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They're water heaters (if they heated hot water, that would be redundant), so if you went on the website of companies that manufacture them or sell them, read a Consumer Reports evaluation, etc. that's how the category would be listed -- water heaters. But a lot of people call them hot water heaters, so it's not surprising if, when you listen to people talking about them, you hear that instead at least sometimes (I have no idea if that's more common in some regions than others).

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A water heater.

This brings back memories; long ago, I had an assistant named Jamie, and seeing people write her name as "Jaime" drove her absolutely bonkers.

Yep, he was Tor. He's also one of the costars of the wonderful One Day at a Time reboot and was the state detective in Thelma & Louise, but he's been in just about everything - he has more than 250 acting credits in TV and film. Ritch Shydner played Boyd in "Tough Enough" (the bowling alley episode).

Season five is a bit weak compared to its predecessors. Still great, just not as sharp on the whole. And there were a lot more instances in that season of them repeating lines from early episodes. They've always done that some - a touch I appreciated, since people do that in real life - but there was more of it in season five. Shows used the same actor in different roles frequently back then, but I don't remember them doing it much on this show, which makes it especially distracting to me that the actor playing Buford, the umpire when Julia and Mary Jo coach little league, is the one who played Billy Boy Swine, the jerk in Anthony's laundry room who beats him up -- the episodes are only half a season apart! I started in on season one last night, and, wow, the way they talk about Mason never fails to make me see red. The guy is fat, yes, but they speak of him - in that episode and in the one where he's moving to Tokyo, so it's not as if they learn their lesson - as if he's a size not normally seen in nature. I mean, jaws drop when he walks in! Come on, people his size are walking around everywhere. Even for the '80s, it was ridiculous. On a happier note, I had forgotten Boyd (the obnoxious "eight best breasts in Atlanta" decorator who's always overcompensating lest anyone think he's gay because of his profession) was originally played by Stephen Tobolowsky. I love him in everything.

Ian asking the bodyguard “Hey, Costner, are you allowed to date the clients?” is the only part of this Jennie/Wyatt storyline I can stand. And she did a modified version of that damn baby voice when getting sexy with him, so I had to check to see if my ears were bleeding. I'm not into Ian and the writer, either, or really any of the romantic/sexual storylines other than Gabby not even being able to figure out what she's not ready for. I mostly only like the friendships - or not - among the gang. I enjoyed the scene where they rattled off all the people who hate them, and laughed out loud at “Siri, how many seasons of 90210 were there?” The Ray thing meant nothing to me, because I didn’t watch then, but my friend laughed pretty hard. And I thought the "who are you?" stuff between him and Shannen was funny. I also liked Shannen's unruffled "okay, get in - I hope you're microchipped" reaction to finding a chicken by her car. I can do without the oh, consent is so complicated in 2019 attitude, though.

"The Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue Blood Beaumont Driving Club". Anthony blows that snotty guy away so wonderfully! Someone upthread said the Hulu episodes are edited, yes. That's a shame. I wonder if any of the music is replaced, too, because they used a fair bit of it for a sitcom.

When I started working out of my home office the vast majority of the time, I fell out of touch with current music; I mostly only hear new stuff on the radio, and I only listen to the radio in my car. So for several years now, I haven't been hearing much new music. If it wasn't for this Music forum, it would be even less. I heard part of "Old Town Road" on NPR, when the chart removal controversy was news. I didn't listen to it in its entirety until it was posted here, though (and I've never heard it on the radio). I thought it was annoying, but once I saw the video (also thanks to this forum), that made me laugh and made the song catchy to me. I still don't listen to it, but I do cackle at how it pissed people off, and enjoy how it has brought other people together, so I like it just for that. "Bad Guy" I looked up when someone here posted about it, and realized I'd heard a snippet on the radio a few times but never stopped and listened to it. It's not my thing, but it's okay. "Señorita" is another one I looked up upon seeing it criticized here, and that was my first and only time hearing it. Hard pass. "Truth Hurts" I just looked up now - it turned out to be another one I've never heard when going around the radio dial - and made it 18 seconds.

From Deadline: Grace and Frankie given a 16-episode seventh season, which will be its last. At a total of 94 episodes, that will be the most of any Netflix original series.

Being just one disc shy of watching all of seasons two through five*, I have realized they mention him a lot (as a famous rich guy who likes to brag about being rich). I never noticed it back when he was just some NYC gasbag, but it sure sticks out now. *I usually start at the beginning, but Charlene bugs me in season one. This time I put in a season three disc when I couldn't sleep, and then as the nights went on I wound up watching all of that season, then season two, then four, and I'm now almost done with five (the last season I have on DVD). I'll watch season one next, but, wow, does watching seasons 2-5 Charlene without season 1 Charlene being fresh in my mind improve my enjoyment of her. I always liked her in those seasons, but in previous binge watches the dislike for her criminal gullibility in season one being so recent lingered a bit and the times in which she was similar to that bothered me. This time they didn't. Since several of us are re-watching the show, I thought maybe some might like to join me in re-reading the great article Yahoo ran several years ago, in which Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and all the surviving original cast members were interviewed about the show in honor of its 30th anniversary: 'Designing Women' at 30: A Tribute to the Four 'Man-Loving Feminists' Who Changed TV

That's how I understand it (old episodes, just with additional info), but this latest one was the first one I watched and it wasn't anything I recognized (although, I didn't watch the show regularly in the early days, so that doesn't mean anything). Yes, I take notice of how good they are with their clients (as well as their patients). And I'm often impressed with how well they know the patients' personalities; that's not really something you can read in the file you're reviewing before coming in the exam room, that's them genuinely remembering regular patients. In the "bonus tails" episode, I liked seeing an old white male Texan dressed like a farmer as a client; there's no shortage of vets in Houston, and he chose the clinic run by three black dudes. Racism is so rampant, it brings a little moment of relief to see someone of his demographic happily shaking a black vet's hand. He's the one whose dog had consumed 2.4 pounds worth of some sort of stuffing (yet nothing was noticeably missing/damaged in the house) -- that was crazy! In the new episode, that spotted pig was so cute! And I love that the owners wanted his neuter done in hospital, not in the field - like a pet, not livestock. I got a good chuckle at that little Yorkie/chihuahua mix Simba (who ate half an ibuprofen capsule) showing he felt better by being a total cranky butt to Dr. Ross. I liked how casual everyone was at the big dinner Dr. Blue's nephew cooked, just hanging out barefoot and in t-shirts, scattered around various tables and counters eating.

I sat near her at two different restaurants, one in Ojai and one in Santa Barbara (she lived in Montecito). I don't bother people when they're eating, but I do eavesdrop 🙂 and she was the hoot you'd expect. So hopefully your mom had a nice conversation with her.

Well, that time they stuck her with Randy, so I'd say no, but I remember some posters thought they'd improved him enough it wasn't awful, and obviously Bitty Schram was willing to come back for it. I don't remember much about it other than it being nice to see her again; I think I liked the way they wrote her interaction with Natalie (and of course with Monk) and only disliked the Randy thing.

Anthony's nervous laugh never fails to be funny, and is probably at its best in "Foreign Affairs" when he pretends to be Consuela at the INS. "I'm sorry, my teeth are enormous." Julia's response (as always, elevated by Dixie Carter's delivery) when Charlene wonders what's keeping Suzanne and Anthony is fantastic:

It smacks of writing Sharona's exit in a way that's not just illogical but offensive (a woman going back to the bag of dicks that is her ex) rather than the one that both serves the character well and makes sense given what we've seen (a nurse moving back home to care for her mom) because they're ticked off the actor wouldn't cave in contract negotiations.

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Ugh, Alton Brown is back. I loved Good Eats way back when, before I found out Brown is a racist, homophobic (and, let's face it, probably sexist, since there tends to be a trifecta among his kind) jerk, and could never just enjoy the science again. Now, nearly ten years later, it's all "Ooh, Good Eats is back" out there and I wish it was with a host I could stomach watching, because it is and has always been a great concept, but I cannot and will not separate; he's too thoroughly intertwined with the show.

One of the episodes I watched last night was the one in which Charlene goes to her first client meeting after having Olivia, and I completely let slide my why is the office manager meeting with a client? quibbling because the way Jean Smart plays Charlene's narrating of the disastrous events - falling asleep, crying upon being awakened because her breasts leaked while she was snoring, falling on her face while trying to escape because she put on her pantyhose so twisted she was walking like John Wayne, and gathering up the little firecrackers (baby suppositories) that flew out of her purse - is so much funnier than actually seeing it could have been. Because she nails not just the humor, but the underlying feeling that she's now just a "Mom blob" incapable of being anything else. And I love the argument between Charlene and Bill captured on the baby monitor, because they're so sickeningly sweet all the time - and I hate treacly, in anything, especially romantic relationships - it's nice to finally see something real.

All of a sudden? This is Mulder. I mean, it wasn't until IWTB that I thought being so thoroughly with him might not be unhealthy for Scully. He was never just a jackass, and their relationship always had moments in which he was truly wonderful, but there was not much Mulder could have myopically said/done that would have felt out of character to me during the original seasons.

There's nothing like that in the deleted scenes, and I don't think they know each other because Hudson doesn't act as if he recognizes Julio (I know it would be his job not to let that recognition show if it was the case, but he'd have a moment at least in his eyes before schooling his features; instead, there's not the slightest flash of recognition) and Julio's reaction is played as realizing this is an undercover cop, not as recognizing a specific one (plus, his behavior at the crime scene the next morning does not suggest any connection beyond having seen him on the job at the bar [a plot point, since the guy's investigation was unofficial]) -- I just don't know what it is that is supposed to have tipped Julio off, because to me he's just a dude sitting at a bar. As the way to reveal to Rusty that Sharon Raydor wasn't actually looking for Sharon Beck (which was the deal Brenda had made with him; cooperate as a witness and we'll find your mom) -- she hadn't even looked at the file (since she was busy taking over an elite squad filled with uncooperative people who resent her), so she didn't know they had the same first name. That, though, I don't know. Duff was obsessed with his Mini Me, so I'd assume he planned on going back to that well, but I've never seen it confirmed. Carradine always did a great job with the ways in which Sharon Beck is the same whether sober or using, and the ways in which she's different when she's sober. I got really sick of the Sharon Beck and Her Stupid Fetus storyline - that and Buzz's quest to find his dad and uncle's killer are recurring blights on the first half of this season for me, and Rusty is central to both of them, so that also exacerbates the annoyance part of my many reactions to him in this run of episodes - but also always appreciated the performance.

She was a federal employee 25 years ago. I think she's safe. She's been on Ro's board for a while, so the Roman commercials aren't a surprise.

There's nothing like buying something you know you're not going to like and then somehow still being disappointed when you don't. There was a good sale on Talenti gelato, so I tried one of the new layer flavors, the vanilla fudge cookie. It's dark chocolate gelato, then pieces of dark chocolate cookie, then fudge sauce, then vanilla bean gelato, and finally waffle cone crumbles. I love chocolate, but I hate chocolate ice cream/gelato. I know this about myself; it hasn't changed in over 40 years. But I thought, well, maybe it won't be so bad as a layer and I'll like the whole combination. Yeah, no. I wound up scooping off that top layer and dumping it down the garbage disposal. What was left was delicious. I wanted to try the salted caramel truffle - which is, from top to bottom, sea salt caramel gelato, chocolate cookie pieces, dulce de leche, vanilla gelato, and chocolate caramel truffles - but my store didn't have any. I'm bummed they retired their chocolate chip gelato, but I guess it was too basic a flavor for most people. Those are the kinds I love, though -- vanilla or sweet cream ice cream/gelato with chunks of other things mixed in. At least they still have the caramel cookie crunch, which is my favorite, and chocolate chip cookie dough.

I still (I said this when it was first posted, but I don't know which thread that was) don't think this song is the best showcase of that incredible voice - although I think her voice is typically terrific on the chorus, and certainly never bad; it's just not quite the perfect fit I want it to be - and like Miranda Lambert's version better (this one is just a smidge too slow and spare for me), but this is my first time seeing the video and that I unequivocally love -- I am always a sucker for real-life photos spanning decades. Similarly, I like the slight alterations to the lyrics in having this be sung by/about someone who's lived long enough her kids have left home, just like she did. I like how she's showcasing animal rescue/care organizations at the end of each of her videos.

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