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I thought that Katie's turkey meatloaf made with stuffing mix looked and sounded delicious. A little Aunt Sandy, sure, but why not? I'd probably leave out the cranberries in the loaf (in the topping sounds good).
It cracked me up that she took some out of the freezer to eat the next day and her husband ate it before she got to it. That used to happen with leftovers when I was growing up - you'd think you were going to have a turkey & dressing sandwich and BOOM! It was gone.
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38 minutes ago, jlc said:
You mean the death of her ex husband? She most likely is not devastated.
Valerie posted this on Instagram with a photo of Eddie, herself, and baby Wolf:
"40 years ago my life changed forever when I met you. You gave me the one true light in my life, our son, Wolfgang.
Through all your challenging treatments for lung cancer, you kept your gorgeous spirit and that impish grin.
I’m so grateful Wolfie and I were able to hold you in your last moments.
I will see you in our next life my love."So I think it's fair to say that while the marriage didn't last, the love survived. I think she is devastated, especially for her son.
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8 hours ago, Enigma X said:
So, in the last month I have access to the Food Channel and have been streaming this show. I have always loved and will love Bobby Flay, but I hate when Ann Burrell and Michael Simon are judges. There are other annoying ones such as Sunny, Scott and Giada, but Ann and Michael are the most annoying. And they are on a lot.
I liked Ann Burrell when she first appeared as a sous chef on Iron Chef America, and I liked her first show way back when (Secrets of a Restaurant Chef) but she has become a caricature of herself and an obnoxious presence on FN, in my opinion. There are plenty of other annoying first round judges on this show but I think it often stems from the set-up ("We're here to take you out, Bobby!"). Sunny is irritating under any circumstances.
I'll sit at the 'I Like Bobby' table with you! It may be a table for two or three, LOL.
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On 10/4/2020 at 11:55 AM, bilgistic said:
If she's agreeing to treat these patients--even "virtually"--she needs to help them no matter what. It's part of her oath and ethical duty as a physician. If she and the show can't physically do it, it's still her duty to make sure they are cared for. She's taking on that responsibility when she sees them in a telemedicine capacity. It's no different ethically from meeting in person. They are still her patients.
I respectfully disagree. A doctor who can't treat a certain condition has no duty to "make sure" that the patient gets treatment from a doctor who can. Referrals? For sure.
But if I go to a dermatologist for a bump that turns out to be cancerous, the dermatologist has no responsibility to find an oncologist who is in my area, who takes my insurance if I am lucky enough to have it, schedule my appointments, get me a ride, etc., even if the reason for the initial appointment is because I made the choice to participate in a medical reality show (unless it's part of the contract, which I am certain it's not, because, no way).
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4 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:
After my grandparents moved to Miami, Nana wanted to go to Cuba. She talked about it all the time. By the time she had enough money saved, Castro came into power and we weren't allowed to go. She died disappointed. <Segue> When my dad was put in a nursing home and my mom sold the big house to move closer to the nursing home, she was willing to lower the price by $10k, but the buyers never even offered a lower number. I asked her what she was gonna do with the "found" money. She said she was going to save it for me to inherit. And I asked her, "Are you going to live your life with disappointment like your mother did? She never got to see Cuba. You want to see the Panama Canal. I don't think I could be happy inheriting money I know you could have spent on a life-long dream. GO DO IT." She replied, "You're right - book us a cruise." Now, how selfish would I have to be NOT to accompany my elderly mom on the cruise of a lifetime?
It was a fabulous cruise - 19 days from San Francisco to New Orleans, 8 ports and a full transit of the canal. We spent almost all of that $10k. We must have bought every pic of us the ship's photog took - much better mementos than cheap souvenirs. Although, I did buy a decorative dish that still has the price tag on it. Mexico uses the dollar sign for pesos, so this dish says $17,000. (It was under $6) I just thought that was too funny, so I kept the price tag.
And the whole thing meant so much more to us than sticking the money in a CD. I inherited not money, but great memories.
Why are you making me cry so early in the morning? This is such a lovely story. It's what we need to hear during these terrible times.
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Condolences to Wolf and Valerie on the death of Eddie Van Halen, Wolf's dad and Valerie's ex-husband.
Wolf announced Eddie's death: "I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my father, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning," Wolfgang wrote. "He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I've shared with him on and off stage was a gift."
Valerie shared this:
Eddie's wife Janie shared this online: "My heart and soul have been shattered into a million pieces," she wrote. "I never knew it was possible to cry so many tears or feel such incredible sadness. Our journey together has not always been an easy one but in the end and always we have a connection and love that will always be. Saying goodbye is the hardest thing I have ever had to do so instead I say so long, I will see you again soon in a place with no pain or sorrow."
Eddie was revered in the music world for his talent and innovation as a virtuoso guitarist, but he was first and foremost a person who was loved by his family.
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46 minutes ago, dubstepford wife said:
Interesting, Kohola3 and Misslindsay! I admittedly didn't know much about the Amish life despite growing up in Northern MD. I sometimes saw Amish people but it was mostly limited to Pennsylvania Dutch Markets and occasionally getting stuck behind a buggy on a rural road.
This movie also piqued my curiosity and I was amazed to see that Amish romance novels are quite the thing. I never would have anticipated that, though I guess it does fit with the whole return to the land, live a simple life theme that Hallmark loves so much. It's dangerous ground though since the Amish lifestyle isn't just about simple living, it's also about religion, and I could see that easily being oversimplified and misconstrued, which is ironic for a network that has pretty strong religious overtones.
Of course Hallmark, for all of its so-called Christian focus, has reduced the "real meaning of Christmas" in its holiday movies to finding romantic love and getting coupled, or about an ambiguous "Christmas Magic" that also leads to finding romantic love and getting coupled. So it isn't surprising that Hallmark would similarly gloss over the real meaning of the Amish religion, particularly because that could require examining whether Amish women are routinely oppressed.
I thought this particular movie was offensive in its la-di-dah approach to what being Amish is about. The female lead starts dressing in her Amish costume without an apparent thought about really making a commitment to the religion and way of life. The widower/boyfriend's quick decision to abandon his religion and culture may seem to be a happy ending, but one would think there would be a lot of fallout as their lives move forward (even though he let his beard fill out. SMH).
Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking for a "Jesus is the reason for the season" focus in Hallmark's Christmas movies. But do they all have to be focused on saving single people from the horror of being single? Because being single works very well for me.
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16 hours ago, EdnasEdibles said:
I think people have been pretty clear in saying that they in no way think that Shannan was responsible in any way at all for her murder. I don't think one person has said that at all.
It IS interesting though to see a documentary where the victim isn't painted as an angel. I think Dateline falls into this trap a lot with their episodes where when they discuss the victim the have quotes like "She loved life. She lit up every room she went into and everyone loved her" and honestly, that's not realistic. So it's refreshing to see someone painted realistically. It surprised me a bit since her family was a part of the documentary and they signed off on it but it is refreshing.
I think there is a problem in society with an imperfect victim. It's the reason cases like Elizabeth Smart get way more attention than other cases. Society loves a Perfect Victim. But there is no such thing as a perfect victim. We're all human and we all have faults and no one is 100% kind and 100% loving 100% of the time. But we are often introduced to these cases as if the woman is perfect. I don't know that it helps anyone to perpetuate that myth. Laci Peterson was brutally murdered in the previous decade to Shannan. She did not post everything on social media and she is still held very much in regard to be an angel who walked on this planet.Her likeability does not have anything to do with whether she's at fault for murder. Hell no she isn't. It's entirely her shitty sick husband's fault. She's kind of annoying. He's a textbook narcisist. And I think it's important to spot the clues of a narcisist.
I do think the documentary is groundbreaking in a way to to wear down a bit of the "perfect victim" veil and make us think a little bit more about how we tell these stories and how we talk about marriage and relationships and mothers.
And I also think the excessive and annoying social media posts are important to look at and figure out the psychology behind those. I got divorced a few years ago. As I started telling people "I'm actually moving because I'm divorced" or "Actually we're no longer together, we're getting a divorce" I had so many women from all parts of my life tell me "Oh man, my husband and I are fighting constantly" or "We haven't had sex in five years" or "I hate him so much it makes me physically sick to my stomach when he touches me" - and those are all things that people told me. But the "physically sick" person posts so many happy photos on social. Adorable professional Christmas card photos. Lots of "My man is turning 40 today! I don't know what we'd do without them" and it's a weird thing to see someone who confessed all of these dark and sad thoughts, present such a happy image to the public.
So looking at it critically in how the documentary was put together, likeability is important to discuss. I keep coming back to the discussion about it because it is so fascinating to me. I don't think I would have liked Shannan as a person. But then she reminds me of people I know. And in a way that makes it all the more real for me to see this. To really recognize that this truly can happen to anyone. And for me it's a good reminder that the perfect social media image is not the truth. That we never truly know what's going on in someone's home and we have to be more like the neighbor and her friend and notice the clues and jump in to help.
Because it's not just Perfect Angels who are brutally murdered. It's that girl you went to high school with who is trying to sell you jamberry. It's the lady who lives down the street who's kids are adorable and always seem so well-dressed. It's the girl from college who's married to the guy who looks like he does push-up challenges in his spare time. It's the co-worker who confessed he makes her physically sick but then you get a Christmas card where they're all matching.
It's all fascinating to me. I know a lot of Shannans. And I can say that because this documentary gave us a real person. A real person with faults and issues and we don't really ever get to see that. I think it's important that we see that. I think it goes a long way in helping us remember that this doesn't just happen in Lifetime movies. It happens everywhere.
Thank you @EdnasEdibles for this beautifully written, thoughtful analysis of the "warts and all" approach of this documentary and how it may affect how we view and interact with people in our own lives.
Full disclosure, I haven't watched this documentary even though I find the discussion on this thread fascinating. I fear that it would haunt me. At the tenth anniversary of 9/11, I watched the news footage and a lot of the documentaries and had nightmares for weeks.
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2 hours ago, cameron said:
Ava also need to go to the teen's version of Weight Watchers.
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It was so sweet to see Katie with baby Iris. Not sure what the rush is, but she hasn't had much of a maternity leave, even if her work is "just sitting on a couch." I don't have children, but I have a general idea of how all-consuming it is to have a newborn.
I loved Ava's tie-dyed pullover, but I have to agree, for the love of God, get that girl a haircut! Or a hairbrush! Or a headband. Something. Anything.
Jeff's porkchops looked good. Not so enthusiastic about the toppings, though. I don't like cooked apples and have a pretty narrow window of raw apples that I enjoy - Jazz apples y'all! Try one now and thank me later!
Geoffrey's couscous looked great. When he said it could be a main course by adding chicken or fish, I was all, just add a little cheese! You don't always have to have meat.
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15 hours ago, lh25 said:
The one that's getting on my nerves lately is the Tom Selleck one about reverse mortgages. He says a line something like "It's not some scheme to steal American seniors homes or money". Ok, fine. But he says it with this half-laughing tone like "How silly anyone would think that" that just gets to me for some reason.
This one is back in heavy rotation, I guess it's the time of year to target senior citizens (is this related to people having to pay for supplemental Medicare insurance?). Selleck's heavy breathing at the beginning makes him sound ill.
Your observation that he's kind of laughing is interesting, because I find him to be very angry and defensive with a "how dare you question me?" tone. Combined with what you said, there is an element of "look people, you're too stupid to understand this, just do it." It's a... different approach to sales.
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On 9/14/2020 at 9:31 PM, bilgistic said:
How, and I do mean HOW does that guy live with the human-head-sized lipoma on his upper back? That is CRAZY. I fully get not being able to afford a medical procedure, as I currently badly need an eye exam and new glasses but don't have insurance (and am not going to Walmart vision center during a pandemic), but DUDE, COME ON. Pay the doctor $10 a month for life to get that enormous thing causing pain(!!!) taken off your back. "I don't like doctors" is a ridiculous excuse.
This was the guy whose lipoma weighed like 13 pounds? I think what happens is that people are afraid that they will get a diagnosis of cancer and then the longer they wait, and the bigger it gets, anxiety paralysis takes over. They're terrified. It's a reason that so many of them have to be pressured by family and friends to finally get help. Plus, don't a lot of the patients who have big lipomas or cysts say that they saw doctors who said, eh, nah, nothing I can do for you? Of course, one never knows what is real on a "reality" show.
I may have said this before, but what has bothered me a lot with this show is that they do procedures without having the patients change from their street clothes into gowns. For Pete's sake, when I go to the gyno, they have me strip off and put on a gown, and they aren't cutting into me. Dr. Pimple Popper is like, hey, I'm going to just pull your shirt down a little bit and slice your skin open and manipulate this mass out of your body while blood streams out. Let me know if it's hurting you!
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7 minutes ago, Bastet said:
He's wearing it under a sweater (that's why he doesn't realize his shirt is a mess until he sees the expression on her face; I guess he didn't look in the mirror at home until after he'd put on the sweater), but he takes the sweater off right before he sits down. There's no noticeable reason for him to do so, either; she's in a short-sleeved dress, with no sweater or jacket in sight, so it doesn't seem like it was cold outside, and there's no mention of the restaurant being uncomfortably warm.
Ain't nobody putting this shirt on without noticing the neckline:
Plus, he looks gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that. (TM Seinfeld)
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On 10/2/2020 at 9:33 AM, kariyaki said:
The problem is them using a date to depict this defective shirt. The way to prevent this would’ve been for the guy to have some self awareness while getting ready for a date and not putting on a shirt that made him look like a shitbag. A better circumstance would’ve been maybe a family barbecue, where it would’ve made more sense for him to have not paid attention to his attire.
Or show him getting ready for the date the way a woman would be depicted: trying on t-shirt after t-shirt that all have stretched out necks while he gets more and more freaked out. Finally, on the way to the date he stops off at Walmart to buy a new tee and a bottle of whatever product they're shilling.
Why is he wearing a t-shirt on a first date anyway?
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1 hour ago, Ubiquit0us said:
Heh. Remember when these commercials used to promote using those super hearing aids as a way to eavesdrop on people?
I do! Users could hear what their neighbors were saying from across the street.
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Ahhhh, gotcha! Thanks!
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What is "CL"? as in "CL Loser"?
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On 9/26/2020 at 5:14 PM, Prevailing Wind said:
They make attachments for a regular toilet... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P2XZIP2?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8crSzeuH7AIVA6_ICh2wbgLIEAAYAiAAEgKoCvD_BwE
15 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:I know people with the Kohler Bidet toilet seat, they like it. Just keep the old one to swap out when you move.
Thanks for the information, that's good to know. The linked one claimed to be super easy to install, but something tells me maybe not. I looked online at it and other brands and I don't know, it looks like the sprayer in the bowl might get in the way of, er, regular business. Maybe it folds up out of the way when not in use.
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Going to Small Talk
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OMG a rerun from last year on game day foods just aired and at the end Sunny and Jeff did a rap. It was adorable and hilarious. Like, really adorable and hilarious.
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Oh, dear.
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This is a fascinating documentary, beautiful and touching. NOT FOR CHILDREN! There are scenes that would be much too disturbing for kids.
You will never eat octopus again.
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My Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed. It stars Craig Foster, who also produced the film. The film captures a year Foster spent with a wild octopus. Foster followed the octopus for most of the octopus' life.
In partnership with Sea Change Project, Off The Fence and ZDF Enterprises, My Octopus Teacher, executive produced by Ellen Windemith, took ten years to make. Cinematography was by underwater cameraman Roger Horrocks.
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1 hour ago, BW Manilowe said:
The same Kohler Walk-In tub commercial I posted about last month (August) is now also offering a free bidet seat (I think they also offered a free toilet at 1 time) & $1,000.00 off the price of the tub (both at the end of the commercial, as of either Thursday or yesterday; I usually see the ad during the 2-hour block of Emergency! repeats on COZI-TV—1 of those all repeats of old shows networks that are usually carried as a digital subchannel of your local CBS, ABC, NBC or Fox affiliate—between Noon & 2PM Eastern).
I would love to have a bidet. Not an option, since I live in an apartment.
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Guy's Grocery Games - General Discussion
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I didn't see the show last week, but watched tonight. It's enjoyable to watch the chefs figure out what to do with the ingredients and the constraints of the challenges, but it is weird that the judges comment as if they have tasted the food. I agree that this will quickly get old.