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I mean, look at Karine. Pole was smart enough to go after a very young/ignorant girl who lived in the sticks, not a grown woman supporting herself in the city. If death is not an option, I'd choose Brian over Pole.

Someone upthread said that the Chicago suburb where Brian lives is not nearly as nice as the places they're visiting in Brazil. "Suburb" is a strong term to use about that town. You can get to downtown Chicago in 90 minutes on the express train, and it's literally the most remote stop in the entire commuter rail system. It's much closer to Wisconsin and to Rockford than it is to Chicago. It would feel like a freezing, gray prison coming from a big coastal city like Recife, Brazil.

I was thinking that, too. I wonder if Teeny wants to BE Sam.

Niles is from Mobile. I bet that Mobile -- and especially the Black community in Mobile -- is not going to be super different from Ghana when it comes to saying hello and interacting on the street.

Re Evie's surgery, far be it from me to defend Kody, but I never had any grandparent present during any medical procedure, even when we all lived in the same city. Cross-country flights during Covid for a grandchild's operation...no.

John Oliver was making fun of Jamie Oliver, but I watched both the UK and US versions of Jamie's School Dinners, and they did address all kinds of real problems on those shows. The core point is that you can't change the food without providing a lot of context and support OUTSIDE the lunchroom. Kids will rebel and the parents will back them up. To have even a chance of success, you have to integrate lunch into the curriculum; gradually teach kids about one or two unfamiliar foods at a time so they can see, touch, and taste; get kids involved with growing, chopping, and cooking ingredients; educate the parents too -- it requires a massive cultural shift. In the UK, it was wild -- 300-pound parents were sneaking McDonald's to their kids while demanding to know what the problem was with the old school menu.

Thanks to TLC for letting us experience this 56-hour labor saga in real time.

Birth control? That was obviously a planned pregnancy on her part.

I remember the food at a number of weddings where it was unusually good or bad. But that depends on the caterer and only minimally on which dishes/flavors you choose. A good chef can turn out chicken, salmon, AND steak. You choose custard vs. cannoli filling based on personal preference, not because your guests will hate it if you choose wrong.

National news, yes. Faux News, no.

I'm watching the lightning in the western skies from my high rise. Stay safe.

I feel sad for any mom who wanted a vaginal delivery and has to get an emergency C-section after getting all the way to 10 centimeters. Especially a scared kid.

I want a cookie for choosing a $320 wedding dress/sash when I was a fully-grown bill-paying adult and could have afforded a $10k dress if I wanted one. Instead of a cookie, I get a fully funded retirement account.

Yeah, I know. Her bio dad is also black.

Boy, I would never guess that Aaliyah has a black dad. She sure favors her mom.