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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?

actually, that may be her real hair, which would be nice for her, not having to deal with the wigs. this picture is from a year ago:

thanks. i was so pissed i didn’t even think to check 38. and didn’t see a crawl with that information. i can watch it on the cbs app later, but it still pisses me off!

i’m in boston and CANNOT WAIT for thei f*cking super bowl to be over. first, they cut into cbs sunday morning to bring live coverage of a bunch of fools freezing their asses off watching the patriots leave for california nad just now, the coach is talking with the media for who know how long, sharing his reaction to robert kraft not getting into the hall of fame. I DO NOT CARE! and neither did anyone else watching btg!

not just this soap. drives me crazy on late night shows. and not just men. a while back, jamie lee curtis was on, i think. kimmel, and it looked as though if she let her breath out, the button would go flying.

major HIPPA violation had she done anything else — especially in front of another physician.

what must foreign leaders be saying behind closed doors wondering how to deal with a president pushing 80 who’s behaving like an overtired 3-year-old who’s missed his nap time?

we’re going to need t shirts — asap free link https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/us/politics/white-women-conservatives.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FFA.oLuS.meTgZ8pa9PU4&smid=url-share

free link: john cummingham obit remember him from search. never realized how much work he did on broadway.

pretty sure this is an urban legend. when i first heard about it, i asked kay alden and she said it’s absolutely not true.

and don’t forget greenland.