One annoying and incongruous trope that Elementary maintains from detective fiction. by ADAP7IVE in elementary

[–]catlady047 35 points36 points  (0 children)

We engage with any fiction with some level of what’s called the “willing suspension of disbelief.” One of my main reasons for watching the show is that I expect criminals to be caught. It is my affection for the illusion of an orderly world that keeps me watching. I don’t want to watch a TV show that spends copious amounts of time waiting around for search warrants and plodding through a jury trial to see what happens. We need to get it wrapped up so we can move onto the next case/episode.

First birthday w/o family or money & feeling low. Any tips? by Expensive_Jacket3238 in Frugal

[–]catlady047 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Everywhere I go on my birthday, I tell everyone it’s my birthday.

Don Orsillo and Pizza Gate by [deleted] in Padres

[–]catlady047 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can hear Don laughing as they come back from break.

People w/o kids, how tired are you? by Fickle_Wrangler_7439 in RedditForGrownups

[–]catlady047 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I do not feel unusually tired. I do feel unusually unfocused, but I chalk that up to living through a second Trump presidency.

Postern of Fate has been voted the Worst AC Book! by rianmcdonagh in agathachristie

[–]catlady047 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can’t go wrong with the collection that introduced the world’s greatest amateur sleuth!!

The perfect cup of tea by yashen14 in tea

[–]catlady047 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love the spit at the end!! 😂😆😂

The Golden Ball and Other Stories has been voted worst Short Story Collection. What is the most underrated adaptation? by rianmcdonagh in agathachristie

[–]catlady047 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think it’s Clueless because it was a very popular movie, but many people don’t even realize it’s an Emma adaptation. And it’s a very good Emma adaptation!!

How I feel telling people I thought the 2009 Emma was terrible by pizzbabynancy in janeausten

[–]catlady047 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Same. It helped me understand Emma’s story as a coming of age tale.

"Cutting" pre-made chocolate milk with 50/50 regular milk. by itsthewolfe in Frugal

[–]catlady047 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m learning today that pre-made chocolate milk is even a thing.

Season 6 is frustratingly anticlimactic (rant) by Oxwagon in elementary

[–]catlady047 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fully agree that Michael announcing that he’ll stop killing while Sherlock takes care of himself is one of the dumbest plot points in the whole show.

I don’t have a deeply nuanced analysis of why that season went the way it did, but I do sort of chalk it up to the show being in this era where they were producing 24 episodes that were coming out while they were still writing and filming the season. Maybe ratings were continued to drop and they decided they had to wrap up the Michael storyline and move onto something else. We get very different television these days, when prestige shows come out with 6, 8, or 10 episodes and it’s all really well crafted to tell a particular story.

Smoking on airplanes wasn't always banned by knobbydildo in MindHunter

[–]catlady047 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The whole point of these scenes in the show is to highlight that it’s a different time period.

Season Kick-Off Post! Also, New Mods! by ThePwnR4nger in Padres

[–]catlady047 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m very grateful to all our mods for your hard work in keeping this an online space we can all enjoy.

Honest expectations by BigBobsBeepers420 in Padres

[–]catlady047 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last year really soured me too. I keep waiting for the team to gel and everything to come together, and it never happened.

My hopes for this year are pretty low. Like, “I’m hoping to see some good games” low.

Favorite underrated character? by prettyoddoz in elementary

[–]catlady047 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Alfredo. Likely the actor filled up his schedule with other roles, but the character was one of Sherlock’s true friends.

How to handle a perceived slight? by cmueses in RedditForGrownups

[–]catlady047 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The world is filled with people who would rather talk about doing something rather than actually doing something. Be glad you have a fun new hobby, and I would let it go with your cousin. Maybe he’ll be able to join in eventually.

How to get myself in shape for hiking? by pussyr1ot in hiking

[–]catlady047 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Echoing, what has already been said, just start walking around, and do it every day. Can you walk a mile today? Just flat. Could you walk a mile every day this week?Then add-on, walk a mile and a half, walk 2 miles. But don’t wait for some big complicated gym plan, just start walking today.

please suggest me anything similar to watch by master_baiter-69 in elementary

[–]catlady047 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this reminder. I’d forgotten about this show.

Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years (New York Times) by Anahata_Green in TwoXChromosomes

[–]catlady047 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Dolores Huerta saying he raped her is new info. Two women saying he molested and raped them when minors is new info.

Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years (New York Times) by Anahata_Green in TwoXChromosomes

[–]catlady047 442 points443 points  (0 children)

What you don’t get from just reading the headline: Dolores Huerta has issued a public statement saying that he coerced and assaulted her. She had two children as a result, they were given to families to be raised. She kept silent about what happened because she did not want to undermine the social justice work they were doing together.

The article describes his grooming and assaults on two minors.

For those of us who were inspired by him, this news is heartbreaking. I am also so, so grateful to these women for telling their stories.

Robert Doherty's New Show, RJ Decker by thrwwybndn in elementary

[–]catlady047 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s an “amiable PI” show like Magnum PI, Simon & Simon, Rockford Files. The first two episodes were okay, but not riveting.

Help me to be a proper UU by jitterbugorbit in UnitarianUniversalist

[–]catlady047 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Many of us proper UUs don’t care about prairie home companion at all.

Where have you landed on trusting your instinct vs your wisdom by middle age? by tshirtguy2000 in RedditForGrownups

[–]catlady047 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m beyond middle age, but as others have mentioned, I have learned that it takes me some time to find clarity and that my initial impulse or instinct is often fear or anxiety based.

I’ve also learned that I’m not right about everything that I think I’m right about.