Frozen peas! They have so many uses.

Sorry, I can’t claim to be a viewer of the program. I’m trying hard to watch less TV these days (more time for reading all of the essential blogs in my life).

Surely your shiner deserves a photo on the blog.

I still haven’t been able to catch it yet, dang. I have to say I am very disappointed in her new morning show :(
Is the mug still in one piece?

We’e been using the same box of peas for a rather long time now. It has come in handy for numerous sports injuries (pulled muscles) and twisted ankles and spots where mugs hit me in the face. I think a box of frozen peas works much better than a bag of ice or one of the commercially designed ice packs. They stay frozen longer, for one thing.

TiVo! I don’t think I could watch TV without it anymore. The ability to pause and back up is my favorite feature (and fast forward through commercials). But I like being able to record the shows I want to see and then view them when I have the time. Sometimes I won’t watch a program for a couple of weeks after it was recorded. But it’s there for me when I decide that *I* want to view it.

Currently, I have 3 regulars that I record: The Apprentice with Martha Stewart, House, and CSI.

The shiner will have to be left to the imagination for now. When the lad leaves home next year, I may loosen things up a bit.

J - Mug’s fine. I cushioned its fall. A Starbuck’s mug, of all things.

Ouch!

Seeing your note that the offending mug was from Star$$ reminded me to ask you about a business-pages note I saw the other day.  Not to ruin your day, I was wondering whether you’d seen this recent story.  Would you buy coffee from the Carlyle Group?

You know, if they did buy it, they’d probably do a better job and would probably have enough marketing savvy not to launch a stupid campaign like the Flavorology one.

But NO, I wouldn’t knowingly give a cent to the Carlyle Group. Ick, ick, ick. It’s time for Green Mountain Coffee to open some coffee shops.

Wait. “Does she or doesn’t she” is Clairol (I think).  Don’t you mean “I’d rather fight than switch!” (That was the old Tareyton ad campaign with models sporting black eyes.)

Ouch, anyway.  I sympathize.

Ooh. Old ad slogans. The ones I used to hear while gathered around with the fam watching Sea Hunt or Red Skelton. Or did those two particular ads come just a little after?

Nobody has to ask the question now, anyway. My eye has turned quite a lovely shade of purple today. Now I’m sure the question behind the inquiring eyes is, “Who decked her?”

Grins.  I know a guy whose wife had facial plastic surgery who was extremely sensitive to offhand (or perhaps planned) remarks she’d make in public while she was recovering.  He seemed to think he’d be suspected of something.

I would be awfully surprised if a few folks didn’t at least wonder. Facial cuts/bruises are unusual enough and hard enough to ‘self-inflict’ that they raise questions in some folks’ minds. Easier to jump to conclusions, y’know. But if she was helping things along with offhand remarks...ooh, poor guy.

I’ve known that pair for twenty-five years, and her sense of humor is, um, quirky.

Bummer about the shiner. I’m glad that it wasn’t more serious.

I love MS and The Apprentice. Jim is loathesome and needs the boot, ratings notwithstanding.

I agree with you, Jen. (Don’t faint!) ;) Jim is an obstacle his team members continually have to overcome. He’s their handicap and I don’t think this week was an accurate measure of his team leadership abilities. I think it came down to the celebrity popularity more than either team’s creativity. If he was gone, it might be less exciting, but I think it would be more interesting.

I got the impression, from the preview, that Martha boots two people next week. Looked like she was pretty hot under the collar about something. I hope Jim is one of them. But I’ve had the impression that Martha likes him for some reason. She’s had the opportunity to get rid of him at least three times and she’s kept him. Why?

Shiner is doing better today. Fading a little, just pinches to smile now. I’m glad the mug wasn’t one of my heavier ones.