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They just aired this ep on my local station today. The raisins in the carrot cake were a deal breaker for me, and I'm thinking with that syrup and then the frosting on top--tooo sweet. The unshredded piece of carrot left over is par for the course (coarse--grating joke?) in most food processors, I think. I just usually eat it. Maybe that's why they said they started with a pound of carrots and would end up with twelve ounces after shredding. I guess the waste is built in. I could do the raisin paste in those cookies, but I don't have powerful childhood memories of them, so I can't see bothering to make them myself. So that's two noes for me. I do love Little Christie, though. When I was a kid we sometimes took vacations in Pennsylvania Dutch country. One year we visited a pretzel factory. I can still remember the dizzying speed at which those young Amish girls twirled that dough into pretzels. A skill worth cultivating, I'd say.

When I was about 22, I was reading the New Yorker and found they had spelled "Dalmatian," the dog, as "Dalmation." So I fired off a letter asking them if "dalmation was the act of dalmating." I thought I was very clever at the time, but eventually I grew up. To their credit, they replied with thanks but no free subscription.

Pedants. Also "younger than me" is perfectly acceptable. It's less stuffy than "younger than I am young."

I may be the only one who didn't know this till today, but just in case . . . We get Dish Network, and a while ago they introduced ten streaming channels, each with a bunch of sub-channels covering different categories. Today I discovered that ATK has an entire channel of its own, streaming both ATK and Cook's Country programs all day long. I didn't have much time to go through more than today's schedule, so maybe there are other features as well--I'll check soon. You can't record, but there is an option to "autotune," which I assume means schedule a particular show to watch. (That would be more helpful if it came with an alarm, but you can't have everything.) If I find out anything else, I'll report back. By the way, you can buy sheets of parchment already cut into quarter-sheet size if that's the size you use most. Amazon has them, Walmart--$3.88 for 100 sheets--and tons of other online sources.

I assumed custody of the child was the motive. The police officer testified that she said she'd do anything to make sure she kept the little girl (ending by calling him an asshole). I had the general feeling she was used to getting no less than whatever she wanted.

I love how Ashley had two lawyers and a shrink on speed dial so speedy that they showed up practically before the cops did. Would it be wrong to think that smelled of premeditation?

Or a defective thermostat. Either way they're not violating the law, but they're not following it either, as you and I both understand.

I give up.

But that's not correct. They're providing heat within the specified dates but not according to the specified temperatures. And they do turn it on and off during the stated time period. They don't just leave the heat on constantly from October to May. That would be nuts, for exactly the reason @oliviabenson is talking about. I actually know something about this. I was on the tenants' committee while our NYC building was still a rental, and I was on the board of directors after it went co-op, as president for one year. I fielded lots of heat-complaint phone calls, so I can reel off the regulations in my sleep.

I get it but they are at least following the law. No, actually they're not. Here are the heating requirements for NYC: From October 1 to May 31, the indoor temperature must be at least 68°F between 6 AM and 10 PM when the outside temperature is below 55°F. From 10 PM to 6 AM, the indoor temperature must be at least 62°F regardless of the outside temperature. So if the landlord is sending up heat when it's 79° outside, that's not a legal requirement and a huge waste of resources.

In case anyone is interested, I ran across a mention of the show and was motivated to see if it was canceled, since it hasn't been on in some time. I found this on IMDb: Dr. Sandra Lee, dermatologist and skincare expert, has revealed that she will be bringing her expertise to Lifetime in 2025 with a new show titled Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out. The announcement was made on social media platforms, including TikTok and Instagram, on Acne Positivity Day. When I was a teenager, I never had a single acne positivity day, but aside from that, this could be good news.

You may be right. If that was said, I missed it.

I don't believe that's accurate. He killed two women prior to Kasi, one of whom was his common-law wife and the other was just a witness he had to get rid of, but I'm not aware of any other wife he murdered before those two and then Kasi. I'm prepared to be wrong, but I don't think I am--unless there are others we don't know about.

I like Julia in bangs. I think they're more youthful-looking than the stodgier pulled-back style on her. On the shows I watched today, Sam was much more enjoyable than previously. She toned it down considerably. And Morgan was as adorable as usual, if not more so. Oh, and there was food, too. I'll definitely try the hot-honey chicken.

I agree with everything above. I'd just add that it's completely understandable John forgot that his first wife was murdered and he was the suspect. I forget things all the time. So, to visit the shallow end . . . Andrea had some real competition in the jewelry arena last night. Dateline is trending on X/Twitter. Some of the comments are hilarious.