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You being the one to withhold contact might take that power away from her. If you tell her you loving her with every fiber of your being doesn't mean you're willing to be in a relationship in which you are not treated with even a modicum of respect, so you'll be stepping back for now, I certainly don't think she's going to magically see the light, apologize for being an insolent sloth, and turn her life around. She'll throw more accusations at you and huff off to one of the many enabling losers in her life. But, as her life progresses without you checking on her, it may sink in that it's not actually all that fun to be surrounded by people who don't truly care about you. I don't know, I guess you have to ask yourself which would torture you more in the long run (because, while there's no way of knowing how long she'll stay on this path, it's clear she won't be changing course any time soon) - continuing on the way you've been, or taking a break from her. The latter would obviously be the hardest of the many difficult things you've ever done at first, but would it wind up being ongoing emotional torture like comes from obsessively checking her whereabouts and getting these nuggets of conversation from her, the combination of which means the mess she's made of her life and the potential to screw it up worse is at the forefront of your mind for a significant percentage of every day? Or might it, in time, stabilize into something where your days are spent mostly focused on the positive aspects of your life, and your worry and hope for her is something that more lingers in the background and only pops up and announces itself in some quiet moments? Because she's skipping through life refusing to care about much of anything, but you're going to work yourself into a mental and/or physical health crisis if this state you're in carries on for months or years to come. What if she never changes? If she wastes her whole life, are you going to follow alongside her on this parallel path, basically wasting the rest of yours held emotionally hostage this way? Hell, if she wastes the next two years of her life this way, do you want to spend those two years of your life the way you are now? As difficult as it will be, it seems like it would be better to make the painful adjustment to a new life for yourself that largely doesn't include your daughter. If that's a temporary period in her/your life, that's what we're all hoping for. But if she chooses - and it is indeed her choice that forces you to make yours - to make that permanent (or, heaven forbid, something horrible happens), you've at least salvaged a life that doesn't revolve around her. I think seeking out other parents dealing with similar situations is a great idea - just for the emotional support of knowing you're not the only one this is happening to, and to look at what has and hasn't worked for them, and think about how those things may or may not help you. Your story continues to make my heart ache for you. I'm sorry you've been put in a situation by your daughter (and her father) where you have such hard choices to make -- they've left you with no good options, just the necessity to pick the path that makes the best of a bad situation.

The quality drops off after the second one - Goodrich and Hackett ended that one with the pregnancy revelation assuming that would ensure MGM wouldn't commission a third film, which obviously didn't work - and then steadily declines after the third (the last one written by Goodrich and Hackett). But, while I watch the first two more often than the next four, I do watch all six every year or two - it's still William Powell and Myrna Loy, after all. When you get to The Thin Man Goes Home (number 5), that's quite the mixed bag. There are certain aspects of it that suggest it should rank somewhere in the middle - they ditch the kid at boarding school, and Nora gets more to do on her own than usual - but on the whole it's perhaps the worst of the six. (There's no booze for starters, and they're in Nick's small hometown so it's a different vibe altogether.)

She probably did, or she may not have even bothered, knowing - as became clear in a later segment - the owner couldn't afford it. I sometimes have to remind myself, when I'm cringing at something, where this clinic is located - it's a very small, very rural town, with not a lot of true poverty but a very modest median income (nearly $20k less than the state as a whole), and Pol is the only veterinary clinic for about 15-20 miles. I think the closest specialists/proper hospital are nearly 100 miles away.

That's why my friend and her husband didn't renew their membership at a country club they'd been enjoying for years - the kids were allowed to take over. There used to be a natural order of things, especially at the pool, where the parents took the kids home for the night and the child-free adults got some quiet time. But it morphed into a scenario like what you experienced, and in general the parents let the kids run amok - everywhere, not just at the pool - and the staff didn't enforce any rules, so it felt like they were at a damn daycare. And they don't dislike kids (he has a grandchild out of state and they enjoy when she visits), but they have no interest in being at a daycare. So they left.

"For all intensive purposes." Especially because this peeve seems to be stalking me tonight -- in less than an hour, I have seen it twice (by two different people, on two different sites). Also, I am driven batty by the proliferation of posts with a space between a word and the punctuation that follows it ("I went to the store today .") I looked up why this is A Thing, and apparently it's from so many people posting from phones and such rather than typing on a keyboard, because "predictive text" functions automatically add a space after bringing up the word, so when that is followed by a punctuation mark rather than another word there's an improper space unless the poster removes it. And many people don't (presumably the same people who don't check to see if auto-correct/auto-fill inserted the wrong word - or so many incorrect words it reads as if they're posting drunk).

As Andrea told Mary (the sister who was banging the husband), Ken will have his parental rights restored -- presumably what happened was Mrs. Lowe got temporary custody pending the outcome of the trial -- so Mia will be with him. He claims (in that same deleted scene where they remind him that him abusing his wife and child set this tragedy in motion) that he's changed now that he isn't drinking, but it is never that simple. His parents were there in court (and still owned the house Ken and Lisa had lived in), so Mia will have extended family, but imagine that kid a few years down the road asking someone, "What happened to my mommy?" Well, dear, Grandma Lowe killed her; the reason you've only ever had letters from her rather than meeting is because she's in prison for killing your mom. But first we all - including Daddy - thought Daddy did it, because he was blackout drunk and didn't remember what happened after their initial fight. But it turned out to have been Grandma - because your mom wouldn't leave your dad over him hitting you two, so she at least wanted to get you the hell out of there. So she kicked her own daughter down onto the first floor, left her there to slowly die, and then let a man stand trial for a crime he didn't commit. Oh, and Daddy and Aunt Mary were having an affair. Now, run along or you'll be late for school.

That's why I said generally and noted there are and have always been exceptions, just that it's an obstacle to overcome in selling a shorter-run series into syndication.

In pondering why any given series hasn't turned back up on TV, also remember there's a "magic number" for syndication - it used to be shows generally had to reach 100 episodes before there was a market to sell them into syndication, then it was 88; I'm not sure where it stands now. There were always shorter series that got picked up somewhere (e.g. MTV airing the one season of My So-Called Life, because of its appeal to the network's main demographic), but it remains a common obstacle for shows that only lasted a few seasons.

Yeah, music clearance costs can be an issue in acquiring an old show for DVD release or streaming, but not in syndication, as the original licensing agreement provided for original airing, reruns, and syndication. And syndicators prefer shows whose episodes are largely self contained, rather than those where you really need to watch them all, in order, because of multiple ongoing storylines. Sitcoms are more likely than dramas to fit that mold, and that - not the length itself - is why half hour shows are so common in syndication. (It's also why, among hour-long shows, procedurals are so common.) Viewers don't tune into syndicated programming as regularly as they do first run, so a show that will leave them utterly confused - and thus changing the channel - in episode four if they skipped episodes two and three isn't going to draw anywhere near as many viewers from week to week/day to day, so syndicators tend to stay away unless it fits their niche or there's some other particular circumstance that makes buying it likely to be profitable.

I remember that show because, at the time it was announced as an upcoming show, a friend of mine was about two thirds of the way through writing a spec script about ... a woman who works for a temp agency, with the idea that every episode would be about a different job. Obviously, my friend was not amused as she fed her pages to the shredder. We used to watch the show together and talk about how much better her version would have been (it actually wouldn't, but that's friendship).

Indeed I do know this. 🙂 In people, topical (and usually OTC at that) anti-fungal ointment is often enough (as long as it's one of the several to which ringworm will respond), although sometimes a prescription topical or even oral drug is required, and in cats, it's usually both topical and oral - or oral only, if the topical would be where a cat would just lick it right off. But same base drug, yes, as the fungus is zoonotic (transmissible from animals to people/vice versa) and thus the same fungus in either species.

“Four of a Kind” has me grumbling at Rusty to cry me a river – so he’s not fired up about the rise of digital textbooks. Rookie reporters aren’t enthused about city council meetings, either, but they pay their dues, hone their craft, pitch story ideas, and work their way up to being able to report on things they’re passionate about. But is he told to suck it up, buttercup? Nope, he’s given an inside track to UCLA, because his vlog is just so damn genius the cranky judge who’s otherwise perpetually irritated with him has to show it to his wife, and she – a bigwig in its Communications department – simply must have him among her students. And typical Rusty, using the fact Judge Grove didn’t have an appointment available right away as justification to surprise him in the hallway. Initiative, in its best light, but then Mr. Super Journalist asks his mommy to bring his idea to Andrea. He’s this amusing – and annoying – combination of kid and adult. But I love when Judge Grove asks if he has any idea how complicated a death penalty case is, Rusty starts to say “I think I have a good—“ and Judge Grove cuts him off with “You don’t.” And Rusty agreeing to mow Andrea’s lawn for eight years in exchange for her signing off on the Slider interviews makes me laugh out loud every time. I would have loved a throwaway reference to that in a subsequent episode. But I like the case, because we see Provenza run! It’s not at top speed, but Andy getting thrown from the car gets him to break his rule (like when Julio got shot in The Closer). I also like it because their suspects are fun in the way they obliterate that suspicion by pointing out they’d have had much smarter ways to rob the game if they wanted to. The way Mike recreates the crime scene in the break room – complete with faux pools of blood - is great, and I love Provenza’s “too late” when he says, “to make this interesting …” But how were there no fingerprints on the wrapper to the deck of cards? Also great is Sharon heading towards the evidence retrieved from the dumpster, only to stop in her tracks when Buzz warns it really stinks. And Sharon using the doctor’s instructions to get around their “you’re only the boss at work” agreement and tell Andy what to do. Hee. It’s unrealistic Julio and the victim's daughter would've come back to the station – a detective stays at the hospital until the victim regains consciousness (for questioning) or dies, so he wouldn’t have left while Howard Prager was still alive. He did – and brought Anna with him – solely for plot, so she could be there to recognize Noah. I roll with it, but I also have to roll my eyes just once before I do. One other little thing, and one I just noticed this time around: Before they learn there was a fifth player, they learn each player put $100,000 into the pot. Sharon deduces that was the motive – robbing the players of “half a million.” I can hand-wave it as her rounding up, but, really, it’s a minor writing error -- believing there were four players, realistically she’d have said either $400,000 or “nearly half a million”. “Blackout” had some stuff cut for time, and I wish they’d left in Sharon and Jack at the courthouse elevators in the opening scene – it’s some brief verbal sparring (which I never tire of watching them do) and part of that is him, referring to her dating Andy, telling her he’d have thought she’d want to trade up, and it ends with her calmly telling him to go to hell just as the doors close. And I really wish they’d included the scene at the end where Sharon and Provenza talk to Ken. He says he thought Mrs. Lowe loved Lisa more than anything, and Sharon says, “Oh, I think what happened is when you slapped your infant daughter in the face, your mother-in-law snapped. And your wife paid the price.” I like that final reminder that while this guy was innocent of homicide and it’s great he was not unjustly convicted, he was still an abusive dick to his wife and daughter. What they did include was good, though. I like everything with the dummy at the crime scene, including the brief moment of Mike demonstrating healthy breathing after Provenza instructs Andy to stay downstairs and take deep breaths – this show is so good at little touches like that. And I love the bartender saying his UCLA patrons are “just a bunch of Ashleys and Morgans,” especially when we later hear the woman who submitted the footage say “My friend Morgan …” Also that the refillable-on-your-birthday fish bowl of a drink is a take on the offering of a longstanding local chain frequented by people that age; it’s a bonus for L.A. viewers. I get a kick out of Jack’s “I gloated too early” admission; he follows that up with outing Andy’s condition in petty revenge, because he’s Jack, but it’s also interesting how often he readily admits when he’s been outplayed by Sharon; that's Jack, too. He’s an interesting character. As such, I love Sharon’s little smirk earlier when he does his routine upon giving them the video – she’s irritated with him, but this tiny part of her is entertained by his shenanigans. I also laugh at the scene at Sharon’s where she asks Rusty to give Andy a ride to work, because of the blooper reel where Mary McDonnell instead asks him to give “Jack” a ride and they all stop, then Graham Patrick Martin says, “Oh, that’s awkward.” Mrs. Lowe being able to, with both hands full, hike up her leg and kick Lisa over that high railing, is not so realistic. But I like the way Sharon and Amy lead her into establishing she didn’t intend to kill Lisa upstairs, but decided to upon leaving her downstairs; the way Mary McDonnell delivers that part is particularly great, in tone and gesture. I also question - again, not until many airings in - Rusty’s interview with Slider. Rusty has his cell phone between the jail phone and his ear. So Slider’s words are obstructed by the cell phone, yet he can hear them, and on the flip side the cell phone can record them, despite them being directed into his ear, not the jail phone on the other side of the cell phone. And how quickly they locate which local bar licensed the fight, has a karaoke machine, and hosts trivia tournaments on Thursdays is utterly ridiculous, but that’s just TV. Plus, I love Provenza asking for the address so he can make sure not to wander in by mistake. But I still can’t really wrap my mind around Sharon Raydor being with someone who’s confounded by the word “coagulation.” Andy’s not dumb, but he’s not a natural fit for her, and they never bothered to explore why these two decided to develop a relationship despite the various obstacles. I swear it’s just because, as a woman, they thought Sharon had to be with someone, and then, as an older woman, they didn’t want to actually write a real relationship. And it perpetually bugs me, more and more with each viewing.

The interstitial with Dr. Pol comparing scars with the client who’d had the same surgery was funny (especially when he told everyone to plug their nose since his sock was off). I also liked, within the episode itself, watching him use Charles as his gofer. I missed the intro to Pig Pig’s story – how did she get hurt, and how long ago was it that so much tissue had died? Charlie Barley having to be pushed out of the clinic made me laugh, because usually you see that trying to get an animal into the vet’s and when it’s time to leave they can’t get out of there fast enough. Those urinary blockages are so painful, I’m glad he got in just in time and fully recovered. With Twix, it seemed odd there was no option between splinting and amputating, so I assumed what they meant was there was nothing else they could do there - she’d have to go to a specialist for orthopedic surgery - and as the story went on that indeed became clear. It’s a shame the owner couldn’t afford the surgery, because with clean breaks like that I bet Twix would have healed up beautifully. But as Tater shows, three legs are plenty, so Twix will be fine. Speaking of Twix's story, has anyone ever seen that splint they use all the time anywhere else? I have never seen another vet use one of those. It looks so rudimentary, but maybe it’s actually genius. At first I thought Booka was abscessed, but it was symmetrical so I realized it must have just been the shape of his face.

I feel sorry for the deaf white dog, Pinky, being bounced around to so many places, but figured that in a bigger city she was primed to finally get her forever home; all that change would be well worthwhile. And poor thing just having to recover on her own after being hit by a car, not to mention having been shot! That poor girl has been through some shit ("her body is like a crime scene" was sadly accurate). I'm glad she's now happily running around her home. The granddaughter lying down on the floor next to Nacho during recovery and putting water on her tongue was adorable, and I never find kids adorable (hell, I hardly ever find them bearable). I had a rash that for a time I suspected was ringworm (it wasn't), and I routinely checked Riley because I wanted to make sure I hadn't spread it to her, not because I was afraid she'd spread it to me (she's an indoor cat, I'm out and about in the world - odds are greater I'd pick it up). I knew Bandit was going to be negative, and laughed at his owner realizing she needs to push her husband, not her cat, away (but if the husband's infected spot is smaller than hers the way she made it sound, she gave it to him to begin with). I'm glad Lexi's story was included, because there are a lot more people out there who want to get care for their pets but can't afford it, but there are also the people like her owners who just "eh, don't want to pay" and the effect of vets having to deal with that is often ignored when complaining about clinics that require payment up front. (I've never had a primary vet require any advance payment - and they'll do payment plans with reliable clients - but the emergency clinics I've used all required deposits.) Shelly making fun of Dr. B not needing his arm twisted to take her home was funny. I liked seeing his other pets. (And I'm partial to Alice, since that was my late cat Maddie's middle name [Madeleine Alice].) She ate a dog training book, ha! Mercy is so young, I hate that the diagnosis was as bad as Dr. Jeff feared -- her poor owners.

The value pick in kitchen shears are the ones I have, the Henckels take apart shears ($15). I would have loved a head-to-head demonstration of cutting up a chicken with those and the $50 overall pick.

It shrinks? Like a frightened turtle. Why does it shrink? It just does. I don't know how you guys walk around with those things. I love Seinfeld, and have to chuckle at "I thought I was the only one who hated it" posts, because every time "I hate Seinfeld" is posted as a UO, a slew of people join in to agree. Based on ratings and its extensive syndication run, it must have more fans than detractors, but it certainly has its share of the latter. The wildly popular sitcom I could never get into in the slightest was Cheers, so I definitely relate to the "Um, I'm not seeing whatever all you people are seeing" reaction to something that gets a ton of positive attention and still gets referenced many years later.

No, she was Jerry's girlfriend, and she had walked into George's room by mistake while he was taking his swim trunks off - after a swim in a cold pool, so there was shrinkage. She told George's girlfriend, with whom he had not yet had sex, about his small penis, and the girlfriend came up with some sudden thing she had to do back in the city and split.

I think you're in the South, which is not the place for me to live on multiple fronts, and, yes, walking out into my yard and finding a snake would be one of those deal-breakers. I wouldn't harm a non-deadly snake, I don't think they're bad, I don't want them to go extinct, anything like that. I just absolutely do not want to be around them. I have a hard enough time not freaking my shit when I encounter one on a hiking trail (briefly, before it slithers away because it's not any happier to see me) - I am not having it in my own yard. People further up towards the hills in my area will get the occasional snake, but I'm safe.

I just looked up those two albums, and The Lonesome Jubilee has "Cherry Bomb" but Scarecrow has "Small Town" so I can't decide. I only recognized a few songs from each album, though - he's someone whose songs I generally like when I hear them on the radio, but that's as far as it goes. I thought of you while watching Jeopardy! Thursday night - there was a clue about Mellencamp, and the contestant who correctly identified him from his picture (after another incorrectly guessed Jon Bon Jovi!) called him John Cougar Mellencamp. But, to be fair, the picture was from 1982, when I would have thought he was going by John Cougar Mellancamp, but the the internet tells me he was John Cougar then (I don't keep track, and I do still think of him as John Cougar Mellencamp - because that's what he went by when I was hearing a lot of his music - and have to mentally correct myself). I can't believe his then-manager started him off as Johnny Cougar. John Cougar isn't terrible (not good, but not terrible), but Johnny Cougar is - it sounds like a parody of a stage name.

There would already be a moving truck in the driveway and a For Sale sign in the front yard if I walked down my porch and that came into view!

I didn't see those first two clues (I saw the show only in bits and pieces tonight), but that last one surprised me as a TS - none of them know what that deduction on their paycheck stands for? Even with all the "Who's FICA, and why is he taking all my money?" jokes, I was surprised none of the three knew. Even if they didn't know what it stood for, but knew it funds Social Security and Medicare, I'd have thought someone would look at the letters FI preceding contribution and think, "Oh, wait - federal insurance?"

It's weird - I immediately recognized her picture as someone I'd seen, but looking up her credits, the only project of hers I've seen is Anywhere But Here, in which her role is just "Waitress," so now I wonder if I'm mistaking her for someone else. At any rate, 52 is much too young, and she died unexpectedly, so I can just imagine the shock her family is feeling on top of the grief.

Same here. I only saw bits and pieces of tonight's game, but I was annoyed that a couple of the clues (among those I saw) in the Acronyms category were initialisms, not acronyms -- PDA and BCE are not pronounced as words (e.g. SCUBA), you just read out the letters.

I haven't seen the show since ION quit airing it (I don't get StartTV or wherever it's airing now), but I remember season seven being a bit weak compared to the others. I did really like the episodes "WASP" and "Two Weddings" though.

As I recall, the show was getting more expensive to produce than the ratings justified by then, so they rotated the actors out as a cost-saving measure.