You can lead a horse to Parks & Rec

But it will take forever for her to drink.  Belated thanks to those who recommended I start with the second season, though for me it didn't really click until three or four episodes in--now I'm trying my best not to inhale it all in a week.

Of course, my love for Amy Poehler began with the Upright Citizens Brigade, so it always felt wrong when I bounced off the first season of Parks & Rec.  So all is right with the world except for one damned thing:

Ron Swanson.

I have a very strict "no moustaches" rule, as my dad has sported a classic Magnum P.I. moustache since the Nixon administration.  I can kiss nearly every other permutation of van dyke or beard, just not that.  It's not a daddy issue per se, simply the fact that the brush of upper fuzziness is both comforting and very distinctly platonic.  It's like someone wearing your beloved grandma's perfume.

And yet, the compelling attraction to Nick Offerman.  

Anyhoo--I'm just finishing up season two, and am very happy indeed that I gave it another chance.

Thank you, fandom!