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I noticed because I saw her notice it and react and begin making awkward attempts at camo. Some mornings I watch her no matter who is speaking or what they're saying, and my effort rarely goes unrewarded.

That was freakin' awesome. I think someone forgot one of her cutlets. Mika started leaning to her left and relying on the armrest after she looked at the monitor and realized that her boobs are vastly different sizes this morning.

The K sisters got into retail in their late 20s/early 30s and their customer/fan base has always been (relatively) older and more discerning than Kylie's. They achieved a respectable level of success, especially when the tremendous degree of competition for that demographic's dollars is taken into consideration. Theoretically, there is no limit to Kylie's customer/fan base of tweens, teens and early 20s. She and they will age together, and they're currently at the age when buying the "in" brand matters very much. I think the vast Kardashian machine plus Kylie's target age is why the business is successful, not because she is a capable and accomplished young woman. The widespread criticism I've seen focuses on the "self made" angle in the Forbes article, and rightly so; Kris punched above her weight with that one. Kylie isn't landing marlins, she's shooting fish in a barrel. I'm also not convinced that the nearly one billion dollar figure is accurate. Why should I be? It's not like there are laws regulating truth when hyping a private company. I seriously doubt that Kylie did anything resembling brainstorming or calling on inspiration, by any stretch of the imagination. I doubt that she offered a favorite piece of jewelry or item of clothing or flower to illustrate what she wanted to see, or even a rock with a unique range and contrast of colors that pleased her. I doubt that she designed the packaging or created a slogan or a logo. I think she attended presentations where the machine offered choices in every category during every step along the way and her contribution consisted of saying yay or nay and maybe, possibly reading the pages that required her initials and signature. So, fuck off, Kris, and go spend your 10% quietly. At least give us that.

My favorite comment and reply re that article:

Arizona is all good with polygamy. Hildale (formerly Short Creek), Utah and Colorado City, Arizona are sister cities; basically, one city divided by the Utah/Arizona border. Vegas to Parawan is 3 hours via I-15; Flag to Parawan is 5 hours via US-89.

"An obligatory check in and not till they realized who’s [sic] child it happened too." At first I thought she was playing the Hollywood Royalty card but then I remembered that, yeah, she threw herself fell on a hot grill at Benihana.

I am fascinated with fascinators, which I think would've been more flattering on these large-size ladies than the large hats were. Janelle wore hers fascinator-style but, even so, large added to large was not a flattering choice. It screamed "I have zero fashion sense." (But she did wear it on the right hand side of her head so that was cool).

Willie, dealing with a delayed feed via Bangladesh, relates that Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, responded to a couple of snide Trump tweets this morning with “Dear America, appreciate your allies, you don’t have that many.”

And the filthy sole of one shoe is sitting on the top of the other shoe. Not that I'm germophobic.

I liked That's What Friends Are For over an opening photo montage of Trump with world leaders v Trump with Putin. 6:03 Mika adjusts her scarf, Mika strokes her scarf, Mika squirms and changes position while maintaining a good hold on whatever is in her lap. I think it's more of her scarf. Mika checks her torso on the monitor. Her scarf is this way, and then it's that way. She's centered in her seat and then she's leaning toward Joe, who is talking a lot. Heidi Pryzbyla, for the perfect haircut. One cool thing about this show is that we can spell and pronounce Pryzbyla and Brzezinski and we know that the w at the end of Dr Z's first name is pronounced like an f. I mean, I hear that wrong all the time.

(Long shot IIRC) she was sitting on the edge of the boat and then (head and shoulders shot) began to lean back. I thought she was goofing or maybe initiating a trust exercise but she kept leaning back until she fell into the water. Ben and I were like WTF? When (tick tock tick tock) Ben didn't jump in after her she looked puzzled and decided to save herself, I guess, because she was rising toward (or had reached) the surface when Ben (finally) jumped in.

I hope so.

Well, it does provide opportunity for Scoop to clean out her purse on live TV. I nearly fell out of bed laughing the first time I saw her do that. Kate McKinnon needs to add that tidbit.

Thank you. But I must confess that it's one of Alice Roosevelt Longworth's needlepoint pillows!

Ben just shows up in Allison's doorway, "Is this the grant office?" No, it's upstairs. His front is that he snoops before funds are granted. He just shows up at the out-of-state conference. "What are you doing here?" "Stalking you." He appears especially gifted at getting Allison to reveal her layers. That may not be a good thing. He's not working an honest program; Allison spills her guts and shares too much, too soon, with a guy who presents as single/available. He does a Denzel Washington "What a schmuck" take when Cole doesn't immediately "get" that the situation with the wife is "complicated." On the boat, if what he is doing is probing for Allison's weak spots she more than meets him halfway by listing her wounds. Then he (I think) tests her, by saying "Come sit by me" (paraphrased). He doesn't move to her space, she moves to his. He could be respecting boundaries or he could be testing her willingness to give herself over. Psychos and cops (among others) will test you by offering something, like a stick of gum, and if you say no thanks they say something like "What's the matter, you don't like gum?" If you agree to take it after first refusing it, you have revealed something to them. I can't decide if Ben is deeply troubled or a reptile looking for his next meal. (Leaning toward reptilian).

If you can't say something nice about someone, come sit right here by us.

For our dear oakville!

Not gonna go out of my way to watch it tomorrow morning; I think this will be the Lizzie's segment.

GMTA. I see it being cumbersome, and straining credulity, but "loose threads" appears to be the clunky, creaky, predominate theme thus far - and we're only three episodes into the season.

XLNT news! Come back when you feel good about doing so (and not a minute sooner).

Willie: "There's a lot of throne-sniffing going on." Mika held her mud, and managed: "I've. Never. Heard it called. That." Welcome home, Mr Geist, we missed you but it was worth the wait.

At this point, with how warped reality is becoming on this show ... Luisa.

If you wish to be considered for reinstatement, we're gonna need to see a note from your doctor. :)

I caught the end of some reference to the neighbor that ended with Helen saying, "Michelle Pfeiffer?" Whether in regard to parentage or resemblance, I thought "WTF?"

There are lots of good quality spin mops on the market. They're very efficient and very easy to use. Too bad Janelle doesn't have one/use one. Her level of dirty feet comes from days without showering/bathing. I live in the same desert she does and if I'm too tired for a second (or third) shower in one day I step into the shower and grab the hand sprayer and wash my legs and feet before getting on my couches or into bed. It's not hard to do!