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Good to know, thanks While I was watching the latest episode I thought that the only way Mike would be leaving would be if this was the series finale. But the more the episode went on the less likely that seemed, fortunately.

Best prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery @PRgal! Too bad about the food! Hoping you will be home soon.

I hope Charles changes his mind also. Without the TNT coverage, especially Inside the NBA, I've lost interest in the rest of the playoffs. I can't imagine what the league is thinking if TNT is left with no coverage. The show has won I think 18 emmys? If Charles and Ernie in particular aren't there it won't be the same.

I had a spinal MRI recently and they said it would take a long time. Personally MRIs don't bother me at all except when I have to take instruction from the technicians behind the window and I can't make out what they are saying. However that wasn't necessary this time. They asked me what music I wanted and since I was tired I just asked for something quiet. "Classical"? Sure fine. It went by faster than I thought and I just pretended to doze off. I'm sure glad I didn't hear any loud ads! @annzeepark914 you have my sympathies!

I slept late today and woke up to find that Alcaraz and Sinner were still playing, I watched the end over breakfast without my glasses on. It occurred to me, - and this has been an issue that caused me to buy new glasses this year - the little box that shows the scores is really tiny - this is also the issue with NBA games. Yet with three announcers, Mac, Mary and whoever is hosting on NBC/Peacock - not one person bothered to call the score in all the time I was watching. I squinted and still couldn't be sure. What are visually impaired people supposed to do? On the other hand, congrats to Carlos and I hope Casper wins the second semil

I don't understand the tiny house appeal whatsoever. I've lived in the same one bedroom apartment in the city for decades, and I really miss being in a house so much. I realize that it has its own various problems, but I would love to have the space. I will say though that my super and the whole building staff, the doormen, handymen are really nice guys. They not only were so helpful during Covid, but ever since I have had problems with my balance (on top of my recent vasculitis) they have really gone out of their way to be helpful.

Oh I missed that reference. I like that they did that. I get the impression that the actress who played Mrs. Marlowe has retired. I didn't love this episode but I did like seeing Dennis Buchanan the hilariously awful attorney again though the story didn't give him as much to do this time. I didn't remember that he and Jools had a history though of course they used it for the final punchline. I see there is at least an episode 5 to come, I hope we will get at least 6.

By the way it was good to see Uncle Walter back in episode 3. The actor really does a fine job. Going back I think he was first introduced as Jared's uncle at least as far back as the Duck episode.

Glad to hear there's going to be a Season 2. I guess Max will still have me as a subscriber even after my 6 month discount wears off. I really enjoyed both Thailand and Ireland. I think Thailand had the best mix of Conan interacting spontaneously with people around him, in addition to the more scheduled bits. Again, Anna's Mom was hilarious beyond belief, I was wishing Conan would go back to see them again. Ireland was fun as well, the ending was the most touching to me when Conan and the genealogist went to the place where his great-grandfather had lived. My family and I did something similar looking for the home of my grandmother who emigrated from Ireland to the US. She also had lived in a very small village. It was the same feeling.

Regarding episode two, they really did try to fake us out with Frodo in the beginning and while I did think about if for a second, I was then convinced they wouldn't kill off Frodo. He even got a couple of nice scenes in the episode three, though they weren't really essential to the plot unless you count Sim's bad coffee as essential. Clearly her coffee is to Brokenwood what Nick Yemana's was to the 12th precinct. I enjoyed both episode 2 and 3 although I may rewatch them with captions, sometimes the accents of the guest actors throw me off when they are speaking quickly. As for episode 3, I like the way the story was finally resolved, after it seemed they were coming to too easy a solution.

@Moose135 Thanks so much for the composite of the eclipse photos, they are fabulous! I am still hoping that maybe in a couple of years I can go to Iceland and see it there.

I had so many appointments this past week that my head was spinning (not literally). Monday I had the dentist working on my tooth to get it ready for the temp replacement crown (after the old one fell out), which took 90 minutes and while it was not really painful, it apparently was very involved. I get the real new crown in a month. Tues was vestibular physical therapy for my balance issues, Thursday was the ENT doctor to check on said issues (he didn't see an inner ear issue) and Friday the neurologist for the same (I will be having follow up tests). All very good doctors/dentist/therapist but it just felt like overload. Plus I had an artists group reception Thursday. Somehow, I managed to lose my apartment keys on Thursday night. Coincidence? (I have spares from the front desk but will have to have new locks put in)

When I visited Donegal in Northwest Ireland last summer my guide (who is wonderful) told me that she could photograph the Northern Lights there all year except in the summer when the sky was too light at night! It just shows I guess how rare it is here at our latitude.

I've only watched the first two shows so probably should wait to write an overall impression but I must say off the bat that the extended intro by none other than Werner Herzog had me dying. I only saw the beginning of the Thailand episode, I am going to save that and Ireland for tomorrow, but the interaction between Conan and Anna's Mom was truly hilarious. The woman is a born comedian. I know Conan's joke in these shows is always to come off as the Ugly American, or more precisely the dumb American, but maybe these interactions with the fans actually worked better over all in the podcasts itself when it's more spontaneous. Still there were funny segments in both shows and I will see how Thailand and Ireland go. It was amazing to see Jordan totally lose it in the Gaucho segment. I'm not surprised that his behavior is a bit of an act but he really totally broke there.

I didn't even know about the Northern Lights tonight! First I miss the eclipse and now this...however it's been raining in Manhattan and I can't even see the stars here on a good night. I do miss the stars.

I have to admit @EtheltoTillie that that one doesn't ring a bell at all. I guess there were some I never heard growing up that CBS FM didn't include on their revival playlist. I do remember some reactions I used to have hearing songs for the first time, for instance the Kink's "Well Respected Man". I would have been pretty young and I remember thinking why are they making fun of the hero?

The Uh-Oh song, is that "I ran all the way home just to say that I'm sorry"? I remember a number of songs from the 60s, some from the albums my older siblings would buy, some from the radio. I had a clock radio in my bedroom and could listen to WABC and WMCA in their heyday. Then in 1980s WCBS FM in New York would bring back a lot of classics going back the 50s, it's such a shame there's no station in the city that features that music anymore, young people seem to love "retro" things and I think it would get an audience. (I guess no local oldies station is my pet peeve.) Does anyone else remember the novelty songs? There was one "They're Coming to Take Me Away" which apparently went to the top of the charts until it was withdrawn from the radio as people felt it was offensive to those with mental illness.

My siblings and I are so glad that our parents never tried to send us to summer camp, I think we all would have hated it. The one experience I had was with girl scouts and let's just say it was awful. I was definitely teased/bullied by the other girls (they claimed I had to clean the latrine), just verbally but it was awful. I also didn't like the idea of sleeping in a sleeping bag, I am definitely the indoor type.

Actually I think it was "Tomaty" who was in the steampunk episode. If I am getting that right...I guess Todd came along later.

Yes I could but I'm just trying to be cautious. The dentist actually told me I could eat normally (I'm still on the re-attached old crown right now) but he did say not to wait too long to get it fixed. I have eaten some other crunchier foods on the other side of my mouth but nuts pretty much have to be well chewed.

I did this too! I ordered coffee from Nuts.com, who were having a "free shipping for $29 spent" sale, in such a rush that you guessed it, I ordered beans instead of ground. I tried using a hand grinder with them and it hurt my hand so I went ahead and got a re-chargeable (by USB) grinder from Amazon and went ahead and ground them all. It does taste good but I am just too lazy and groggy to grind beans when I first wake up. Second and related somewhat to Nuts.com - ever since my crown fell out I have had to lay off eating nuts which I normally have with dinner. My dentist did a great job of temporarily cementing the loose crown, but I have to go back to him to have a new temp put on next week and it will probably be another 2 weeks after that to get the permanent one. I do miss my crunchy nuts, oh well. At least it doesn't hurt.

Yes I think Todd goes back to the "steampunk" episode if I am remembering correctly. This was a fun premise for a first episode of the season and I was glad that the killer wasn't obvious though I did wonder from the start why the eventual culprit wasn't being investigated more. I do like that they do a good job of attention to detail, when Rowena mentioned going to school in Indiana and then her boyfriend mentioned it was Kentucky, it was caught immediately. I was also glad they showed the murderer wiping off fingerprints from the professor's laptop, I was going to wonder why they hadn't checked that. I did like the way the episode ended, with Frodo, Ray, Todd and the rest of the locals gloomily taking down all the dino publicity, and then the two old codgers sharing a beer. Just a thought, I hope we see Missy again. She and Chalmers have a fun rapport that brings out his sense of humor more.

Yes that's what I meant to say about the Road Runners. The colors and design just looked so great on the big screen. The attention to detail is really impressive, and of course they were so inventive. And I still laugh if I see the name "Acme" used in any other context.

Back to the Looney Toons, when I was working at a film society years ago we had a Chuck Jones series featuring those cartoons. The Road Runner cartoons looked amazing on the big screen!

I hope those people are okay as well. Perhaps they were having some other things going on. I wasn't posting much lately mainly because I have had various health issues that don't seem to be totally resolved yet. Since February I've had serious balance issues when walking mainly and no one seems to be sure yet why. It's put a lot of plans I had on hold at the moment. I do have a session with a vestibular therapist scheduled so will see if that helps. On another note entirely, has anyone here had a crown fall out of their mouth? On a weekend?? Fortunately I was able to reach my dentist's office and they relayed this to him and they said to call him first thing Monday so he could fit me in. And here I have always told people what great luck I've had with my teeth. I literally cannot remember the last time I had even a filling done. So I am sure this crown is very old but I did clean it off and put in in a little baggie. I hope they can re-attach it but if not at least I'm fortunately not in any pain, I just have some sensitivity. They said I could eat on the other side of my mouth but I'm afraid of anything crunchy. So I have to think of a soft food for one more night. Maybe some polenta?