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The mom and daughter moving to Cambodia. The mother bugged the snot out of me. She was intent on convincing us ( herself?) that her daughter was wise beyond her years and the most forward-thinking human ever to walk among the rest of us. The child was adorable, bright and utterly acted her age. Mom continued to tell us how the child wanted to live and immerse herself among the locals. The child just kept saying that she hoped to live around other transplants so she could more easily make friends.

Dang! I’m gonna miss the madcap escape of this show.

I think that once the mission was accomplished, he decided to do Allison a solid and top-off the already failed evening.

Crab stock can be very economical and also allows for full use of the animal. It can be made by finely straining the liquid left behind after a crab boil, or by boiling the nearly picked clean shells after steaming the crabs. Sealed tightly, it freezes great. Still…in guacamole? A couple of years ago, I saw Alex guarnaschelli say that she likes guacamole with red wine vinegar as the acid rather that citrus juice. We tried it the next day, and it was fabulous. Just add a little salt and powdered garlic.

Ryan??? What did he do/say?

And when Yogesh stepped forward between the podiums…what the fuck??? I thought he was about to give a speech in the manner of “Old Yogesh”, or maybe a tap dancing send-off. I would have loved for Ken to have addressed Y’s assheadedness at every opportunity, in his special low-key, slightly snide charming manner.

He certainly isn’t part of the control group.

It was “undertoad” in my living room, as well.

Everything you said!!

But how do you REALLY feel!? Actually, I agree on every point, and then some.

I had to smirk each time the would speak of her children being such inveterate adventurers. I have a feeling that her idea of adventuring is for the kids to venture onto the front porch without a half dozen neatly folded tissues in their pockets.

It makes me think of a humorous old promo-spot that Christiane Amanpour did 15 years ago, or so. She was giving a newbie the lay of the land of her supposed new job. The word ‘Iran’ came up and the newbie mispronounced it as ‘eye-ran’. After correcting her a few times CA said something along the lines of “it’s not “I ran a mile. No”. I figure she would know, so that’s how I remember which one is correct, after a lifetime of saying and hearing it said both ways.

She did look like she enjoyed herself, and her voice is made for voiceover work, (in the best way).

I predict he moves in to the big house with Chuck.

Harry blindsided me. It’s unfair to me, as well.