walnutqueen

I don't remember that, just the human AIDS panic and misinformation that was rampant at the time. All my cats found and adopted me. :-)

I found myself unintentionally enjoying this show - must be Graham's mad skills, because it did have a decent balance, and the guests seemed to enjoy themselves. I laughed my ass off at Kermit doing the Taken phone call

At the $2 betting window with all the old money, I presume.

What upsets me is that if mature women do NOT shut down behavior like this, they are doing a disservice to the next young girl who may not be able to laugh off such an offense so easily. They have daughters; would they be so sanguine if some perv made moves like that on them? What if the next woman he tries this on is already PTSD from a previous sexual assault and goes all Rambo on is geriatric ass? Scratch that - I WANT to see that happen.

Bastet - For a moment I thought I was having a flashback to the 80s. Ignorance about FIV is rampant, though, When my feral aids kitty was sick I sustained a very bad bite (my error, totally, for freaking hum out and trying to muscle him into the carrier) and I went to the clinic for antibiotics. The idiot doctor wanted to send me to the lab for an AIDS screening and start me on anti-virals. Seriously.

And presumably picking up dog shit in his hand, covered only with a thin plastic bag - some highly hones gag reflex there, eh.

If I were to guess by the way he was talking, he makes a huge production of preparing to clean the cat box, complete with heavy sighs, then rummages in the kitchen for a bag, then gags over the cat box loudly with each scoop he takes. Continues gagging and pissing and moaning while he takes the poop bag to the trash.

I know this feature, BizBuzz, but I have issues with the @ symbol, and am stubbornly clinging to the notion that people will eventually read a post they've been mentioned in and have a happy surprise. :-) Besides, these days I'm mostly interested in making MY life easier. Hee! I'll tell you a little secret - the memories I have of little traumatic moments in my early childhood, my Mom has no memory of or found inconsequential at the time - and just the opposite is true as well. She'll tell me how awful she felt about a certain moment, and I have no fucking clue what she's yammering about! From my perspective only, it is very important for a young child to feel unconditionally loved and secure; from what I can see, Will and Zoey are feeling just that.

Kids don't have a choice in most of the things their parents subject them to; some stuff is more traumatic, but you don't really know how it will affect a child until it's too late and they're working out their issues on a shrink's couch or in the forums. ;-) Interesting point about this brave new world of social media we live in, BizBuzz. I watched a really interesting show on PBS (Frontline, I think) called Generation Like and it was a huge eye-opener for me. I am very glad I don't have kids.

That sounds absolutely terrifying, BitterApple. BizBuzz - I don't remember names (or much of anything these days), but it is pssible. I worked with folks in the sportsfishing community, mostly the billfishing tournament set. I also spent many hours on Lanikai Beach, mostly all alone and communing with the ghost crabs. It was very quiet there on weekdays. :-)

Cakegate was on a different episode, I think. :-)

I'll watch almost anything Alaska, but I really can't with these people. For a palate cleanser, I found a little show on SCI called "Where the Wild Men Are" which I'm enjoying so far. It's about people who live "off the grid" in fairly remote areas, and I am finding it much more enjoyable.

emily842752 - I remember that story - the perp claimed he was making a slasher movie or something like that. I think there was some mention of the show Dexter, too - but can't for the life of me recall if the perp was a Dexter fan, or if it was something else. I DO remember the perp wore a hockey mask - creepy! ETA - I just watched last night's episode "A Bronx Tale". Yet another story of wrongful conviction and 6 people spent almost 2 decades in prison, largely due to police incompetence and malfeasance.

BizBuzz - yes, I meant Lanikai - such a pretty beach. Our first New Year's Eve there, we went skinnydipping with some friends and were in the water at the stroke of midnight when all the lights in the back yard of the house we were near came on and a party spilled outdoors. Guess who had to go up the beach to get all our clothes? Yup, me, because I was the nude beachgoer of the bunch! Hope that wasn't your relatives I shocked. :-)

And fools seldom differ. ;-) waves to Medicine Crow

Sue has a shiny new toy - that vehicle was totally cool and looked like it would be fun to drive. I was surprised to learn that when the wind blows really hard it buckles the structures and pops the doors open - yet another maintenance headache she has to deal with. Glenn is certainly hard core if the lower limit of his bathing weather is 40 below with no wind. That scene made me shrivel, and I don't even have man parts! Oh, and who's brave enough to have dinner with the Hailstones? Not I.

If that's the case, I'd imagine Mr. Cohen is filled with self-loathing. Bravo's insistence on promoting the bad behavior - from the violent confrontations to sexual assault and misogynistic comments is a disturbing trend across their franchise of reality shows. "Is this the kind of world we live in?"

auntjess - I like that Dead of Night show, too - it is one of ID's new offerings that I actually watch.

BizBuzz - where in Hawaii? I lived in Lanakai and then Kona for a brief stint in the early 80s, happily in the less humid climes I cannot bear. My scientist boyfriend at the time accurately diagnosed me with lizard syndrome (i.e. I have very poor thermoregulation).

Aloha koloagirl. I thought Caprice just had the unfortunate hobby of chasing parked cars. Or, would that be horse drawn carriages?

Dog help me, when I hear that jarring jingley jangley Pop Goes the Weasel ice cream truck music, I clench my jaw. The ice cream man gave me TMJ!

Crap - this is one of my favorite new shows, but all I ever seem to do is quote my favorite lines from each episode, which won't be enough to support this forum. :-( Oh - and I like the animals on the couch, du-uh. :-)

My guide to surviving the zombie apocalypse of hiatus is to NOT use the "next unread topic" feature on these forums, lest you end in the spoiler apocalypse (I hit the "end" key faster than a Rick Grimes draw. Ooh, quRick Grimes McDraw). :-)

Jelly - yet another reason to have little banties - almost nobody suggested we eat them!!! (My Oma, she'd eat anything, but I wouldn't let her near my chickie wickies). Steff - The only time I close windows is when I go out grocery shopping, or the few chilly nights we have here in SoCal. And I live in a nondescript subdivision. But you are so lucky to be able to grow things. A friend of mine used hanging plants and pocket walls for veggies & fruit - YUM. In my very limited experience, girls are sometimes easier than boys ... in the early years. :-) Matty - I am the most anti religion person you're likely to meet, but I still remember the reason my nieces got those pretty Easter dresses and made a big deal of the holiday was the going to church part, if even only for a few years. And I gladly participated, BTW. But I think reality TV is divisive enough without adding religion and politics to the mix, so I understand not including it (although I see nothing wrong with at least mentioning church services, if they are a regular part of your life). Beliefs are very personal, eh? Edited because planets is not plants. WTF?!

Just please tell me it wasn't the Upper Peninsula, Matty, because somewhere in the recesses of my memory, there was a guy with a Michigan family; it was a traumatic relationship and the end of an 80 acre anywhere (even UP) dream ... :-) Ooh, and they all said "acrosst", which was completely fantabulous to those Canadian ears of mine. OK - now auntie walnutqueen discloses the most tenuous and possibly lamest connection to Florida story ever ... On my penultimate trip back to Canada (Our True North, Strong and Free), I chose the most magical fishing lodge within our budget & itinerary, and as a result, met an ex-cop from Florida in the next cottage. We had SO much fun. Which is unremarkable unless you happen to remember a story about a rampaging elephant in Florida that a cop shot a long time ago - YUP, it was him. I said it was a lame connection! :-)