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I know the feeling. I can’t get my head around “oldies” stations playing music from the 80s and 90s. If they don’t play the 60s I’m out of there. Just today I was on the phone with a nice man at Spectrum cable asking him to restore my Web DVR service which they have brought back after it crashed back in the spring. He nicely let it slip that I had been a customer since…the year he was born. What could I say? Anyway I got my web DVR back.

I remember seeing Gena Rowlands in Opening Night at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. I remember that there is a lovely touch in the Monk episode where you see a photo of the late John Cassevetes, her husband, on the desk. She was brilliant, I am glad she was awarded the special Academy Award.

Interesting @Dimity and @fairffaxx, thanks I have often seen Dobie Gillis in reruns (it’s pretty funny for its time with some of the young characters who are so blatantly materialistic)(well not Maynard) but have never seen Mr Peepers. I would have thought maybe it was one of those shows on kinescope that couldn’t look good now. Will have to check it out.

I was taking 2 and 1/2 prednisone tablets for awhile and I could split them in half with a splitter but they are so tiny I can't image splitting them in quarters?

I'm glad to have online company regarding this dumb event. I've decided that it's the sport I love to hate.

If you really are hating on these commercials and have Peacock I have noticed that at least some of the replays are commercial free. I have been watching the replay of today's gymnastics with the world feed (British commentators) and not a commercial in sight. I've noticed that Watch ESPN sometimes runs replays without commercials also though in their case I wonder if they have somehow forgotten to do it.

Speaking of commentators, I think Laurie Hernandez does a great job with the gymnastics on the live broadcast. However, the woman on the NBC replay - Samantha something - Is pretty awful IMO, she would not shut up in the middle of the routines! Wait until they finish and talk over the replay if you must.

I watch NBC over the air when I first wake up and then later I switch to Peacock so I can select different sports. I know people seem to hate Peacock but I've had it for awhile and it's pretty cheap, only about $59 a year for mine. I haven't noticed any issues with the the picture quality apart from the occasional freeze. I am watching on new Roku Ultra though so maybe that helps. I am recording NBC over Tivo but unfortunately I can't record the other NBC channels (USA etc) because I have Spectrum and their cloud DVR has crashed until further notice. I use Sling to record but it doesn't contain those channels. Peacock does have replays though.

I can see why you all are getting annoyed at the too-soon pumpkin business. I can still remember going on a vacation to Quebec and seeing pumpkins growing in a field there. It was the first time I'd ever seen them in the wild so to speak. It seemed kind of magical. So yes there's definitely a time and place for these things.

Just watched the replay of Lorenzo Musetti taking the Bronze medal by defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime in 3 sets. So very happy for Musetti, he has had such a breakthrough since the start of the grass season and now caps it off with an Olympic medal. Of course the gold medal match is tomorrow and all I can say is Carlos all the way!

@Yeah No I hope the prednisone works out for you. I have been taking it for my vasculitis ever since I had terrible side effects back last November from taking cortisone. My rheumatologist was going to have me go down to 1 mg a day but then the rash started to come back and now we are up to 5 mg 3 days and 4 mg the other days. I am seeing her soon and will see what she says. I am wondering also about side effects, I am not sure what they all may be although it does appear that my serious balance problems may have somehow been indirectly connected to it. Fortunately after some really good vestibular therapy sessions I have gone back to almost normal in walking now. It hasn't caused weight gain for me but apparently the vasculitis causes weight loss and I weigh somewhat less than I did before this all started. So I guess it can vary. Good luck with it.

I have to say that I really like the one for Visa with Simone Biles and her sister, it's just a lot more fun to watch just because you know it really is her sister and they are having fun making it.

I think the microscopic bikinis is a big reason I've always found this sport such a turn off, I think it's ridiculous to expect or encourage the women to wear them. On top of that, I was just watching and I can't remember the last time I heard such arrogant commentary. The announcers must have spent a good 10 minutes talking to Misty May Treanor about the time she made a young Italian rival (who was playing in this game) cry during their match. I mean it was when 2016? 2012? And Misty wouldn't lay off the snark about it. Then they read the Greek umpire's name in a comical manner, then spoke almost condescendingly about the Brazilian rivals to the men's team. Meanwhile mentioning that the American men had just fired their coach in the middle of the games. No criticism of course.

Have to give a shout out to my fav Lorenzo Musetti, he has just become the first Italian to make the Olympic semis in tennis! He has been on such a great run, maybe he can even get a medal. I have to say that I'm glad I have Peacock for the world feed tennis coverage, I have even been able to find at least some replays.

I was watching live over Peacock and was so so happy when Simone nailed the floor routine and everyone started to celebrate. So thrilled for both Simone and Suni with all they have overcome. and yes Rebecca was brilliant as well, it was touching to see her jump up to the floor with the Brazilian flag after Simone and Suni had gone up with the American flag. I am often a chicken about watching an event live but I am really glad I saw this play out in real time.

I find the Still Tasty website useful for checking on things like this I never buy meat anymore - when I first came to the city to go to art school I realized in a hurry that it was one of those things I didn't want to bother cooking and now I almost never eat it - however for dairy items and such I find that site useful with their recommendations for how long things will keep in the fridge, etc.

Congrats to Carlos for the back to back titles and in such stunning fashion. So glad it didn’t cost him when that person screamed during one of the match points. He really is a joy to watch as well.

@Anela that’s too bad, I hope you were able to get your tooth situation taken care of - I had a crown fall out of my mouth into the sink on a Saturday a couple of months ago and it was such a pain to deal with although my dentist did a great job. But I do hope you will have the lump looked at also.

Lorenzo’s been my fave for a while now but by his own admission he’s had some struggles. I am just over the moon that he has made his first slam semi at Wimbledon. He has beaten Djokovic once and gone five sets with him twice, so go for it Lorenzo! Bonus points if the crowd screams Moooose and bugs you know who again…

Hose-gate! Good luck @shapeshifter! This is funny because my physical therapist just made a reference today to my "cane-gate"! I have been taking vestibular therapy since April, along with a weekly gym class at NYU Langone, and last week another patient at the gym class accidentally left with my cane! So they gave me another temporary one, but even though I have hated all the balance issues I've had since February, I found I really miss my cane, it's a nice one and very stable. The other patient is having a session again tomorrow, but I had mine today as I am going away tomorrow for about 9 days so will have to get by with the substitute. On the bright side they are telling me that my balance has improved a lot, and at this point I think I really need to build up my endurance again as I was doing so little walking until recently. At least it's progress.

I would think that Rybakina is a heavy favorite to win her second Wimbledon, certainly at this point. Ostapenko might make it interesting, but I would have to think Elena will take it now. On the men's side, I have to mention that my favorite young player, the talented Lorenzo Musetti, has just made his first Slam quarter, and at WImbledon no less! He's having a great season on what was supposed to be his worst surface and it's great to see him finding his beautiful game on grass.

So far I’ve only seen Naomi’s match (on replay) but it’s great to see her playing well and looking positive. I hope she has a good run.

My mom would make a meatloaf recipe that was cooked with a layer of ketchup on top. That was the only time I liked it. I almost never eat meat anymore so I guess I am non ketchup now. I do like relish and tartar sauce though, and I sometimes put a little dry mustard in if I make mac and cheese.

I just bought a Staub enamel cast iron pot (small one, 2.75 quart) and while I haven't cooked in it yet I believe some people recommend using Bar Keepers Friend for stubborn stains, though I would be inclined to try baking soda and/or vinegar first. I've been using vinegar to take out stains on stainless steel and it works really well. I also had to remove the rust from a small Lodge cast iron dutch oven that I found in my cupboard - I'd forgotten I bought it, it must have been ages ago, minus the lid some how (I ordered a new one which fortunately was a match). I did a lot of scrubbing and vinegar can also help though I followed it with some dawn detergent. I put a little oil on to "season" it in the stove but unlike standard advice i did clean it off with a little soap and water after that.

You all look great, thanks for posting the photos! I don't think I'd have the nerve though in the late 60s my brother decided to make some black and white photos of the family and there's one of me that is definitely in a late 60s style dress (I did love that look though I wasn't buying too many of my own clothes yet). Interesting that you had an OM-1 @Yeah No, i have one sitting on a shelf right above my desk right now. I still use film all the time except for the DSLR that I use to scan negatives, however my first SLR was a Rollei SL35M. It had a tendency to break down but the lenses were great.