MooCat Pretzel

I grew up in the 80s in Northwest Ohio where we were all about "Classic Rock". I knew the answer before Alex finished reading the clue. It didn't hurt that I had a little crush on Jonathan Cain as a kid. It seemed like the champ kept her giggling to a minimum last night. I can get on board with her if that continues.

Of course I don't have data. I have gone back to put the word "seem" in there--it SEEMED like it was pretty close. One word can make a big difference! Maybe Laurie was way ahead, but as a viewer I thought they made it feel like James had a chance.

I have pretty much decided that votes don't matter AT all. Now everything revolves around the tour and pimping those affiliated with it. Last season, it seemed like it was pretty close between Laurie and James. It was announced that Laurie would join the tour, then BAM, she is announced the winner. What I can't figure out is if the celebrities are in on the result order. Like Heather and Nancy have families, but they wanted to have a good time with DWTS. Their agents worked with the show to determine how long they would be around and everyone was good with it. Bonner has Sharna who is on the tour and maybe pitbull PR/Agent-people who negotiated a long run. This is all conspiracy theory stuff, so focusing on last night's show: The costumes were pretty.

The Columbus Mud Hens?! Ugh. I am a native of Toledo and that one hurt a little bit. Also, I thought the Roethlisberger one was a trick question. He is from Findlay, OH and that is a distinctly different town than Lima. There are articles detailing that he had a "falling out" with Findlay because he didn't feel supported after the rape accusations, so he claims other Ohio places as his hometown. I might have been arguing with the Jeopardy judges over commercial break in that one! ?

Just got done watching the Michigan episode and I am going to hear the wife's voice in my sleep tonight. Vocal fry and non-stop. I asked my husband right before the final recap if we heard the husband speak at all because I didn't remember him saying more than 10 words. It was all her and all complaints/whining. What got us was she wanted to be near downtown AND a lake. We don't know Rochester, MI to know if that is possible, but she annoyed us so we automatically sensed it was an stupid "want".

I thought the final shot of the star dedicated to Florence Henderson was a classy touch. I guess she is the first former contestant to pass away or is it because of how supportive she was of the show? Either way--nice.

I was surprised she didn't take the house as well. Most people I know that are hard-core animal people--active in rescues, etc. put their animals' needs ahead of their own, so I thought for sure she would take the property with the yard and the back structure for rescue space. Apparently not--there was a kitchen and a bath somewhere in Redondo Beach that needed horrid brass fixtures, overpriced vinyl floors, and dontevengetmestartedonthewallpaper.

The Cincinnati episode drove me crazy. I don't know if it is because Mr. MooCat and I have bought six houses in the last 13 years, but I just can't stand when people aren't smart about what they are buying. Was our first house the best decision ever? Not really--Therefore I want all of these young buyers to sense my angst telepathically and make good decisions. A 700 square foot condo with two cats? No parking? No second bedroom? Ugh. I feel sorry for young men because this show really highlights the 20-something wives who get what they want and never take into consideration what might be important to their husbands. (Sure, she did not get a tub, but I don't put a bathtub on the same playing field as covered parking in Ohio.) Good luck, kids.

Jana and Gleb going for the "Sexiest Dance Ever" is like the people on House Hunters who say "I'm so quirky". Saying it automatically means it won't be or you aren't. It's like the line on Friends: "You can't SAY you're breezy, that negates the breeziness!!"

Gah! That girl from last night in Manchester really out-kicked her coverage on finding her mate. He seemed really nice, attractive, positive, and supportive--all the things she did not appear to be. She was unreal. Marriage is hard enough, but to not have the support of your spouse and to have him/her complain all. of. the. time?! Touring the second place, she said something about the closed concept not being "good for the dog". WTH? We have walls in our house and our labs seem to turn the corners just fine. That's when I lost all hope for the husband.

I just re-watched Laurie's dance from last night and I'm not sure the content was really there for a 30. It seemed like a lot of posing, strutting, and riding on that bench for a good part of the dance. It was still enjoyable though. I can't really start "breaking down the scoring" on this show or I would lose my mind--it seems like it never makes sense. Another example--Julianne praising the heck out of Calvin's dance and then giving him a 7. Craziness.

I am originally from the Midwest Izabella, so I understand where you are coming from--the kind of snow that sits around for 4-5 months, turns grey/black, and never seems to go away. I promise you that the snow in Denver is not that soul crushing!

Mr. Pretzel and I live in Denver. The "snow until July" comment drove us nuts because so many people we know who aren't familiar with this city already think Denver is the snow capital of the world. Statements like that only enlarge the misconception. We get snow, but it doesn't stick around that long due to all of the sunshine and being a mile high closer to the sun. I have a feeling with both wanting to be so close to family and never living on their own, it is going to be a tough road ahead.

I said to Mr. MooCat the minute my "designer" presents anything brass to me, I fire him/her on the spot. That had to be the worst reno in the history of HGTV shows. All of the brass accents, green décor and droopy plants were hideous, not to mention not even taking 5K and repainting the exterior of the home. That poor young couple--they did an admirable job in pretending to like it at the end.

I am finding Sharna's hair color more and more distracting. With the Paint it Black dance, it was obviously all dark colors and then there was her hair. To make it worse, she had extensions in which made that color stand out even more. Is it possible that I don't like Antonio because of Sharna's hair?! Hmmm. I guess there has been weirder associations!

Mr. MooCat and I rewound the DVR on Jodie's dance because it seemed like she was only dancing for 30 seconds. We used a timer when she started and the whole dance took 56 seconds. When we found out that Wanya was dancing to the National Anthem, we said, "there is no way you can dance to that in a minute". Sure enough, his dance was a minute and a half. So weird the difference...

I couldn't agree more, but I will still watch. I would LOVE for the powers-to-be to switch things up by making a second judge country. Put a Dierks Bentley or Kenny Chesney on there and then it wouldn't be "Blakeville" all of the time. Singers would have a choice and there aren't 24 talented country singers that come one the show forcing the two country artists to choose singers from other genres. I get that each judge represents different areas of music--or they are supposed to--but I would rather go with some surprises every now and then to stop this show from getting so stale. To end on an episode note--totally loved Moushumi and the spin she put on "Wicked game".

I love me some Facts of Life as it is my favorite show from childhood. It will always hold a special place in my heart. However, watching it now I find myself cringing and turning the volume down because they (not just Tootie) yell their dialogue in pretty much every scene. It is rare that they use their normal speaking voice.