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I didn't see the game, just read the clues on the archive, but I got a chuckle out of one of them obviously forgetting the category and saying "sweet spot" instead of "wheelhouse". Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the only one in the albums category I didn't get (I'm not a Beatles fan), but I was surprised it was a TS. If you'd told me there were three TS in a category about recent events, I'd have bugged my eyes out a bit, but I wasn't being particularly surprised by any of them. I can't see the photo clues on the archive, so I couldn't get Hilary Duff based on the text only, but I might have recognized her from a picture. The picture wouldn't have helped with peruke, though.

I'm sorry to hear about the diagnosis, and hope a low-carb diet will send him into remission and he won't need insulin permanently. A veterinarian compiled protein/fat/carb content data on a large assortment of canned cat foods (it also has phosphorus content, for anyone whose cat has CKD); her chart makes for easy comparison. (There are commercial formulas that are higher in protein and lower in carbs, while using better ingredients and costing less than the prescription formulas, so there are options.) It has been so long, I can't remember where I got everything. I got the insulin at the Costco pharmacy, as that was by far the cheapest in my area, but I can't remember where I ordered the needles (I don't remember there being a significant price difference among sources when it came to needles, though). I got the meter and test strips (the AlphaTRAK, which is made for cats and dogs, and which I recommend, although the glucometers for people tend to be accurate enough to get by) through American Diabetes Wholesale. Karo syrup is what I kept on hand in case of hypoglycemic emergencies. Good luck! It's overwhelming at first, but you get into a routine.

I think most of those are, well, just okay, but I love the one with the surgeon:

Watching a rerun, I had some interruptions, so I never did wind up properly watching the whole episode, but I like Dr. Emily not abiding Hula's owner's "Oh, she doesn't eat that much" claim by immediately responding, "She probably doesn't do much, either". Pets differ just like we do, but absent a hormonal condition, your dog doesn't get to be that size if you're doing everything right with diet and exercise. But it was also nice that she acknowledged it's hard to get weight off of dogs you can't exercise too much. Hula has an adorable face, and I was hoping for an update on how they were doing managing her heart condition. The story of Benny, the cat who got shot, pissed me right off. Yes, the owners subject him to risks when letting him out, and my feelings on if and, if so, how, a cat should have outdoor access are nuanced because they're based on a cat- and environment-specific combination of factors; it's a pretty narrow window where it's safe enough to be worth it, so, while I don't know these people took unreasonable risk, I suspect yes. But where my ire has no nuance is with those who think it's perfectly okay to SHOOT A CAT because, what, he crossed the property line? Pushing the uterus back into that poor prolapsed cow was hard to watch. Adorable calf, though. I'd never make it on a farm. I couldn't see shit on that ultrasound, either. Yeah, a doctor should be better, but it's on a little phone screen. Very sad to see the in memoriam screen for the grandson.

It's a (flat track) rec league, so they're more training rather than competing to begin with, and even for the competitive team (the Machete Betties), whatever they filmed very much had the practice vibe -- I think it was the rec league as a whole's rink time.

That part of the commercial has me scratching my head a bit; it boasts about being "the most tech-advanced car in its class," but he indeed seems to be manually pulling the driver's seat forward when having memory buttons to store both their favored seat positions is now pretty basic technology a car at the head of its class should have. But I'm not familiar with what class of car the Versa is.

I was into roller derby as a kid, so I enjoyed the segments with Dr. Lavigne's wife; I think Anne is my favorite of the wives, but I like all of them. On a shallow note, she looked great in that picture leaning against the Charger. I like that Dr. Ross's response to his mom's request for guinea pigs for her friend's classroom was "I'll call the shelter". (And LOL at her asking the staff if he was a good boss, and assuring them she'd get him if he wasn't.) I also like Kayla naming them; she seems to get quite attached to the patients. And I really liked seeing how many kids' hands shot up when Dr. Ross asked the class who wanted to hold them and when he asked if anyone had questions. Dori, the chocolate lab with the ear hematoma, looks like such a happy dog. That's nice to see in general, but especially knowing she was afraid of men for years and with patience and love came around to being completely secure. She was adorable rolling around for belly rubs when her family came to pick her up. Interesting procedure she had, using x-ray film as structural support during the healing process. Lucy, the dachshund/min-pin with the fecal bacteria, is a real cutie. I'm more of a medium/large dog person, but there was something really appealing about her. The ears are definitely part of it; she looks like the flying nun. LOL - I've never seen a duck with a tuft of feathers on its head like on Baby. "I got duck slapped" made me laugh, too. As did Baby putting her feathers back in proper order after the x-ray. I really enjoyed that segment. Puff, the Persian mix who has to come in weekly, must be having a tough time with her kidney disease, because CKD doesn't normally require that kind of monitoring. This was clearly in the early days of diagnosis, as they were just checking her blood pressure and teaching the owner how to administer subQ fluids. Maybe she was pretty sick when she first came in, and they're making sure she continues to stabilize. It's interesting the fluid was sodium chloride, as lactated ringers is more common for the disease. This is one of those stories where I'd love to have all the details, but that's television. We didn't get a follow-up at the end, so I hope she's doing okay.

Whew! The Rams tried to give me a heart attack in the final minutes, but great finish. They still have some problems, but it's early and they seem to be addressing them, so time will tell.

I like that commercial, and the Alice Cooper one: But no office supply store commercial will ever top Office Max's series with the Rubberband Man. The original: The back to school one:

If only he'd shoot himself in the dick, the world would be just a smidgen safer for women.

That makes sense to me, that they'd keep in touch and occasionally get together to catch up in person. I don't remember much of their interaction in the house, but while Joe had horrible taste in girlfriends, he was generally an inoffensive, normal guy who had his life together (didn't he get his MBA during filming?). And Cynthia was great, a nice normal person establishing a good life for herself despite the obstacles where she came from. No delusions of grandeur from either one, no melodrama, just two people wanting to be happy in a "regular life" way. So I can see it.

I was watching football during Friday's game, so I just looked it up on the archive. Ugh - "Women Scientists." Speaking of things for which the writers should be ashamed of themselves - "Seattle" as a clue in any "name the state" category. Boy, did the 2019 Movies category drive home how few movies I see these days (long gone is the time when I would go to the cinema every Friday). I was pretty bad in the Book Nook category, too; I read mostly non-fiction, but tend to do better than I did this time with titles, authors, and basic premises of popular fiction just from hearing about them. I was happy to run the Trial of the Century category, on the other hand, because I don't always do well remembering when things happened. I was surprised e-book was a TS. (I didn't specifically know that about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but between the year and the category, I figured that had to be it.) Mercurochrome, too, because the periodic table is something I assume every contestant studies, so they must have all had mercury in their heads, and I'd have thought that would trigger mercurochrome for at least one. Canvas and Iran both surprised me a little, too - not that none of the three knew the specific facts at hand, but that none even took a guess based on the wording of the clues (I knew canvas, and took a guess I was pretty sure about with Iran). I didn't know what kind of birds they shot in the 1900 Olympics, either, but was expecting at least one contestant to. Madagascar, governor general, and Massachusetts, though, I correctly predicted would be TS (I knew MA, but the other two stumped me as well). I was a bit surprised FJ was a TS, and even more that they all had the same wrong guess. (I didn't know it, either, but the history of the faces on American currency is one of the things I'd study if I was going to compete on the show since it comes up often enough [I know who's on what now, but not enough about who used to be].)

I hardly ever watch this show anymore due to scheduling (not to mention the fact the participants annoy me and the renovations are boring in their uniformity), but I saw a few minutes here and there tonight for the first time in a while – oh my, this is why I don’t watch. It’s tract home, not track home, and what the hell is a sexy bathroom? I saw the recap of the three places, and by the low prices in Los Angeles – I know one decoy was in Thousand Oaks and the HH's actual home was in Altadena, but don’t know about the third - of course they were going to have a bunch of outdated features given their budget! I also saw the designer’s kitchen proposal segment – wow, how exciting, she proposed bead board instead of shaker for the cabinets; so innovative. Still white on top, a darker color on the bottom, subway tile backsplash (white, of course), and white countertops. I saw part of the reveal, too, to learn there was also a farm sink and barn doors. Blah, blah, blah. And blah. But from the bits I saw, the HHs seemed decent people, and weren't trying to completely transform an early 20th century home into something modern (and were okay with the bedrooms opening to the kitchen, something that would give me pause). I like that they wanted land in Los Angeles and were willing to sacrifice to get it, so I was bummed to miss the ending and thus not see what they'd done with that large lot (if anything - I suspect they ran out of money during the filmed portion of the renovation and that came later).

I love “Off the Wagon” - Julio’s repeated insistence on “Very Vanilla” and his “finally” when Provenza said it right make me laugh every time, and I always enjoy when they mock the entertainment industry. I like Rusty’s “Wow, so believable” upon recapping the premise of Gold Storm, the wife having a fat freezing appointment, and every word out of the killer agent’s mouth. And it’s great for Andy’s annoyance with all things Badge of Justice; I love his “I asked for this” resignation when Mike talks about his agent and entertainment lawyer lasting for barely 30 seconds before he’s grumbling about Mike saying “as we say in the business.” And reining himself in when Sharon gives him That Look. And his balloon being popped when he finds out Mike gets paid per episode and thus rakes in a very nice chunk of change. Lots of good stuff. “Old people drop likes flies in this heat. So, stay cool, you guys.” Never change, Dr. Morales. Amy is fantastically funny undercover as Gia, the new starlet getting pills from Progressive Flo Dr. Deb (and I like that Gia’s work history is pretty much Kearran Giovanni’s). And I love her interaction with Tina Walker in the interrogation leading up to that undercover op. Also her hatred of the phrase “pee dirty”. I also get a good laugh from Chris’s mom saying to parents, their child is special; “nature makes you feel that way, so you don’t start beating the shit out of them when they turn sixteen.” It’s not as good edited. Jared is funny, too, especially his “the police treated me like I was some kind of drama queen” meltdown and complaining that his mom is one of these people who constantly digresses, promptly followed by going off on a tangent about mariachi bands at baby showers. But he’s not just comic relief, and I really like the scene between him and Andy at the end. Andy’s talk with Rusty about addiction and trusting an addict with another chance was nice, too. And we finally say goodbye to Sharon Beck and her stupid fetus. This storyline has made her, Rusty, and Gus all annoying to me on a weekly basis; she’s laying it on thick with the “I’m doing what you want so you won’t put more distance between us” guilt trip, Rusty badgers her regularly to place the baby for adoption and then complains about the way she’s going to do it, and Gus drives me batty with his Paloma false equivalency and passive aggressive “I’m out of this discussion, I’m just cooking” crap (I like Sharon warning him off when he starts to butt in again). It’s weird that we never so much as heard about her or Rusty’s half-sister again after wasting spending all this time on it, but I’ll take weird here. Even though I’m happy to send Sharon Beck on her way, her final scene bugs me. First, Rusty getting ready to merely take a two-hour drive to drop off his mom was done with a tone like someone was going off to war or something; the first time I watched it, I half expected the car to be t-boned as soon as he pulled out of the driveway. Second, it continually bothers me that the physical intimacy is so restrained, not to mention rare, on this show compared to The Closer, and that discrepancy is a problem when the three couples are two older couples, one of which is also interracial, and a gay couple. The kiss between Rusty and Gus after their first “I love you” is another example of that - very vanilla. Somewhere between the last time I watched “Family Law” and tonight, I learned the actor playing Brie is Graham Patrick Martin’s girlfriend (or at least was then; I have no idea about now). She had been for a couple of years at the time, so presumably knew the cast some. So, tonight I was fixated on how odd it would be to be on your boyfriend’s show, getting half naked and acting sexy times with one of his co-stars. This didn’t distract me from my primary reaction, which is always how utterly gross Brie and the victim were. The girls grew up together, spending oodles of time at each other’s houses, and the two families are friends. But when he unknowingly hired her for sex, they were embarrassed for a few minutes, but then laughed and figured, “Eh, what the hell, let’s do it.” Eww. I feel sorry for the victim’s daughter; the actor didn’t have a single line, but I felt the character’s shock and grief about her dad’s death, and it’s sad to ponder everything she’s about to find out: her dad was a serial cheater with an extensive roster of prostitutes, her best friend who’s pretty much dumped her since they started college - because she’s not worldly and sophisticated enough to understand something like getting rich off transactional sex - has been fucking him for money, and this whole mess led a man she’s known her whole life to kill her father. Good thing her mom is a therapist, and can recommend a colleague. Nick Chinlund did a great job with the scene where Brie’s dad realizes he’d misread the situation – Brie wasn’t groomed and preyed upon by his friend – and I like Jessica Tuck’s portrayal of the wife’s matter-of-factness and protection of the father/daughter relationship despite her deserved anger with her husband. The actor playing Joey Bowie made a shitbag of a character very funny to watch, between the definition of “local” food, how he named his restaurant, and his “I thought this was going to be awful when you called me in here, but, shit, this is fantastic!” reaction when they told him the victim was dead. The guy at the Greek Theatre is a hoot, too; I particularly love his “Shit” when they find out the victim was a lawyer. I truly missed both “shit”s in this edited version, because they were perfectly delivered. I love Buzz pointing out that in addition to phone numbers, Provenza has a few cat videos on his phone – good callback to when Buzz showed him how to access YouTube on his phone via a cat video and Provenza laughed delightedly, saying “mew mew.” I like the way the squad disabuses Brie and her boyfriend of the notion what they’re engaged in is harmless, especially that they let the seen-it-all college student spend the night in a holding cell with women living the typical reality of sex work, which is decidedly less lucrative and more dangerous than hers. Rusty telling Mark, “You know [Spongebob] isn’t white, don’t you?” cracked me up. But I was a little surprised Julio made the “whatever he does, don’t drop him off at the zoo” remark; they’re not close enough for him to go there, because he wouldn’t know Rusty would roll with it as easily as he did. Speaking of Little Adolf, Julio relating his nightmare evening with Mark was well delivered, and I like Amy thanking him for helping her wavering on the idea of kids. It’s unrealistic Cynthia wouldn’t have told Julio Mark’s “behavioral problems” were rooted in being raised as a white supremacist, though. Sharon shutting down Rusty’s stupid idea and berating him for not stopping filming when Buzz told him to is a great scene, from “That is one of the worst ideas I have ever heard” to “Let’s talk about what you don’t know, or have forgotten” to “I said right now” when he protests her command to delete the video. One little thing: Mike says he used to work Vice; I know that’s the first time in this show we’ve ever heard that, but was it ever mentioned in The Closer? I only recall learning he came from SID. I suspect it was something just thrown in for this storyline.

I only saw a few minutes here and there because I was watching football the rest of the time, so I didn't see the notice about their grandson's death. How sad, especially to be announced at the end of an episode that showed how happy Diane and Dr. Pol were at the news of another grandchild on the way. I feel terrible for his mom, to have lost her husband young and now just a couple years later to lose her 23-year-old son as well! In addition to Diane getting the ultrasound photo, the other thing I saw was the piglets being pulled, and one getting some dextrose to perk up and then getting right with the program and nursing. I love the grunt the pig gave when told she's a good mom. I also love zeroing in on a piglet falling over on its back as we hear how cute piglets are; indeed.

YES!

I only saw bits and pieces of the lobster episode, but any sighting of a good lobster roll always makes me hungry; I'm not a big sandwich fan, but that's one where if you put the ingredients together just right I am all over it. I also love lobster ravioli - and like that it was Sophie's childhood favorite - but that dish I caught just a glimpse of looked like a lot of sauce and too little ravioli. I'm vexed by the average American restaurant's portion size being too large, so I'd need to look again, because if it was a reasonable portion I not only withdraw my complaint but applaud the establishment.

There’s calling a game tight, and then there’s whatever the hell the refs are doing in this USC v Utah game. Hell of a first half, despite the officials.

I'm with Ben.

I prefer none, but it's not about my preference. A religious sentiment has no place on company voicemail, bulletin boards, email, etc.

My best friend lived in Florida for a few years (for a convoluted series of reasons) and was the HR director for a small company. One employee had that "have a blessed day" shit on her company voicemail greeting, and was utterly shocked when my friend told her that was inappropriate and needed to be changed. I believe the "that's just how we do things here" shrug was trotted out. Thankfully not by the owner.

I missed tonight's game, but read the clues via the archive. I laughed out loud at Jason's "Magellan" guess in the $200 Ferdinand clue. I was happy to see Hull House and the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team get categories. It's interesting that two clues in the Ocean category were about the Pacific Ocean. Ground fault surprised me a bit as a TS, but on reflection it shouldn't have; people largely do not understand electricity (and are thus afraid of it). Crossventilation would have surprised me in another category, but I have never seen it as one word and thus second-guessed myself, and wonder if that also tripped up the contestants.

Mine is: (It's actually "and here's what I'm doing with it," but I grabbed what I could find.)

The Raisin Bran commercial I've seen is with a girl who tells her dad his jacket is an "aggressive" shade of yellow, he says it's great, she says, "If you're a banana," and he makes the obligatory Dad Joke, "It's very a-peel-ing". I like that one.

Yep, it's here.