BetyBee

I remember posting on the Dr. Phil thread (I'm not a fan!), Rome, Deadwood, Mad Men & Sons of Anarchy, among others. I think I posted on the View thread too, though I never watched it. It was on the Deadwood thread that I learned about "whore baths" and I still joke about taking one when I can't get a shower! Gosh, those were the days!

I had forgotten about the wayback machine. I found a post of mine on Sons of Anarchy, lol. I forgot that I was a "fanatic". I loved the recaps and eagerly awaited them for my favorite shows. Thanks for the reminder, @Yeah No!

I was crying when Donny's Dad admitted as much as he could about his own abuse. I have to wonder if he somehow conveyed his own self loathing to Donny as he was growing up. It's as if, without meaning to, he perpetuated Donny's low self esteem, making Donny vulnerable when Martha and Darrien showed up in his life. I found this story very compelling and disturbing.

Over the years I have admired so many posters. Some are just so clever in their writing, that you just hope they're still writing something somewhere. There was a poster in the Dr. Phil board back on TWoP, whose name was Kettleporn. Her posts were like poetry, they were so clever. More recently, when posters have disappeared since Covid, I'm always afraid they might have passed on. That said, I do like anonymous forums better than FB, for example. FB has enabled me to know more than I ever wanted to about people I actually know. Here, we have DMs if you want to share more with posters, but you can keep private if that is your preference.

I was on a criminal trial for a week back in the mid 90's. It was a really interesting case and experience. I was less interested when I received a federal district court summons 15 years later. Luckily, they didn't choose me and I only served one day.

I remember my Mom hushing all of us kids when Perry Mason was on. She would say it was the only good show for adults back in the day. She did watch As the World Turns during the day.

I haven't yet watched Carlin's latest video, but I did watch Lawson's video of getting a haircut and going to take pics with Tiffany to show off their sonogram. His haircut made him look like an Evan clone! IMO, anyway. He and Carlin are a lot alike in that neither one can ever stop talking!

I watched most of my cartoons with my younger brother. We also watched Tarzan and some horror type movies like THEM!, a movie about giant ants attacking. As he got older, he was interested in shows like Combat, which held little interest for me. I guess I'm giving away my age! My husband and I recently watched all of Rockford and Columbo and now we're watching Dragnet and My Favorite Martian on Tubi! We watch other more current stuff too, but that's usually first. These days, I'm helping my brother find a new place to retire to, after our Mom passed away. Such is life!

I know I'm too late for Anduin's post, but I keep a note of what to bring on trips in the Notes app on my phone. I mostly visit my grandkids, so the list changes according to the weather, but I always have chargers and medicine on my list. I'd be lost if I couldn't charge my devices or take my meds. Having a list helps! Does anyone else worry about posters stop posting? I'm really concerned about a friend I've made here who hasn't posted in a few days. It's funny. We learn a lot about other posters, but we don't really know important info like their names! Anyway, she's in my thoughts and I really hope all is well.

I used to love coming home from work and checking the answering machine. I guess I loved answering machines! Even now, sometimes when I come home, I feel like I need to do something. Maybe I should set up a camera and I could review what my cat has been doing while I'm gone!

Life was better when we didn't get spam calls on our cell phones. I had my last landline back around 2003 to maybe 2005 (?). We had just moved back to IL and we got a number that had belonged to a deadbeat. I got calls all day every day, for him. I started to recognize the voices of debt collectors who called frequently. I would tell them that I already told them it was a new number for me and I didn't know the guy. They'd lie and say they they'd never called before. Then they'd ask how they could get in touch with the guy I just said I didn't know! It made me furious! Somewhere around there I got my first cell phone and gave up the landline. I had a sweet reprieve from dunning phone calls for strangers. Now I don't have a landline, but the do not call registry is a thing of the past. At least there are call screening apps.

It's early. The house is quiet. I'm enjoying my coffee and watching the very pink sunrise. Sometimes life is just so good! 😸

I may have to make the same choice. These are plants I rescued from our plant company at work, plants that they were going to throw away, and I've been retired for 5 years! If Leo keeps destroying them, he may make that choice for me!

Our new to us cat (he's 4.5 and we've had him 2 months) just knocked down and broke a planter pot with a trailing philodendron that I've had for years. I had to repot it. I hope it's not too much of a shock for the poor plant. Our last cat was completely disinterested in plants. This guy is mildly interested and that is upsetting. I love my plants. I love my kitty too. What a mess that was to clean up! Now he's taking a nap in his cat tree, looking all innocent!

I didn't even know she was pregnant. This is such sad news.