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And even without an underwire, she's still had elastic right up against her skin all day. I haven't seen the commercial, but I don't have an issue with the concept as described -- even if it's not uncomfortable, sweaty, itchy, or anything unpleasant, a bra can still be something you're happy to get rid of when you get home.

Ha - I fixate on that, too. I wonder whether a professional writer made an error with such a basic thing, or if the writer and/or actor know it's wrong but did it intentionally because the character would say it incorrectly. It only bothers me if it's out of character, but when it's in character it's often hard for me to guess whether it was intentional characterization or an error that just lucked into being right for the character.

I would never stay at a B&B, but I figure if you're going to put up with staying in a house rather than a hotel, the trade-off should be that you can come to breakfast in your PJs.

Somehow the decades-old footage of Elizabeth Taylor, repeated seasonally year after year, does not bother me like the voice-over from Jimmy Dean; with the White Diamonds commercial, it's clearly a rerun of an old production, somewhat like how I spend every New Year's Eve watching an old movie starring a bunch of people who have since died (After the Thin Man). But the Jimmy Dean commercial came out after his death, I think, or maybe it just feels that way to me -- a purposely new offering using old audio of a now-dead person. The verbiage definitely doesn't help: "I wish I could tell you how I feel about a morning like this"? It's inevitable that I will grouse at the TV, "Um, you're dead. You don't exist anymore. Therefore, by definition, you cannot feel anything let alone express that feeling to me."

If it was an amicable split and they're both happily dating other people, they could do just fine continuing to work together, or it could be too awkward. We'll just have to wait and see whether he decides to stay at VRC or move on. Whatever is best for them, of course, but if he does leave I'll sure miss seeing him coax the scaredy-dogs to safety. And with the way the producers use stories they filmed quite some time ago, we may still get some of that even if he's left in the interim. You can embed an Instagram post here (or post it as a link). I looked up her page and tried to find it, but I don't understand Instagram and gave up. I saw pics of the new boyfriend, and older pics with Marcel, but I didn't see anything in between that jumped out as being about the divorce and quickly got tired of clicking and scrolling.

You can just administer the appropriate dosage (based primarily on weight, but some existing health conditions may necessitate a smaller dose [or mean it should not be given at all]) from the same pill you would take. Easiest is a capsule (e.g. if your cat needs 250 mg - a common dose - sprinkle half the contents of a 500 mg capsule into food), but you can grind up a pill, too. But I'm sure there are pre-ground powders that are even easier, and if you don't already have L-Lysine for yourself, that's the way to go (it sounds as if something like that is what the link was supposed to go to). Research is mixed on whether it actually helps with the FHV-1 virus (which most cats carry, and which occasionally flares up and causes symptoms in some), but it has always helped with my cold sores (also caused by a herpes virus) and it seemed to help Maddie; twice I had to give her an anti-viral, but usually L-Lysine was enough to tamp down flare-ups. (I didn't give it to her daily, because she had an uncanny ability to detect when I'd added anything to her food, even a small amount of something unflavored and without any odor I could smell -- the only thing I ever got away with adding was psyllium husk [fiber, which helped eliminate hairballs]. So I agree with @bilgistic that it can be helpful for cats who get symptoms from the virus.

Thanks. I looked it up, and the last batch of episodes (and only ones this year so far) was from late January through the end of March, but that came after only a short break -- there had been episodes from the end of September through the beginning of December. The other run of episodes in 2018 was from early January through early March. 2017 begin with episodes already airing, from late November 2016, through the end of January. And then there was a short batch of episodes from early August through the end of September. So based on that (I didn't go back any farther), we could get more episodes any time, heh.

Either that or a giant dining room table, and whichever one they have they're on a quest to find a house in which it will fit - even though their budget consists of the real estate equivalent of spare change retrieved from the sofa and washing machine and/or they're in a market in which rooms simply aren't that large at most prices. But it does further speak to how much more common the beds are in real life than on scripted TV. Now I'm going to have to be on the look-out.

I've never thought about it before, but there aren't a lot of king size beds on TV, are there? Almost every couple I know with a bedroom large enough to fit one - as most bedrooms on TV are - has a king size bed. But it's mostly queen size on TV. I guess so wacky hijinks can ensue when they need more room but don't have any.

Apparently no one on television has a guest room. It's always a couch.

Oh, damn! While I am glad she had 88 years and only suffered a short illness before her death, the loss of this voice in the world is tremendous. I had the pleasure of meeting her once, talking with her for maybe five minutes, and I can still remember the sensation of feeling mesmerized by her for every bit of that short time. As President Obama said, she was as "captivating" in person as she was with her writing.

Yes, his hands are still tied, and he still has the sunglasses on (but they're slid down his nose enough that he can at least somewhat look out over the top of them) -- and has his right leg still over on the passenger side, so driving with his left foot is as much the cause of his erratic driving as those two things. (I had to check the DVD - I remembered the hands and leg, and was 99% sure about the glasses, but couldn't actually call that image up in my mind to confirm.) Even with the adrenaline rush of fight or flight mode, maneuvering most of his body into the driver's seat without being able to use his hands to push off and having limited ability to use them to grab onto the steering wheel to pull himself over would have taken so much out of him that I suspect - not knowing how close Ryan was to getting back in the car - as soon as he accomplished it, he took one jittery swipe at his glasses and then just took off despite the limited visibility. I mean, realistically, it's to cause the dramatic driving shot and the "what the hell?" reveal when the cops open the car door. But it does also work for what a panicked person with unknown time to work with would do.

I generally wasn't taken by Melvyn Douglas as a leading man, but I enjoy several of supporting role performances, and that's probably my favorite. (Of course, I love pretty much everything about that movie, which was one of my favorites as a kid.)

It made perfect sense for her to be the kid most upset about it all. Cheyenne is self-absorbed on a good day, so when she's a pregnant teen bride she's definitely going to be focused on herself, and Jake is too young to fully understand what cheating means, so he just adjusts to having two homes and keeps going. But Kyra is old enough to understand what Brock and Barbra Jean did, and is at a life stage that's inherently confusing and frustrating in general for girls, so it really hits her. And she's angry with Brock, but he's her dad and she loves him, so it's a lot less complicated to focus on Barbra Jean. I love that they don't force her to be in the wedding, and I like the moment when Reba realizes the main reason she doesn't want to is that it's the thing that makes this new situation real. I think season one is pretty rough, and the show is a lot better in seasons two through four, but there are still some moments that are gems.

In reading the description for this episode, that they'd be saying goodbye to long-time family member Kid, I knew I was going to get choked up. Twenty-two!! You're never ready, but to have a cat reach that age is definitely a comfort (my record is 19), and she looked terrible on her final day; I wish they'd let her go out on a higher note a day or two earlier, but hindsight is 20/20 -- there isn't a formula, and watching everyone hug was moving. I hope Lacey's owner was just negligently edited as not recognizing choke, because I diagnosed it immediately just from watching this show -- my sole source of horse info. But how do so many of these owners not know what to feed? (I know a lot of cat owners don't feed an ideal diet for long-term health, but that's quite different from feeding a horse a diet that will cause acute danger.) Poor Bailey; it didn't seem at first glance like she'd need to lose her tail, but this is highly edited, and she can certainly do without it, so I assume it was indeed the best option. And after a minor surgery, she was good to go -- and her little stump is cute. The clamp on the cow's udder made me cringe, to say the least. What the hell does a camel do to endure a Michigan winter? (More accurately, what does a camel's owner (?!) do to get her through it?) But I guess their insulating properties are like that of a Thermos - able to retain heat in cold weather and cool in hot weather. But the owners are breeding, and seem to have numerous exotic animals, so I'm not here for them. Miserable little stow-away kitty Cali picked the right vehicle, but her open-mouthed breathing was mildly disturbing - as indicating a cardiac problem on top of the physical issue - so I was happy to see that resolve. She's adorable!

“#FindKaylaWebber” is another terrific example of how well the actors play these characters’ reactions to the horrors and frustrations of their job – realizing Kayla’s body is in the refrigerator (this show always does revelations of kids’ bodies powerfully, without ever being gratuitous) and later realizing her death was not a murder are expertly played. My favorite scene showing everyone’s frayed nerves is at the morgue, with Sharon shutting down the pissing contest between Taylor, Morales, and Andy – especially via an “Okay, guys, could we?” And Mike pulling a Julio by punching the suspect through the screen door certainly speaks to state of mind! The first time I watched this, I loved ticked-off Sharon at the courthouse - saying she doesn’t care if it works, serve the manslaughter warrant and see what happens - and thought that would be the last we’d hear of the case for the episode, that Slider’s sentence would be the end. But then they went to arrest her, Jim opened the door with blood on his shirt indicating torn stitches, and I knew Lori was dead. “Now it’s a murder” is a haunting closing line. Jim Webber is an interesting character, a fiercely loving but somewhat-absent father, with serious rage always simmering beneath the surface (not just his reaction when he thinks Ike gave Kayla cocaine, but also his attitude towards Curtis, his friend/bodyguard, with whom he has no real reason to be angry at the time). I love that it maintains the shock of the ending, while making it so logical in hindsight. And the actor really earns his check with his “this arm is worth over 100 million dollars, and I’d let you cut it off right now if it meant getting back my little girl” performance. It’s a fundamentally chilling case, with fatally horrible parenting not being a murder, yet ultimately leading to one. It’s a little thing in the midst of that, but I like the commentary via Taylor complaining that he wanted the SIS operation to be discreet; Amy reminds him discretion is no match for the ubiquitous nature of cell phone video and its dissemination on social media. On the personal front, I find it cute that Andy walked Rusty over to the courthouse. He’s not there to testify and has to get back to work, but he knows the kid is nervous about being called, so he talks him through the process and delivers him to Dr. Joe. The lack of foundation for Gus’s attraction to Rusty (because he was not intended to be a love interest during his initial arc) is still a bit distracting despite my best efforts to quit wondering why on earth Gus likes him, but I really like his hey, no problem; my feelings are just that, and I’ll deal with them attitude. In closing, “the Instagram” (Provenza saying it, and Mike or Buzz mocking it) never gets old. But tonight I noticed for the first time there’s a goof: Mike references a username and email, supposedly reading them off his monitor, but what it shows is the username (that is actually the email address, not the username) and a password. “Penalty Phase” is a rather outlandish case, and I grow easily tired of entitled white guy villains, but it’s put together well with the intermittent switching back to footage of his big film project. Except for the error, which it took me a few viewings to notice and is now all I can see, that what happens between Brad and the real estate agent after he pulls his gun on her is not the same on the video the squad views and the flashback we see of the professor watching it (and it’s not as if it can be two different cuts of raw footage; what they watch is what they pulled off the professor’s hard drive, knowing it’s what he was watching when he was killed). And I think it may be even slightly more different in the footage Brad filmed of the professor watching it (that we see when he shows it to his brother). The climax is particularly well done, with the way they get the sister-in-law – who, like many women on this show but too few women on TV in general, is not a dip when in danger - out. And it keeps up the visual theme, this time switching between what’s happening at the house and the body cam footage of it Sharon and Andy are seeing. Brad’s snarky description of every Hollywood hack’s "gross" mansion is fabulously funny, particularly “no evidence of the drought here”. As is his “my phone!” freakout. And the “duct tape, never a good sign” line also made me laugh; they’ve commented on it in The Closer, too, and, indeed, duct tape always leads to something bad on TV; I knew there was going to be a Mrs. Bates-style body behind that door. I also like “Sorry, this is what happens when you put off seeing a pathologist for a few months”. But I noticed for the first time tonight that Jonathan Del Arco says “matestetic” rather than “metastatic” breast cancer. My biggest laugh comes from the look Sharon and Andy share when the college student witness defines old as “maybe 30”. Sharon waking Rusty up when he sleeps through his alarm is a cute moment, and I like that Rusty’s subconscious is wrestling with his tendency to use people. All of this adds up to me being willing to ignore the timing and duration of the brother’s marriage/divorce meaning it makes no sense the judge would order the car swap that allows them to track Ryan; they’ve rested pivotal moments on far worse, and still have a better track record than most shows, so I’ll go with it. And I like seeing everyone at the office party at the end – especially the return of Julio’s elf hat*; Sharon’s reaction to it in The Closer (“Living Proof”) remains one of my favorite of her numerous fantastic reactions – even though I can definitely do without Provenza making kissy faces into the phone. And, knowing what’s coming in season five, I groan at the mention of Sharon Beck. But, on its own, I like it - Sharon refusing to worry about her until/unless she gives her a reason to, and Provenza pulling the report back out of the trash. I also like how happy Sharon is for Rusty in that scene; this is the first time he has successfully asked anyone out, and he’s having one of his - increasingly frequent but still missing at significant times - thoughtful moments when he doesn’t want Gus to be alone in a strange town on Christmas. What I truly love is Gus’s “We’ll live” response when Rusty wonders what happens if they date and it doesn’t work out. (If only they’d maintained that attitude, but, again – in a vacuum, shutting off what I know of what’s ahead, it’s good.)

As far as I know, this show was her first TV appearance - thus how nervous and red-faced she was initially upon being filmed - but I didn't see all of that show. A quick search on Google and IMDb isn't bringing it up, though.

And the fact Myrna Loy turned down the role of Ellie, when Capra wanted to borrow her from MGM for it, based on the way she was written in the original script. This film obviously got better with rewrite and then even better as edited, because a whole lot of savvy people didn't like it until final cut, and then it wound up being iconic.

I loved the special; I remembered so many of the animals (and a couple of the owners, like Chico's). My only wish is that we'd heard more from Melanie; in the show's early days, they included more of what she went through making the money work. (I'd also love to know what she thought when her dad first took up with Petra, but that's beyond the scope of the show.) Actually, I'd have also liked to learn a bit about some of the techs (other than Hector), especially Shelley, and to get an update on Dr. Nichols. But I quite enjoyed what we did get. I loved hearing that they're able to adopt out around 300 animals a year! It's wonderful how much having Dr. Jeff as his coach wound up changing Hector's life, and if Dafni indeed winds up becoming a vet, that's going to be a second generation living a life partially set in motion by Dr. Jeff. Add in the work he does internationally, especially the teaching facility, and Dr. Jeff is among those who will truly leave a legacy. The pictures of baby Dr. B. with various animals were adorable. Same with Dr. Amy, and I love how tickled she was by two big guys coming in with their kittens. LOL at Dr. Jeff faux demanding a $500/episode contract for Fred. I guess because we got a special and The Vet Life returns next week, tonight's episode was the season finale. It always goes by so fast! (I like The Vet Life, too, but I could watch this and Pit Bulls & Parolees year round and still want more.) It was cool seeing Dr. Jeff and his mom. And it's funny that he and his cousin, despite living far away from each other and having a connection but not seeming all that close in daily life, are both fiercely dedicated to spay/neuter programs. And, of course, I loved Dr. Jeff telling Bear's owner that if she also brings in the parents and litter mates, he'll fix them all for free. He is not going to let another "surprise" litter happen (I can't with people who have an unaltered male and unaltered female being "surprised" they wind up with puppies, although at least this person was coming in for spay/neuter when she found out there was already a pregnancy [it's a shame she didn't do a gravid spay then, but at least she won't compound the problem]). Melanie telling her newly-adopted fatty "you'll be in a bikini in no time" was cute. It's good she has the knowledge and dedication to enforce the weight-loss program; it's a simple formula of fewer calories (she's particularly wise to supplement the dog food with vegetables, to add fiber [helping the dog stay feeling full] without adding too many calories) and more exercise, but, just as it can be hard to stick to for ourselves, it can be hard to insist on with our pets in the face of their adorable whining. The one leg on poor Dakota (the little dog who got hit by a car) looked absolutely awful on x-ray; Petra has mad surgical skills for someone at her level of experience (and I'm like a poster upthread, absolutely loving that time she described a surgery as trying to put a fucking puzzle together while drunk). And LOL at Susan giving him Cheerios and saying, "Let's not tell Dr. Petra." I hope Dakota winds up keeping (and using) that leg. I wonder how Lyra's owner was able to get pills down her throat given how swollen and painful her face was. And she wasn't eating, so it wasn't like he could just hide them in treats. Kudos to him for figuring something out, because she's doing great. I'd never heard of her condition before.

Heads up: According to my program guide, before tonight's new episode, there is a retrospective (it sounds like a clip show with behind-the-scenes footage). So, special at 8:00 EDT, regular new episode at 9:00 EDT.

I love the song, and at first listen I still like Lambert's better, but that may very well just be because I'm so used to it (I listen to it a lot) -- I am really looking forward to having a new album from Tucker, and this will undoubtedly grow on me. I don't think it's the best showcase of her incredible voice, but it's still That Voice, and I kind of like how spare her version is.

Highlight of the game for me. But, I see you, NBC, staying on a close-up during Michele Tafoya's interview, instead of panning back out to the wide shot occasionally like happens in every other interview.

It's her Summer Under the Stars day (each day in August is dedicated to a different actor; this year's list was posted earlier in the thread).

Both things annoy me, too. I only eat tomatoes out of the garden, because the factory farmed ones are so horrible, and I'm going crazy waiting for my first BLT of the year -- I didn't plant a garden this year, my parents got theirs in late, and my friend's tomato plants are not producing for some reason. There is one local market that carries "real" (with the big black seeds) watermelon from a local farm, but that means everyone who wants one goes there, so half the time I go looking for one they're out. And the tomatoes they stock aren't very good. Better than those at the chain grocery stores, certainly, but still not up to par. There used to be a farmers market on Thursday afternoons, but now the ones left are all weekend mornings, and I don't do mornings.