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If I couldn't taste vodka, I wouldn't drink it. I know that fresh fish doesn't "stink," but that doesn't mean it has no smell at all; it smells like fish just as chicken smells like chicken. So if that's a smell you dislike, you're going to be bothered by it if you're surrounded by a lot of it. The only time I've found it overwhelming is in some Japanese restaurants.

Testify. Going by color isn't going to tell you whether chicken is done (especially if it's a bone-in piece); the color can be affected by other things as well. With shrimp, I go by color - after several minutes, when they curl up and turn pink, they're done. But with chicken, meat thermometer always, so I can take it off right at 160 (to allow for residual heat to bring the dark meat up to 165); I hate over-cooked meat.

No, it was this show; something with the WB/CW and a syndication deal. I'll stop being lazy and Google it. It was canceled, but maybe only once; what I was remembering as cancellation, being brought back, and then canceled again, may have actually been planned cancellation, but not, and then cancellation. Wikipedia says this: But TV Series Finales said this at the time: At any rate, it was the network's decision, not the producers', and I only remember that because of fan grumbling at the time (I never watched it until it was in syndication). I don't think that final season is good, so on the one hand I'm not surprised, but on the other it was still bringing in the numbers so it would have made sense to order the back nine. It looks like another example of where a popular show didn't fit new executives' vision of a network's brand and was thus canceled despite the ratings.

It wasn't said for a long time, but Wiki says it eventually gets mentioned that she has a congenital issue with her hips. Dysplasia, I think; I already got distracted by this great interview with Laura Innes in Ability Magazine about TV's portrayal of people with disabilities, characters with disabilities being played by able-bodied actors, etc.

Um, Corday's lawyer, "the answer to 'do you know what time it is?' is yes, not the time" is what you tell the client before deposition, not after you've had to call a break because she just tanked her case. I'm not remotely an advocate of tort reform, but even I got a good chuckle out of Elizabeth's response to the plaintiff's attorney saying it was impressive she'd practiced for ten years before finding herself giving a deposition: Only three of them in America. It's interesting we just had the conversation about her honesty this morning, and now we're at the deposition episode and she lies to save her ass. Mark has an, um, interesting theory of ethics - she's entitled to avoid responsibility for paralyzing a man because he's unlucky enough to have a horrible form of cancer? I loved Carter's rant to Mark, and it was kind of a shame it got interrupted by Mark's seizure. Nice conversation between them when Mark revealed his diagnosis, though, and Noah Wyle did a great job with Carter's initial reaction - he laughs a little, because it's news he can't wrap his mind around; he thinks Mark is messing with him or something. Then the change in his face when he realizes it's true. The fact a cable station in 2017 is blurring things (in this case, Peter getting flipped off) that aired on network TV in 2000 continues to jump out at me. Also, on only day two of season seven, I am officially sick of Abby's mom. Two things are simultaneously true: she's sick, and she's emotionally manipulative, which creates a situation that's extremely difficult for both her and Abby. Okay, on paper, that makes for a good storyline. But in execution it is just not working for me.

I'm not an exercise class person for a lot of reasons, but this right here is why when it comes to yoga, I am even less so, and do it at home rather than in a studio -- I'm in it for the muscles, not the meditation.

Of course. I wound up in the same situation around 4:45 on a Friday evening years ago. I grabbed my multi-meter and confirmed my suspicion the lid switch needed to be replaced, then called the appliance repair shop that's been in town for eons just minutes before 5:00 and asked if they had the switch I needed in stock. They did, and the parts manager agreed to wait for me, even though they closed at 5:00. So changing the switch was how I spent my Friday evening, but at least I didn't have to wait until Monday. Yay for helpful local businesses!

Yet another doctor with an unintended pregnancy; one of the things I hate about hospital dramas. I don't think we heard how Chen wound up pregnant, but Elizabeth's "I can't be pregnant" protest is "I had a period last month," not "I'm a doctor, engaged to another doctor, and thus know how to use birth control properly and consistently." TV birth control's failure rate is not just annoying, it's actually a dangerous message to send. It's also such a cheap storytelling tactic in Corday's case, to write the pregnancy solely for the "oh no, she's pregnant at the same time Mark is diagnosed with cancer" drama factor.

In cats, prognosis and treatment for heart tumors depends on where on the heart it's located and whether it's cancerous; heart tumors are rare in cats, but awful -- there's really only one good combination, and everything else has a poor prognosis. If it's the same in dogs, I agree there's not much point in going further. I'm very sorry about your dog, and hope it is indeed different for them, and he has plenty of quality time left in his life. @LittleIggy, I hope Aemon is okay, too! I noticed the pregnancy in the update at the end, and that the younger kid from the segment wasn't there, but I thought that missing kid was older than an infant during that segment. Now I wish I had it recorded so I could go back and look. I watched last week's episode for the first time last night, and got so mad at the woman who'd never bothered to spay her 11-year-old dog, so, of course, the dog wound up with mammary tumors. There is so much we can't control about our pets' health, that easily preventable diseases make me angry. (And it wasn't a case of her not having got the dog until she was older; she got her at six weeks, so had ample time to spay before the first heat [which, as Dr. Jeff said, reduces the mammary tumor risk down to almost nothing].) I don't remember which patient on which episode it was, but one of the owners talked about how wonderful it is to have a low-cost clinic available by saying it's one thing if your pet is dying because there's nothing to be done, but for your pet to be dying because you can't afford the treatment is devastating. Those scenarios are exactly why I contribute to the fund for lower-income owners at my local emergency hospital/specialty clinic.

The Bartlets Quite obviously, since I never saw the Santoses, but I strongly suspect they'd be my pick even if I had; I adore their relationship. My whopping four likes from the entire list were: C.J. and Toby Abbey and Jed Joey Lucas and Josh Jordan Kendall and Leo (I loved their chemistry and interaction, and really wish there'd been a reason to keep her around a little more) Well, maybe four and a half, as there was a fair bit I liked about Josh and Amy.

She's always straightforward, at least as I recall. I love the scene where she meets for the first time a surgeon she's only known by reputation, and he has to stand up on a stool to scrub in because of his height. She remarks to Peter, "I knew he was old, but I didn't realize he was so short." The surgeon asks what she said, and she - loudly, to accommodate his hearing loss - repeats, "I said I knew you were old, but I didn't know you were so short." Ha! I also like how, when new in town, she just walked up to a bunch of colleagues - especially her female co-workers, whether they be doctors or nurses - and asked them if they wanted to go do something. She's quite direct, in a way that reminds me of several British friends. And I'm glad it played that way, rather than as social awkwardness.

I've only watched through part five so far - when this aired, I was splitting my time between my house and my parents' house (they were out of town for 2-1/2 weeks, so I was cat sitting), and I opted to record it at their house, figuring I'd have time to watch the whole thing before they came home and thus it was six of one, half dozen of another, but it didn't work out that way, so now I'm going to finish via the weekly airings - but if this: is true, that will be a disappointment I share. And this: is already my major gripe. Other than this exchange on false equivalence: I didn't particularly care for the interviewer, but I always find it interesting to hear Christian Appy talk about Vietnam. So thanks for posting, @wonderwoman.

I thought it was canceled, brought back, and then canceled again.

You C.J. and Toby voters are all dead to me. Sam and Ainsley

Isn't it great when hunger trumps revenge? I clipped Riley's claws when the game was over tonight, and she predictably reacted as if she'd had her very toes removed, but then I offered her some of my baked salmon (her favorite) and all was forgiven.

Holy hell, USC escaped with a win, but there are some big problems plaguing them this season. And I don't fully understand it; I've said before I'm not entirely sold on Helton as a coach because of the players' mental mistakes, but can I really put it all on him? It's going to be a long and illuminating season (especially with no bye week).

Not preventing lawsuits, changing the packaging - and advertising that change - in response to existing lawsuits.

My parents had a cat, Bailey, who reacted like that. Poke his ear with a lancet to test his blood sugar, or stick him with an insulin needle? No problem. But pour a small amount of liquid between his shoulder blades? The horror! He would hear that plastic snap, and try to run away. (But at least it did spur my parents to wonder why they were giving a preventative, when there was no indication fleas would invade if they didn't. So they stopped giving it, and no one has had fleas since.) Baxter got fleas once, the summer from hell when he was having all kinds of problems that took time to fix, so I gave him and Maddie the treatment for two months. Thankfully, the little buggers never reappeared. I saw something on Riley a few days ago, in the white fur at her neck, that I wondered if it was a flea, but when I tried to go digging, she was wiggly because she wanted to cuddle, and I could never find anything (flea or otherwise). So I've been keeping an eye out for any signs of fleas; fingers crossed! I remember when I brought Louise home as a kitten (my best friend's neighbor's cat had a litter, she was the runt who no one wanted, and the neighbor's young son was using her as a football, tossing her down the hallway - which the neighbor thought was funny - so I promptly put her in my car and headed home to tell my parents we had a new cat), she had quite the flea infestation, so I spent a lot of time sticking her under the kitchen faucet and then going to town with the flea comb. I eventually got them all. So, yes - fucking fleas.

I have two orange trees in my backyard, so I won't have any oranges spilling out of my grocery bags should hijinks or attacks ensue on my way home from the market. Sigh; I was so close with the baguette and leafy carrots (and reusable canvas bag), but I guess I'll never be a TV character.

I think about that every time I buy a baguette. Also carrots. I bought carrots yesterday, and I buy them with the greens attached (so I know they're fresh), and as I loaded the grocery bag into my car, I chuckled that the greens were not sticking artfully out the top of the bag (I'd only bought a few things, so nothing was visible).

Ouch, @deaja, you just voted against two of the whopping four relationships I actually like. C.J. and Simon Ainsley and Sam - I don't like Ainsley, so that certainly doesn't help. But, fundamentally, I don't like "political opposites attract" storylines; I have no idea how you can be attracted (other than physically) to someone whose concept of what's right, what's important, how society should be governed, and how people should interact is the opposite of yours at pretty much every turn.

Yeah, he's a second-year resident in season one; it comes up in the context of that fellowship, which goes to the resident played by Ricky's mom from Boyz n the Hood -- they talk about how she's a year ahead of him.

New episodes coming Monday. According to this article, which includes the promo, the advertisement parodying the pottery wheel scene in Ghost has been around for a couple of months, but I just saw it tonight - which sent me looking for a clip to share - and cracked the hell up.

Oh, man - I wonder if I never saw it the first time around, because I had no memory of Peter trying to save his nephew, and I just can't imagine that not sticking in my brain. The way he finally gives up, and goes out to see Jackie covered in blood. Khandi Alexander does a great job not just with Jackie's breakdown upon seeing Peter and realizing her son is gone, but before that, with the way her entire face changes in an instant when she sees the girlfriend and her homies. A little moment like that is an even more impressive piece of acting.

Over-explaining things as the "it's what you do" for a ref is a funny enough concept, but I am completely distracted by the fact they're in a nice restaurant and he's ordering off the child's menu at Applebee's or something -- chicken tenders, tater tots, and nachos.