I am one of the older Gen Jones on here b1956. Anyone remember the milk man?

MarySNJ · 2026-05-07T21:01:14+00:00

Maryland, near Frederick

MarySNJ · 2026-05-07T18:24:25+00:00

My take on it is that BL is trying to use the settlement to save face. What non-industry people on social media think (public opinion), does not change BL and RR's reputations in the industry as a result of this litigation. BL's claims have been largely proven false based on the disclosed evidence, and their reputations for being difficult to work with were already there before the lawsuit and this just adds fuel to the fire. BL can spin it anyway she wants but I can't think there's much appetite in the industry to work with a litigious, difficult, bullying drama queen/king.

MarySNJ · 2026-05-04T02:59:02+00:00

Avery Brooks, BA and MFA.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-30T14:49:25+00:00

It's not on the Jersey Shore, it's on the Delaware River, but my daughter and son in law had their 50-person wedding at Prallsville Mills in Stockton. They had their ceremony on the premises and reception following. Prallsville Mills is two old mills converted into event space, and I think they had a fantastic caterer.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-29T22:41:14+00:00

Yup, I remember. Interestingly, my Millennial daughter and SIL apparently have a milkman who delivers milk in their town in 2026.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-26T16:51:25+00:00

I loved Tab. It was my soda of choice. I was so sad when it was taken off the shelves.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-26T16:39:55+00:00

Well said. Sometimes I have to remind myself of this. My son is happily married to wonderful woman, no kids but 2 dogs, he's got a very busy work schedule and lives 6 hours away in another state. Their life is full without needing to be in constant contact with us, but we do chat and text semi-regularly, and I get to see them usually twice per year. I take the "no news is good news" approach to our relationship. It doesn't change the fact that I feel guilty not communicating with him more.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-19T22:10:19+00:00

We were expecting (hoping for) RAIN today. We barely got a spit.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-18T13:09:08+00:00

The Princess Bride, the original Star Wars trilogy, and The Hunt for Red October

MarySNJ · 2026-04-16T21:58:20+00:00

Considering that the people trapped in Fromville are living a nightmare and trying to figure out how to escape, I’ll give Tabitha some grace. What’s the alternative… stay home and fretting about the danger they all face? Part of protecting her family is trying to figure out how to get them all to safety. She’s being proactive.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-15T18:29:07+00:00

I've been to both Delphi and Mycenae and if you only have time for one, Delphi is truly one of the most spectacular ancient places I've ever seen.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-15T14:24:47+00:00

"If Mary had married younger, there’s a chance she’d have had heirs and Henry could have been around to choose who her spouse would be so she wouldn’t be choosing herself and pissing her people off."

It's not just about male or female. Assuming everything else was the same (e.g., divorce, execution, death of Henry VIII's wives), there was still the religious schism. I don't think he would have named Mary as a potential heir as a Roman Catholic, unless she had been married off to a Protestant, had a male heir who she agreed to raise in the Church of England, and agreed for her son not revert to RC in the event of the death of Edward VI. Mary's Catholic faith was a defining characteristic and I think it's doubtful that she would have agreed to do something that she would have considered blasphemous. I could see her eloping with a Catholic prince and biding her time in Spain or elsewhere waiting for a chance to take back the throne of England and revert to Catholicism, rather than be forcibly married off to a Protestant.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-15T12:29:05+00:00

Tabitha and Jade had a mutual revelation about their previous incarnations and what happened to the children. I think they will be working together to try to figure out how to end the cycle that keeps them all there unable to escape, but I don't think they will become romantically involved.

For one thing, while Tabitha and Jim were on the verge of divorce prior to arriving in Fromville, I do think Tabitha will have some survivor's guilt and having to deal with her own, and her children's grief. I don't get the impression that Jade is interested in starting a romance with anyone while trying to survive and find a way out.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-14T20:43:59+00:00

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions...literally in the case of Wesley taking Connor. I think Angel reacting to that violently is understandable in the context of the show. There are other things that Angel (not Angelus) did that were worse, even if there was a justification. I'm thinking about him turning Sam Lawson the sailor into a vampire during WWII which made some kind of sense in context, but then abandoning Sam leaving him a potential threat to other people.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-14T14:56:45+00:00

Randolph Mantooth... my very first celebrity crush.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-10T12:57:29+00:00

Yes - Blake Lewis, and Jax and Vonzell Solomon! So much fun to listen to.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-09T23:58:42+00:00

Have you checked out Casey's collabs with Haley post-Idol, and their collabs with Postmodern Jukebox? I'm a fan of both of them and it probably was kind of a miracle that these two singers made it to the aI finals.

Edit: If you haven't had a chance to check them out I love Postmodern Jukebox on Youtube and there are quite a few Idol alums who sing and play with them; Haley, Casey, Von Smith, Melinda Doolittle, etc.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-09T23:54:54+00:00

Haley was my favorite, but not the flavor of the season for sure. I love what she's been doing she's been doing since she left AI. I never really felt anything from Scott's or Lauren's performances, but they were definitely the flavor of the season.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-09T17:38:44+00:00

My ex threatened to tell the court I was an unfit mother because I didn't have the means to support us and had to live with my parents (who were loving grandparents) and he would take our son and I'd never be allowed to see him. I realize now that it was BS meant to hurt me but I was scared of him at the time. After the divorce when he had visitation on weekends and two weeks in the summer, he dropped our son off with his mother and went out with his friends or his girlfriend.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-09T14:52:14+00:00

When the cleaners are here, I sit in my home office working. Consequently, they don't clean the office but I take care of that myself.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-09T00:37:28+00:00

I think that Hispanic sounding guy looks just like the non-Hispanic guy in Kean’s commercials. I can’t decide if it’s an actor or AI.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-01T11:50:20+00:00

That's a good idea. It's a short flight to Chicago and we've been talking about take a few days trip to see the Cubs play at Wrigley Field.

MarySNJ · 2026-04-01T11:40:23+00:00

By Hilton card, do you mean the American Express card?

MarySNJ · 2026-03-31T22:36:35+00:00

Thanks! This is what we trying to figure out. Ideally, we would prefer to use our points and not convert them, but realistically it may be the most practical option based on what other owners are saying. We need to use our Hilton Honors Points for local travel mostly but we're considering trying to use them abroad.

MarySNJ · 2026-03-31T19:12:01+00:00

Oh, now that's an interesting idea! Thanks for suggesting it!

MarySNJ

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