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You should do this on a nice, spring day. Years ago I decided to take the SI Ferry just for the fun of it and to be out on the water. It was great!

Yes...but is that the name on these little boats? For some reason, I remember the name meant an easier way to get around the city. This was back in 2013. I think the boats were yellow.

Hey...New York City folks! What's the cute Yiddish name of those small boats that run between Manhattan and maybe Brooklyn? Something like Schleppin'? I saw them when we were on a cruise ship waiting to head up to New England several years ago. I'm now watching Aerial America on Smithsonian and it's all about NYS. When it was showing Manhattan, I could see those boats. I always watch this episode whenever I know it's on.

I've tried to copy & paste the link from YouTube but it's not happening. Look up Worlds 2024 on YT and it's there

Nope. Last night they had two hours (bless their hearts) to cover Men's LP. The first half hour, they showed some SP's of men's & a couple of the women's LP's. And C/B's FD. To me, this shows their lack of interest in this sport. They could've made it an exciting 4 minutes, a sort of "wait'll ya see this!" moment of unforgettable athletic determination. Just found Adam's LP - link is below. It looked much better on my phone than on my laptop.

You'd think NBC would've shown Adam's skate-from-hell, 19th to the podium--an athletic achievement just made for TV, right? But no. I guess this was their way of thumbing their noses at those of us who won't pay for Peacock. Unbelievable 🤬. I sure do miss the days when ABC covered skating. Better camera work and better coverage. ABC would've have loved playing Adam's LP over & over...a Wide World of Sports miracle type of coverage. What was that show's motto?

Has any skater ever made such a huge leap in standings as Adam did tonight? 19th to the podium & a Bronze medal. Two amazing guys on ice!

Yay!! Ilia did it🎉. A fun, exciting moment in figure skating history and we watched it 😁

I haven't watched this show in a long time. But each Saturday morning I sure do think about how nice it would be to watch a revised version with replacements for Sunny, GZ and Jeff.

Keep Pet Peeves separate. And if folks put their peeves in Chit Chat too much, just give us a gentle reminder 😊.

Wow! I'm still on a skating fan viewer's high after Gilles/Poirier's FD. That music is so haunting but beautiful, and their skating was the best I've ever seen from this team. They should do more programs like this. Loved Fear/Gibson's "Rocky" FD. Now, on to Men's.

I'm waiting for World's to start at 3:00 on USA. It's ice dancing, my favorite. It's not as dangerous as pairs (my former favorite discipline in figure skating, but pairs has grown too scary for me in the past few years). Our rain stopped by noon. Hope it was enough to put out all the wildfires out in West VA.

I haven't watched MTP since Chuck left (& I wasn't even a fan of his). I was just thinking who could be a great moderator: Robert Costa. He had moderated Washington Week on PBS & was very good. Unfortunately, he left PBS to work at CBS. Meet The Press has been a shadow of its earlier days--actually, ever since Tim Russert died.

Side by side spins? I've noticed in the past few years how few pairs teams are perfectly synchronized. They're probably spending more practice time on the lifts & side by side jumps these days.

Isabeau's LP was so light & elegant that one could forget how athletic an effort it was. The look of joy on her face at the end was perfect!

Watching Amber sobbing in the K & C was heartbreaking. Now that we know the reason for her lapse in program focusing, the ups & downs of her skating career so far, I wonder if she's going to give herself a break and not put herself through these painful experiences over & over. That was a beautiful triple axel 💙

Artistry truly is subjective. IMO, Jason's skating stands out from the crowd (men & women) because he skates *with* his music, and his whole body can interpret a song--without all the wild gestures. Dick Button would be sputtering & agonizing in the commentator's booth today. Back in his day, he described the excessive arm motions as "hanging laundry" (& it wasn't as overwrought back then as it is now). Michelle Kwan, during her Lori Nichols' choreography days, was similar. Her skating interpreted her music with her arms rarely rising above her shoulders. But, who knows. World's being in Boston next year may bring out the inner elf in Jason 🍀

I used to love pairs, back in the day. For some reason, the overhead lifts now are making me too nervous to enjoy. Am I imagining it or is there less chatting on the NBC/USA broadcast? I was late to the Women's SP and figured Terry wasn't there. Plus Tara & Johnny weren't yakking away during performances. Maybe viewers complained after Nationals.

I agree re: Ilia looking spent. Don't recall ever seeing him this way before. Watching other skaters, leaving the ice with long faces, always makes me think: are they wondering right now if all those long hours at the rink, day after day, is really worth it.

Just watched Jason skating to "Adios". In this era of skaters' arms flying up, down, and frantically all around, all of his body movements are measured & precise. They match the music. I looked up this music on YouTube. Several of the comments mentioned a similarity to Nina Simone's "Sinnerman" (which is why I looked it up). IMO, this type of music is a perfect match for Jason's style. I could watch it over & over.

That's what I've done with the Bertolli products. I believe it's called shrinkage. So I added shrimp to the shrimp & asparagus. But the last time I bought it, there was so little pasta in it that I decided it's not enough for two people (heck...barely enough for one).

There's a long article about Amber in today's Washington Post. I've used up my 10 free gifts. Does anyone here subscribe to the Post? She talks about skating so well at her rink, but then at competitions she has a hard time focusing on getting through her programs. She thinks it's her ADHD. I'm so glad she won Nationals.

I thought the same!!

Whew! Andrew had me worried for a while.

I watch Maine Cabin Masters and usually whenever kids arrive with their parents for the reveal, it's all "Whoahhhhhhh". And, of course, the neverending ads for the show *always* include some kids saying it over & over. But then the grownups at various TV shows can't just applaud the arrival of a celeb or a talent act, etc. The applause is always accompanied by screams of "Whooooooooo". OK...I feel better now 😁