint Eastwood rubbing his eyes with the backs of his hands. It looks like a child-like “boo-boo” type of gesture. It’s palms-facing-out, which is vulnerable. Look for it from Ackles. It shows up repeatedly. It’s one of those gestures that beautifully undercuts the sincerely tough and bossy and aggressive persona of Dean Winchester.

They say “there are no stupid questions.” But I believe that “they”, as usual, are wrong. So I’m here in my underground think-tank conducting a scientific study to find out once and for all. Join me for Answer Time! I’ll be here for the next hour answering your questions about the important philosophical issues of our day: life, current affairs, and, of course, gishwhes. Ask away! Let’s see if there truly are “no stupid questions!” 

I purposely went out and bought glittery body dust in her honor. I’m going to welcome in 2017 lit up like a firework. Ain’t none of y'all going to ever be able to hug me ever again without getting covered in glitter. It’s on. We’re doing this. And on May 4th we’re going to make the world shine.