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Week 27: 3/5 YTD: 64/135, 5*, 6A*, 2M*

One of our local bistros features French comfort food, and tvs above their bar area show Julia Child cooking shows on a continuous loop. Great to watch! Really enjoyed the first show, which I watched on demand since I missed it. They are now set up so I can watch every one!

Hurricanes are more predictable than tornados, but a long time ago they were both harder. A good scene in “Places in the Heart” (Sally Field, Danny Glover) is when a tornado hits. Terrifying how quickly it came up and how unpredictable the path was. I lived in Wichita in the 1980s when there were several bad storms (hail, tornadoes etc.). There was some warning but not a lot. Here on the East Coast, we usually get plenty of warning for hurricanes and nor’easters, but the paths aren’t all that predictable. Also look at the Galveston hurricane of 1900.

What a fabulous reset for Tina and Calvin's place! Calvin (and Tina) is much loved by their neighborhood, but the teasing really went too far. I'm glad they showed Dwight? apologizing and them getting tight again. I'm pretty sure this was the second sex talk for Grover. The scene where Gemma was scolding for the inappropriate sharing, then the reveal that Dave was being scolded, was laugh-out-loud funny.

I loved the ad clips!

Loved D and Aunt Vi foiling the cheaters! I was kind of meh on the Mel’s friend/Harry still lives situation, but I liked Harry’s intervening and Mel & her friend making up. I don’t care how far-fetched the main case was, I just love Queen L/Robyn being strong and capable.

Week 26: 3/5 YTD: 61/130, 5*, 6A*, 2M* Me as well!

@853fisher “I don’t know that I would announce on national tv that I had been kicked out of one school and had to cycle through four more to get a degree, at least without some sort of clarification, but everyone seemed to think it was a cute story, so what do I know?” Trying to quote from S38 thread. I graduated from high school in 1969. Attended summer school & two semesters at state university. Dropped out, married, had a baby, returned to a junior college when she started school. We moved, went to another junior college. Moved back, finished associate degree at first junior college. Worked for a couple of years, moved again, worked for several years, went to university part time and then full time. Finished my bachelor’s degree 15+ years after high school graduation. Took a couple of post-grad classes at a third university while working full time in my profession. So five schools, although I finished in four schools and was never kicked out. So I say, good for her for persevering and completing that degree. TBH I didn’t think it was amusing, and I am curious about circumstances.

Taking to small talk.

I'd never heard of this case, and when I started watching, I didn't know it was about a murder that actually happened. I also never watch Dateline, so I had no clue who the narrator was. It is an interesting case, and I immediately suspected Pam, from the title of the show as well as from how easily she made stuff up as she went along, changing her story to fit.

I was happy about the single-named celebrities including Awkafina for The Farewell. I thought it was a very good movie that didn't get the attention it deserved. It was one of the last movies I saw pre-pandemic.

I made homemade chicken noodle soup a couple of weeks ago, and started with mirepoix, so that was easy for me too. Also knew Pig in a Poke and a couple more that I don’t remember now.

Not anymore. I commented to Mr. Zoey that I wondered if she bet that much so she’d lose. Strategically, she could have wagered just enough to win if Maureen had gotten the answer and bet it all.

House painters usually wear white as their uniform. But yes, Bailey not so much. I initially liked Bailey, and was curious to see how she and Nolan would be together. Not anymore. Don't know what exactly it is, but I don't think it's a good pairing at all.

Traditional cassoulet requires a lot of chopping, and takes roughly 16 hours to properly complete. That she brought home the bread was a good sign. Well, if she had three full days...

Week 25: 3/5, 1* YTD: 58/125, 5*, 6A*, 2M*

I also was unaware that Sam Smith used they/them. If the clue had said, "They took home four grammys" would that have been confusing? Would the contestants tried to come up with a group/more than one person named Sam with four grammys? Better might be, "This person took home four grammys."

Not to mention that even the earlier Virginia thanksgiving, which was more of a religious observance, was not the first in North America. There was one at St. Augustine, Florida in 1565, and I remember reading of one in the area of what is now Texas near that time. I can’t find the reference for that one right now. These were not necessarily feasts, but religious in nature, it seems. I think appearing in public for the first time, on TV no less, with such a different look than before is brave, no matter the reason for the change.

As a Kansan and a KU basketball fan, I knew Naismith was (college)basketball in sports awards. Also knew scissors kick & women’s golf. Couldn’t come up with FJ.

One good thing - we were spared drama with Stabler’s family. Was his mother’s “suiter” situation resolved, or is he still working for Wheatley? The thing with Wheatley/Angela is, you can never be certain the she won’t be harmed. He’s a psycho/sociopath and just unstable enough, he’s capable of going off the deep end. She’s also unstable; between the two of them, who knows what could happen? But the whole Wheatley thing needs to wrap up, and soon!

Last night, I watched the movie, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" on DVD, and learned that the boy who played Oskar, Thomas Horn, appeared on Jeopardy in Kids Week, and won his game, in 2010. That's how he came to be noticed as a possible Oskar, and won the role. He had never acted before. He was very good in the role.

Week 24: 2/5, 1* YTD: 54/120, 4*, 6A*, 2M*

As did I. They debuted in 1930, and I knew they’d had movies.

Isn't that the normal pronunciation? My grandma had amazing flower gardens, and Rose of Sharon, pronounced as it was, was in her garden. I have no idea what your reference is from.

Instaget on FJ tonight, and an asterisk! I had the same thought!