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drives me flipping nuts! some day someone has to explain to me why men (and some women, as well — boobs don’t help:) do this. it looks as uncomfortable as i expect it must feel.

let’s hope this year’s oscars do as well.

really! as a times subscriber, i get 10 freebies a month to share. i have 1 left. thankfully, february’s a short month.

here’s the ny times obit. free link: neil sedaka obit

lauren chapin, who play kathy on ‘father know best,’ has died. i had no idea she had such a harrowing life after the show ended. free link: lauren chapin obit

here’s an interesting assessment of the first year. echos much of what’s been said here. tom lisanti on btg year one

1964 was when nbc finally got serious about daily soaps. ‘the doctors’ switch to traditional soap format began a couple of months ahead of ‘another world’s’ premiere.

i watched sisters at the time, but remember very little of the characters and stories. what i do remember was a episode titled, ‘one fine day,’ which, as i recall, referenced the song several times. but, when they finally played the song, it wasn’t the familiar version by the chiffons, but a cover. i was reminded of this as i was watching an episode of ‘gilmore girls’ — lorelai‘s engagement party — which included the original ‘one fine day,’ along with a few others. guess ‘gilmore girls’ had the bigger music budget:)

second one today. i haven’t seen all of them. they’re very long with no narration, but loved ex libris: the new york public library. free link. frederick wiseman

robert duvall has passed. free link: robert duvall ny times obit

here’s his ny times obit. free link. james van der beek

soaps come to the 2026 olympics: Norwegian Olympian reveals infidelity after winning medal

trump is a bottomless pit of neediness. free link: . funding linked to renaming

i saw that and wondered where to post, as well. i knew the name was familiar, but wasn’t until the piece mentioned his association with soaps that i remembered that he’s one of my linkedin connections. thinking alan locher must have know him.

of course she did — does she own anything else?