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I kept wishing Dulce was on the panel and Helen Hong was the host. She's hosted before and was quite good. I like Dulce, but like you, I was really put off by the screaming.

I'm still not over it, nor will I ever be.

I had the latest Moderna shot about a month ago. I was over this one faster than any of the previous shots, which after the initial 2 shots that were Pfizer, have all been Moderna. This time was mostly a sore arm and a bit of fatigue the next day, but that was it.

I finally saw the show 6ish years ago and stand by my theory that I would have loved it when I was 15. However, I'm far past 15. I have no desire to see the movie. However... if the movie was done with Legos, I'd be there in a heartbeat! That was great.

I had chicken pox and mumps as a kid. I managed to avoid measles, but I do remember getting a vaccine for them when I was in elementary school. So that probably helped. I got the shingles vax as soon as I was able to - I've seen/heard too many awful stories about shingles and I'd like to not ever have them. The first shot was by far the worst reaction I've had to any vaccines lately, but totally worth it. The second shot was okay.

Native Baltimoron, but grew up in the DC suburbs. The family was all Os fans - my first memories of actually caring was watching the '66 Series at my cousins in Baltimore. I'm a 40+ year season ticket holder now. Started out the first year they did partial plans and got a 29 game plan. Now down to 13 Sundays because I'm old and prefer day games 😉 Also, Mr. ebk swears people misbehave more at night games. He's not exactly wrong. We also went to some Senators games as kids, although since the tickets were more expensive, not too many. When the Nats came to town, we got a partial plan there and had that for 6 years, but going to that stadium became kinda unpleasant. They don't seem to have good customer-service training for the public-facing employees. Ah well... I still root for them - sometimes. As much as my dream would be to have all the money in the world so I could live at The Dakota, I'm not a fan of NY sports teams (in case that isn't clear 😄). I blame that on incredibly obnoxious fans, none of which are here. My feelings about other teams sometimes change mid-game - I go in thinking I want one team to win, but by the 3rd inning, I've changed my mind for unknown reasons. I will say that I've not "met" such nice Yankees fans as you all here. I almost makes me sad when they don't win. Almost. Thanks for asking so I can ramble. 🧡🧡

That was spectacular!

Me? It's part of the Disney bundle thing with Hulu and ESPN+. I think I've watched 2 things on ESPN+ in the 3 years I've had it.

I'm very sad. But I'm happy for my Yankee friends here. Did you all believe that? I tried to be sincere... sorta...

I thought the game turned out rather well... Although I almost thought the USC team name was The Lincoln Rileys since the broadcasters referred to him more than the actual team.

That upward glance when she's talking about the gazebo is perfect! This campaign is so much better than the "boring" one.

This was the protocol when I worked at the bank. One day, after pouring the last cup, I dutifully put a new filter in, scooped the coffee, hit the go button, and went back to my desk. A while later, someone asked if anyone knew who put the last pot of coffee on - and without even asking why, I immediately realized that I'd forgotten to put the pot on the burner so the coffee was all over the kitchen. Yes, I confessed. Fortunately, everyone laughed about it. I still do and it was about 35 years ago.

Totally missed that. I, too, see a retina specialist twice a year. Maybe that's the difference.

I never had an issue with that. I used to go to the eye doctor, then drive to work and actually work. Then, about 2 years ago, I had my eyes dilated and proceeded to drive home to finish work... and had a really hard time. So now I have Mr. ebk drive me. It's hard getting old.

Angelos is gone, so it's safe to come back! And with that, I'll stop derailing this tread with baseball talk. ☺️

Always a good choice!

Mr. ebk had to deal with that more than I did since he was on the fly floor. I was out in the stage door office and could - and did! - turn the monitor off so I didn't have to listen. But after 7 months, it just seeps in by osmosis, and one does get used to it and can mostly tune it out. Or something like that. I've managed to forget most of it. Only took 30+ years 😄

Agree!

Right off, I have to say I don't watch the show anymore (but keep reading these threads because everyone here is so lovely!), so I don't know if there was any conversation after FJ. But the reason that Grimace is "in the news" is because the NY Mets had him/her/it (?) throw out the first ball during what was a not-very-good season and the entire season turned around. The Mets are now in the NLCS - one step away from the World Series. So, that could be why the "minor" mascot was a clue. And then again, I may be totally off - not the first time.

No. In fact, there are no Democrats I know that think for one second that Cheney has "redeemed" himself in any way at all. That's just nonsense.

I'm seeing that one a million times a day here. It's a good thing I love it or I'd be really annoyed.

We're seeing it (again!) in early March. Can't wait!!

I don't think it's cool or edgy either. However, I find the post-game/sideline "reporting" cringe. The stupidest questions bring out the stupidest answers. The whole effort is a waste of time and they should just not do it. And maybe if cursing athletes gets them to stop, then curse away. Grabbing guys off the field after games so they can tell us they're taking it one game at a time and giving 110% is just dumb - IMO. The chatting at the desk afterwards can be fun since they usually get guys who can put a couple of sentences together in a coherent manner. I did enjoy Dave Roberts saying he's going to open a bottle of first growth Bordeaux tonight to celebrate. I can get behind that! And honestly, the only reason I'm leaning Dodgers here is a very close friend of mine is a fan. And I still hate the Mets from 1969. Although the only team I really don't want to win is the Yankees (which surprises no one here...)

Rooting for the Dodgers. I just hope that more guys start saying "fuck" on the air during interviews so maybe they'll stop doing the stupid sideline interviews.

Mr. ebk was a stagehand (and I worked the stage door) at the national touring theatre here in DC. We got the first national tour of Cats and it was a very elaborate set. Took a full 2 weeks to put in and about a week to put out after the 7 month run (and it came back 7 more times with a smaller set over the next few years). Lots of work, kinda large paychecks. So he likes to say that the show built out house, which he did build a couple of years after that run. We love Cats! Even though isn't a very good show 😄