Blergh

Archaeologists have found traces of cacao residue in ceremonial vessels and even macaw feathers in the large Native American complex of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Yes, this means that these Native Americans living in a rather remote desert hub had trade and communication with Native Americans living in tropical rain forest regions of what's now Mexico and Central America despite having no known written languages and being in very different spoken language families! Yet, even as we are finding out how much more advanced Native American cultures were in what's now the United States than was previously believed, one has to wonder what possible commodities Chaco Canyon citizens may have traded/bartered to the traders bringing these exotic goods to have made the journeys worth the risks and hardships!

All these ads for anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds have got me thinking about folks I know who have been prescribed them and not only not gotten 'cured' but also have such effects as more migraines,etc. while greatly fattening their docs and pharmacists wallets! Why don't more folks seek out verbal therapy to DEAL with whatever is causing depression and anxiety instead of just numbing it? It's the Road to Wellville (1994)all over again!

taking things to Small Talk

Yes, I liked how Smashmouth revived so many 60's hits and got the younger generations to consider retro being cool! It's quite tragic that Mr. Harwell died at age 56 after struggling the last few years but what makes it even more poignant is that in 2001, his son Presley died of acute lymphatic leukemia at the age of 6 months! Mr. Harwell did what he could to honor his son's life by starting a research fund in his late son's name but, not unlike Prince re his own son shortlived son Amiir, I can't help but wonder how life would have been very different had his only known offspring survived. RIP, Mr. Harwell!

Yeah, if one's cat is an outdoor cat during those months, they can get burrs in their fur!

I know that legally every suspect is entitled to a defense attorney but Serena defending such utter human toxic waste as that sure showed that one could have written her code of ethics on a bee's knee- and still had plenty of room left over for the Encyclopedia Britannica!

All I know is that I used to get called on for jury duty on a regular basis but then after being the lone hold out trying to argue about whether evidence was legit, I've not gotten called since in X number of year!

Cry your own river, Miss Knowles! I had to pay a lot more percentage of my earnings to them one year and they never explained why but I bit the bullet and did it- and I had a LOT less means to bounce back than you! Wasn't one Mrs. 'only the little people pay taxes' Helmsley already one too many? Sakes!

I'd agree but time will tell if Mr. Cooper opts accept that his actions meted consequences. ..or attempts to throw himself a pity party for being 'persecuted' and/or 'cancelled' for after having blasted the rights of others! It's amazing to me that so many folks don't get that if you're accepting compensation from an corporate entity, if said entity doesn't accept those who are discriminatory against others, then the fiscally intelligent thing to do is NOT say or do discriminatory stuff instead of doing so then wailing about being called 'discriminatory',etc.

At least on the Island, the Professor and the Skipper got to enjoy being in the company of Ginger and Mary-Ann (who, in turn, enjoyed being in the Professor's company) while Thurston and Lovey got to enjoy being in each other's company. As for Gilligan himself? Well, he seemed to like the one-shot, unexplained Gladys the Gorilla's company more than the women Castaways' so go figure! I can think of people and characters who'd be worse to be stuck with for all eternity besides Gilligan but I'd probably get reported if I started listing them.

Tragic that she'd had to have dealt with a brain tumor at the end of her life and her son seems to need monies to make up for the end of life expenses. On a lighter note, I didn't know that she'd been born Betty Sandoff. OK, I can see why she might not have thought that her original name wouldn't have set the performing world on fire. However, I wonder why she opted to call herself Hersha Parady and did she prefer her loved ones to call her Hersha over Betty? IMO, her full stage name didn't seem to have been much if any improvement . Yet, she always seemed far more intelligent and fun than her iconic LHOTP counterpart in post show interviews! All the above said, RIP, Miss Parady/Sandoff.

I saw Mr. Buffet on a flight between Oahu and the Big Island in the mid 80's and was surprised how much younger he looked in person than he had on his album covers. However, he also seemed incredibly shy so I (and, thankfully, the rest of the the other passengers) just left him be! Yes, it's sad and shocking that he's no longer with us (and seriously, since he seemed so vital in my one encounter, I thought that meant he'd have a much longer lifespan). However, it's good that his loved ones were with him to send him off when he left this world. RIP, Mr. Buffett!

While I agree that it's infuriating how Betty's family proved to be millstones in her progress and were contributing factors in her MO to be a people pleaser even to her own detriment (and they deserve to be called out for that as well as their own misdeeds against her) , she was a grown person and had gained a great deal of experience in dealing with the outside world via her work. Thus, ultimately, she proved to be willfully ignorant rather than genuinely ignorant of being able to throw off the acceptance of rotten behavior on others' parts. On a far more comedic note, not just the Skipper but all the other Castaways proved to be idiots for thinking they could rely on Gilligan for ANYthing since he constantly messed up and blew even the simplest tasks from the very beginning! Seriously, it would have been better had they just taken divvied his tasks among the six of them and exiled him to the other side of the Island.

To each one's own re the above-mentioned advertising character. However, whether she has millions or just a minyan for a fanbase, the day that character gets permanently retired will be a day of rejoicing for me and I might even send Mr. Winter a thank-you card!

Not unless his name's Methuselah!

Not to mention that Mayhem was created to ANNIHILATE the somewhat universally reviled character shoved down everyone's throats from Progressive (who likely is a loss and tax write off)that starts with 'F' ends with 'O' with an 'L' in the middle that I term Uno Wutt- and for THAT reason alone, as Dolly Parton and the late Whitney Houston sang 'I Will Always Love [Him]'!

Not to mention, the way Carol said it and how Greg reacted to it, Mike might as well have missed having watched a fave TV show with them due to being on the phone.

Exactly, if one acknowledges that the Spears kin (and how Miss Spears has had to deal with their greedy, exploitative if not outright abusive behaviors) were contributing factors then who would have been responsible for the 'underlying issues' besides them- Mrs. Spears's maternity ward personnel or maybe even Mrs. Spears's OB/GYN while she was in the family way with her elder daughter,perhaps ?

No matter how painful or messy a breakup one's been through, few if any teens (or for that matter, adults) on TV ever decide that the dating scene's a bore & a drag and decide to content themselves re staying solo!

It should be noted that Bob Barker had been married to one Dorothy Jo Gideon Barker (1924-1981) from 1945 until her 1981 death from lung cancer. Although he had some long term bonds afterward, Mr. Barker would never remarry. IOW wound up being a widower longer than he'd been a husband. Of course, what's interesting is that it had been Mrs. Barker who had inspired him to fight for animal welfare due to her own love of animals.

It would be great if both just viewed as their time together having been a fun romp -but I wouldn't count on it.

There'd have been no need for an electric hair dryer or even dual bellows- not with all the all the wind and hot air PA constantly vented!

Yes, this is definitely a case of needing to put a bell on a cat's neck but with the twist that, instead of mice being too fearful to volunteer for the task, it's kin who appear to want to catch said cat and gut her for violin strings while reaping the musical profits as before!

Usually, I like Mike and Carol's parenting but I didn't like that time when Peter turned all his sibs against each other via overheard stuff then when Greg and Marcia tried to bait him via claiming a fake party on a tape recorder, Mike and Carol were mad at THEM for not thinking their 'talk' with Peter was punishment enough- and threw Peter a real party just to spite Greg and Marcia (who they let know they were going to be punished for insubordination). Excuse me but Peter DID take the bait which proved that he had NOT quit snooping after the 'rents' talk!

Which have virtually certainly been contributed by Miss Spears having had to have dealt with her exploitative, intrusive and greedy kin!