Muffyn

That is my biggest problem with Andy. He is trying so hard to be one of the cool kids. He comes off as desperate for attention and approval. He should not be in front of the camera. He brings nothing of value to every show he does.

Just like all sins are the same to them, all addictions are the same too. So being a sex addict doesn't warrant any different treatment than any other kind of addiction. As long as he's right with God, he's cured. Hallelujah!

If that little boy is stupid enough to believe this crap, he's going to have quite a complex when he gets older. After all his father is already there. Why he's everywhere. He is in his hair. He's in the air. He's candles and wind and dirt and . . . When he gets older how will this child ever have a sexual experience when he thinks his father is all around him at all times? Creepy. He won't be able to yank off a quickie in the shower for fear his father's in the soap.

I am pretty sure suicide falls into the moderate to severe category automatically. Then again if a drug has caused your death, please call our law offices. (Finally saw one in which they clearly corrected that language to make it clear they weren't expecting calls from dead people. Too bad, I like to think the zombie apocalypse will be caused by ambulance-chasing attorneys doing drug class action suits featured on commercials.)

Or Ben is too stupid and uninformed to understand that pulling out would reduce the likelihood of pregnancy. Maybe Jessa will pull the "going on the pill for her skin" excuse.

I think the real problem is calling it a joke. It's just a fail.

HFC, so sorry for what you and your family are going through. These are tough times. We make it through but they leave a mark. As many here have said, hospice care is so very helpful. The people providing this care are incredible. At the same time, as you note in your post, there are different levels of care. You are there to speak for your mother. If you feel fluids would help, tell them. If she is showing signs of infection, tell them. She cannot speak for herself and you know her better than they can. You have been there when they were not. She is so very fortunate to have you at her side. As for your question “Where is she? Where is a person who's not really here and not really gone?” she’s still here; she just can’t tell you. That wonderful woman who could always make you laugh is still in there. Unfortunately her body won’t let her jump out from behind trees anymore. It is amazing what our minds will still absorb even when we seem far gone. She knows you’re there. Anything you can do to make her time more pleasant helps. My sister went out to her best friend doing voices from South Park (Cartman: Mom, the cat’s being a dildo! Cartman’s mom: I know a kitty who will be sleeping with mommy tonight.) My great aunt heard big band music and me reading to her from the Sunday paper. In each case there was a slight acknowledgement of what they were hearing. My sister was laughing. My aunt was moving her toes to the music. So give her what you can, whether it is voices, other sounds, scents, the feel of sunlight through a window, or whatever else she loved in life. And know that the part of her that can’t reach out to you can hear you and feel your presence. With everything you are doing for her, she knows she’s loved. That’s the best thing you can give her.

Doodlebug, thank you for your detailed and articulate post regarding birth complications. Thank you most for the clear statement of Jessa is an idiot. I feel like almost every conversation regarding these people needs to start with this qualifier. Because of course Jessa is an idiot who married an idiot and is surrounded by idiots. The real miracle is none of these idiots has won a Darwin award yet. Derrick has a marfanoid body type. That is, he has a body type that is more commonly associated with people with Marfan's Syndrome. He may or may not have the syndrome - I am not doing a couch diagnosis; there are many factors beyond body type. However, with his build and jawline, it is common to have a very high palate and a jaw that is more narrow than the skull could support and is misaligned to the skull. In extreme cases, this can cause everything from problems with the sinuses not draining properly, difficulty clearing the mouth when swallowing, teeth breakage, damage to connective tissues in the jaw, pain when chewing and talking, jaw dislocations and wearing down the TM joint to the point that the bone and/or cartilage can crack. In surgery, they may crack the hard palate and reset it lower (this part is not always done). The jaw is broken and widened to better align the joints. While the jaw is healing, you are on a liquid or extreme soft diet. Even that is difficult because swallowing and sucking are painful and put stress on the joint. So he lost a lot of weight quite rapidly. You then need braces to move the teeth to positions that now match the new jaw, aligning the upper and lower teeth. It is pretty traumatic surgery; however, if a person has a really bad jaw issue it is worth it to stave off the long term issues. (FYI - I had the palate reconstruction and had a custom appliance placed in my TM joint because of cartilage and bone cracks. Fun times!) While it always seems a little strange when people see themselves on TV then have surgery that affects their appearance, I doubt this had to do with looks. He is a good age to have this corrected. On to the snark! I finally watched all of the episodes. Apparently I hate myself. I was defrauded by Jessa’s green tiered skirt. During the photo shoot, it looked see-through. Nike! And Derrick's jeans in Guatemala were also pretty dang defrauding. There was a wear pattern that really empathized his package. I really need brain bleach. Vats of brain bleach. I am actually surprised to see them with fresh fruit and vegetables. Are they not going to pass on the family tradition of tater tot casserole and all canned crap? Anna calling the house their “starter home” made me laugh. About now, she’ll be lucky if Josh can get them two refrigerator boxes to live in under a freeway overpass and not just one he scrounged from a dumpster. After binge watching the three episodes of Counting On (I really need to think about self care - no one deserves this level of torture) I can declare these are dull, insipid people who are not worth watching. TLC, please stop. Just stop.

You make me feel so stabby. You make me feel so grabby. I want to grab your neck and choke you out. You make me feel so stabby!

I heard Pataki was dropping out; my first thought was, "He was running. Who knew?" Of course my second thought was another tribute gone in the Hungry For Power Games. Bring on the blue wig of destiny!

Actually cats that are all white and have two same colored eyes are more likely to be deaf. There is a exception to this in commonly white breeds obviously. Two different colored eyes in white cats is a genetic trait that seems to make white cats much less likely to be deaf. When it comes to found or shelter cats, unless a cat is turned in by a person that knows the age (i.e., they got the cat as kitten and have had it five years), the shelters and vets need to estimate the age. Generally they can get a good estimate in cats from birth through 3 years. There are distinct changes that take place in terms of tooth growth, bone growth, alignment of joints and fusing of joints. Between three and ten years it is much harder to estimate. At about ten years again some major changes take place. For those of you with older cats, you often see a change in their gait and a shifting in the hips around this age. It happens gradually so sometimes we don't notice unless you have multiple cats in different age groups. After ten it is again hard to tell. Sometimes the best they can say is "This is a really old cat". For many shelter or found cats the oldest they will list is ten. If the cat was turned in and they have a real age they will use that. When I took home Theo, he was listed as ten years old. In reality he was more likely 15 or 16 at the time; that boy barely had knee caps left. I still had plenty of years with him. For those of you dealing with older cats losing weight or experiencing digestive issues, if the vet does not find another cause (thyroid, diabetes, etc.) please try switching to a limited ingredient diet. There are brands that offer duck and peas or rabbit and potato. Often older cats will start having reactions to common ingredients in their food. This can help with that. The other issues can be teeth problems, preventing them from eating comfortably. Otherwise the unfortunate thing is cats, like us, age and are subject to illnesses. I always say as long as you gave them a good life (and trust me, you have or you wouldn't be concerned about them) you have done a great thing. Who's a good kitty person? You are! FYI I volunteered as a trained cat behaviorist and did assessments for a large local shelter for 7 years. The more you know*

I bought my house 13 years ago. About a month before my first Christmas there a neighbor approached me about decorating for the holidays. He claimed the whole street got together, rented a cherry picker and strung the lights. There was a large mulberry tree in front of my house that they usually decorated. A power line was run from my house. This neighbor is one of those people that never hears what you are saying. He tends to turn your words into a negative statement. I didn’t know this at the time. I explained to him that with travel for work I was only home one day a week and I needed to spend that time preparing for the work week and taking care of my elderly aunt. So I would not be able to participate in decorating. Also, while I enjoy the lights, I do not typically celebrate the holidays. I did say I would run a power line from the house if they wanted to put lights in the tree. Somehow this got turned into I hate Christmas and everyone who celebrates it, I do not want any decorations anywhere near my home and I would tear down anything they put up. The rumors of my hatred spread throughout our block. The next week, not aware of the rumors already spreading, I was talking to my next door neighbor (who is not part of the catty, let’s all hate Muffyn group) about the lights. They had not decorated my tree. For having supposedly had dozens of adults hanging lights and decorations, the street looked like some drunken chimps had a field day. I was laughing with him about this mess when someone overheard us. This solidified my position in the neighborhood as Scrooge. It took several years for things to calm down. Many neighbors have come and gone, and I have learned to ignore the man across the street who started all of the nasty rumors. However, this year I am having the house painted. There is scaffolding out front. It took everything I had to not decorate the scaffolding for Christmas, just to be as cantankerous as possible. Missed my chance, but that’s okay. I have painted the house bright pink. That has the neighbors all flustered again.

I was concerned we would have an episode without a bloody toe or Claire putting something disgusting in her mouth. I’m glad this show is done. Otherwise we would have to bet on what Claire would be putting in her mouth each week. If only I had a super comfortable kayak full of bottle caps to sleep in. How is everyone in the building okay with Romeo living there, running up and down the fire escapes and looking in their windows? And of course he can walk through NYC with his bottle cap coat and find Bryan. And all of this is happening while Claire is on stage. Dramuhz! We finally see some dancing and they intercut it with this bullshit. What a waste this show was. So many talented dancers thrown into this mess to waste their talents.

I'm sure he has quite the circle of friend. Of course, I'm including Diana in that circle. If he had any actual friends they would discourage him from wearing that hat. My hope is the producers ban Justin and Diana from any future seasons because of the loathsome way they are talking about doing things to be available. The only reason I care whether or not they get married is I want them to take themselves out of the dating pool so others don't have to deal with them. I hope the producers understand they are hated and not in a love-to-hate way.

I am catching up. Wow, I wasn't expecting that. I like how he warned Stephen he might not get a word in and Stephen ending with "and now for my second question."

I like to think that Saul was singing, "Allison, I know this gun is killing you. Oh Allison, my aim is true." I'll let myself out.

Dammit, now who's going to watch it all for us?

I so much want to punch that guy. If I am at the scene of the accident and I am not all right, I hope I have sense enough to not call the car insurance company for medical or psychological support. If I am bleeding profusely or think I have internal injuries, I think I'll start with 911, mmkay? And, as NinjaPenguns said, they do typically ask you how you are. They need t know if there were any injuries. I've never heard of someone saying they told the insurance company there were injuries and had the rep exclaim, "Fuck me! Now I have to do extra paperwork, you asshole!" Who ae the Liberty Mutual people using? As for the Macy's one day, one day, one day sale, between the TV ads and the flyers, I cannot imagine how we wouldn't know about it. Does anyone ever shop there on any other days at this point? Should they just be open during the sale to save on overhead?

I too am going to miss this show. I get the feeling that the show had been falling off a bit the last few months because they were in discussions about cancelling it. This was a great send off with the phone bank of random celebrities, mankini through the years, and the top ten clips with all of the other things thrown in. Joel really does have excellent comedic timing and a real ability to laugh at himself. So many TV hosts take themselves too seriously. He knows his role is to bring the funny. Thanks to Joel whenever I see Kim Kardashian I think she’s famous for “having a big ass and a sex tape”. I need to go feed my cats some spaghetti and make some chicken tetrazzini for the guy I’m cheating with, so it’s time to sign off with a heartfelt gungadooballs and kiss my ass!

Cherrio, almost no one was watching last night. I only saw the first half hour. They switched up the format, so Cisco spoke first. He had practiced up to tell us which bible verses to use to convert our heathen friends and relatives. That's what Christmas is for - proselytizing! he also subtly addressed some of the issues we had brought up on prior chats, such as why do actions not count/why is being saved enough, to heck with what you do (a.k.a. damn Catholics and their belief in good works) and we know we keep talking up how we are all sinners and god hates sinners, but god really is all about the love so forget our glee when bad things happen to people who sin, No defense of their sham counseling without trained counselors. Another of our people signed on later. I didn;t see the crowd at all so I had no potential Smuggar sighting. And the typo of the day goes to SAYLII!

My favorite lines in this episode were the small ones. Jenna’s “Oh god” when Dawn calls Patsy into the group hug and Didi’s “Oh shit” when Patsy got up and said “Don’t coddle me” were so perfect. Damn I’m going to miss this show.

For two normal 20 year olds, having nothing to do all day would be boring, but they would find a way to fill their time. These two have no interest and little intellect. After they're done feeling superior, there is nothing left. Must be some mighty long days in the Bin and Jessa homestead.

I think Noah is currently just swirling around the bowl.

I find myself going back to what Blake said to Barrett about the show giving you exposure and the chance to do produced and stylized numbers on a large stage seen by millions of people. After the show, that goes away. Then you need to try to work your way back to that level. I don't fault the judges for calling out the record label for not supporting the artists after the show ends. Prior winners have made the same complaints. If people win this silly show, I would hope it would give them a better chance, even if they are winners I don't particularly enjoy.

i don't think Noah should be damned to eternal hell fire for having an affair. People have affairs for all sorts of reasons. Noah met Alison and in his mind imagined her a "pure sex". He was drawn to her and made some bad decisions from that point on. Alison was also married and had an affair. Both of them protested early on that this was not what they wanted and both of them willingly engaged in the affair. Now that they've turned their lives upside down, they are doubling down by trying to turn the affair into a marriage, something that is not always so easy to do. By this point in the show, regardless of whether the affair is what brought them together, they have each been shown to be terrible people outside of that. Noah has been very selfish and self-serving. He is caught up in the fame surrounding the world's greatest novel, Descent, you know, that pulp sex-riddled trash that he spewed onto the page. He is at times drinking to excess in public settings, chose to attempt to assault a critic from a college paper that dared to say his novel was garbage, tried to bed his publicist, accidentally ogled his daughter in a hot tub,. . . . In this episode Alison was shown to be just as selfish and self-serving. She lied about dropping out of school, spending her days roaming the city rather than owning up to her decision. She made a major financial decision that would potentially impact where they live without discussing it with Noah. And prior to this episode, much like Noah, she has made a series of poorly considered decisions. So I don't damn either of them for having an affair. The show, especially earlier in the run, seemed to be trying to give reasons for why these two people would abandon their marriages for each other and how a simple let's get together for the sex grew into a more complete relationship. However, as the show has progressed, it has become more soapy, forgetting important plot points, throwing in unneeded contrivances and making the characters extremely unlikable in many ways. Alison the non-communicative, self-harming victim and Noah the self-centered douche may well deserve each other. Let's hope he doesn't follow the book and run her over with a car.