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One would imagine that tomorrow's forecast of 71 degrees with 15% chance of rain would mean a lovely Fall day. But no. It's central Florida so there's that pesky 96% humidity. Hopefully I'll be able to turn off the A/C for Thanksgiving.

I watched Seth's comedy special on Netflix and enjoyed it a lot. You can see why he and John Mulaney are comedy collaborators and friends because their stand-up styles are very similar. Not that I have to convince you guys. 😍 At one point in the show Seth discusses a bit of politics and there's a link option to "Skip Politics" similar to the "Skip Intro" feature.

Who knows what the agreement was between Ryan and Luis about managing their co-listing, but Ryan wouldn't have had to leave so many messages if Luis hadn't inconsiderately ghosted him in the first place. Answer your damned texts and let Ryan know you're out of the country! Cheese. And then of course Luis blames Ryan for being too uptight. Glad to see all the guys successful and happy in their personal lives. (Although a grain of salt with Luis and his roller coaster emotions.) Congrats to Ryan for his show-driven $13M listing. It will be fun to see Fred selling on both coasts. Bring on the L.A. guys and Tracy!

Yes, it's the insurance companies/HMOs that require best practices for preventive care. They can penalize doctors who don't get in line by reducing their insurance reimbursement percentage or even dropping them entirely. I'm sure a lot of doctors fully agree with the recommendations and are happy with more screening and preventive tests, but it does means there's less room for individualized patient care. I left my PCP eight months ago and my insurance company has nagged her so much in the interim that her office manager called last week to beg that I please remove her from my insurance forms. (I would have done so but it's not possible online and I avoid calling them if at all possible.)

A lot of primary care doctors have that covered now, too! Mandatory six-month checkup visits with labs, plus preventive health best practices and follow-up. Have you had your flu shot, mammogram, bone scan, colonoscopy, fecal stool test, pneumonia and shingles vaccine, abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, etc. Many tests and shots are available right here in our office lab! Some of us even have our own in-house pharmacy!

Was the complaint that it wasn't funny? Sheesh. I guess all the comments about fried foods being a heart attack on a plate are offensive to cardiac patients, too.

Fredrik knew that closet was shit, right? For $6M, I damned sure would expect a completed organizer. The space itself wasn't even that big once you factor in the racks, drawers, shelves, etc. As always, I'm sad that the show is over next week. Do we think Luis is going to propose?

That's kind of where I am, too. I can't think of many workplace type shows where scenes of the protagonist's family life weren't boring, so that's on me. But George is tedious and I don't even like Michael Emerson in this! I'm losing interest unless we get more time with supernatural investigations and less with stuff that isn't.

Thanks for the tip! I watched the series yesterday and it was lovely to see the island and house again. And of course Tommy. I was surprised how much I remembered of the original rooms from ten years/umpty design shows ago.

I fully realize my complaint is ridiculous and selfish, but it's still annoying that so many sites these days force users to disable ad blocking before pages will load. I've been in computer hell the last couple of days because of a virus. I'm going to watch a show that makes me cry so I can blame it on that instead of falling apart over electronics.

One of mine started chirping last week. I got out the ladder, looked at it, looked up at the alarm. Sighed. My sister and BIl came over, looked. and sighed. We're all in our 70s and they didn't want to climb the ladder, either. Fortunately the fire department here will come out and do it for you. PSA #2 in case anyone has balance or strength limitations!

You know how supermarkets take older hamburger meat that's still within the sell-by period and wrap newer grind around it so it looks fresher in the package? Well, not finding pounding chicken to be a particularly inspiring activity, I've started paying a bit more for thin-sliced chicken breasts, which is when I discovered that the actual thin ones are carefully placed on top. The bottom layer looks like regular old breasts to me! (Rather than pounding, I've taken to broiling the thin breasts in the toaster oven and the regular size ones in the oven. Twice the work!)

A surprising number also have hiding spots underneath their floorboards. Although they shouldn't bother since some snoop or other always finds it just by walking around.

He really did. I recently watched one of those promotional behind the scenes videos and, out of character, Iain does not speak, share the mannerisms, or honestly even look that much like Sheldon. I enjoy Jim Parsons, but that's more than he does!

Comicses!

And that's why Altman was pissed and feeling threatened -- if Fredrik will be spending more time in L.A. and personally taking a more active sales role, Altman risks no longer being the top agent. Tracy is friends with Altman and I'm sure had been hearing his side of the story non-stop, but her defense of him was ridiculous: "You should have called him!" Bullshit. How about when Altman found out, he should have called Fred to congratulate him? Ghosting Fred on the phone is typically childish Altman behavior. I felt badly for Fredrik's brother, but sometimes life takes unexpected turns. I moved to another state to be close to my sister, then she and her husband left. I ended up following them again, but they had to make their life decisions based on their own needs.

That's fair, but my house is a 1350 sf. single story ranch. I just walked it off and the guest bathroom is actually a couple of feet closer, but both are within 20 steps from from where the inside work was being done. Nobody was hiking Kilimanjaro. I installed a water monitor/alarm in the garage and hope the A/C doesn't leak again, but in the future if I have to move out and leave workers on their own, I'm going to lock my bedroom door!

The construction/repair guys were in my house for three days repairing the water damage caused by a leak in the A/C unit. I went to a hotel because 90 degree temps and no cooling is a non-starter for me. So ... if you were a worker in that situation, would you use the guest bathroom or the master bath? There were obvious signs of use in my master bath when I got back (toilet seat up, rug moved, dirty hand towel) and it bugged me. Rude!

Bella was legitimately bad/drunk/high, but the bookers also need to be mindful not to load the panel with three loudmouths at a time. Monday's show was an example, but at least I learned I need to now avoid anything featuring Adam Ray. This applied to @midnight as well, but a few panelists still insist on playing to the studio audience rather than the cameras. Stop turning your faces away, numbnuts! I generally don't mind the sloppy casual vibe the show has going on, but Spade's polyester mesh trucker hat on air was a step too far for me. He still has plenty of hair so there's no excuse.

Fun episode with two nice people this week. It was a bit of a relief since disliking two of the three participants last time made for a lot of fast-forwarding. Melissa's family being put on blast in the local newspaper was hilarious, but only in retrospect. I often well up in a sympathetic reaction when the guests get emotional and Eric's tears were similarly moving to me. Such a sweet grandmother to encourage his clown dreams!

This reads like the site has copy/pasted a press release, but this was after the first week of the show: "Overall, LIGHTS OUT WITH DAVID SPADE generated massive ratings growth for Comedy Central compared to the same time slot last year and compared to the previous four weeks." P18-49: .27 rating, up +49% from the previous four weeks, up +84% from a year ago M18-49: .33 rating, up+ 39% from the previous four weeks, up +72% from a year ago W18-49: .21 rating, up +69% from the previous four weeks, up +107% from a year ago P25-54: .32 rating, up +76% from the previous four weeks, up +107% from a year ago M25-54: .38 rating, up +66% from the previous four weeks, up +102% from a year ago W25-54: .25 rating, up +95% from the previous four weeks, up +115% from a year ago

I pretty consistently get a chuckle or two every episode. I also like David's cell phone footage jokes going into commercials, and his rehearsal outtakes. I don't ask for much. At least David ditched his Solo cups during the monologue and the set department made the guest chairs swivel. My only minor gripe is panelists who talk over others and try to monopolize the conversation.

I'm taking Fredrik's side in advance against Altman. Doesn't matter if they're friends, Fred is not required to check with Altman before considering moving/spending more time in L.A. Fred's had team members in SoCal for a while and there's no justification for Altman somehow feeling betrayed.

Yesterday two different service people told me I looked tired/asked if I was all right. Thinking charitably, they were just being solicitous, but what were their intentions if I said yes I'm exhausted and would like to lie down? One was giving me a pedicure and the other was putting a new battery* in my car. I once got an automated speeding ticket for going 29 in a 30 mph zone. (It was school hours, which I hadn't noticed, and the school wasn't even on that street. Hmph.) Anyway, I got the notice in the mail with a photo of me and yikes. I did look like I was driving as part of The Purge or something. * Standard peeve about that "click" when turning on a car's ignition and the $83 it cost me for a jump start. Digging further back, perhaps opting not to pay the $2.50 premium for roadside assistance was a mistake, even though I had never used it before.

I'm so far out of the demo for young adult shows that I've learned not to even try but watched this out of, I guess, morbid curiosity to see what's become of good old Nancy. I didn't hate it. I'm somehow okay with the banging and the ghosts but roll my eyes at unrealistic situations like four teenagers running a restaurant/seafood shack.