I had really been looking forward to this week's prime time episode of 'Big Bang Theory' after hearing Bob Newhart would be a guest star. He played a former TV star, the host of a kid's science show, and Sheldon wanted to meet him. I like how he still does some roles, like at the end of the movie 'Horrible Bosses'. I liked his line to Leonard, saying 'Is she your girlfriend?' about Penny. Then he said you're the genius, instead of Sheldon. He also guest starred on another favorite show of mine, 'The Simpsons', when Krusty the Clown faked his death. I have claimed Bob Newhart as a comedy influence, as he is good at the dry, dour, deadpan comedy. I found a picture online from 'The Bob Newhart Show' and it is now on display at the office. This show was what made me a Newhart fan, as I liked watching it on syndicated reruns back in high school. When I spoke of this earlier in the week at the comedy club another comic said he liked how he is still relevant. He referred to his role in the movie 'Elf' as the North Pole dad. And I liked seeing him do a comedy show when I lived in suburban Chicago, went out to Rockford to see it in 2002.
I would have liked seeing the first syndicated rerun tonight, but I just caught the ending where Sheldon had a Snoopy snow cone maker. I tuned in for the next one, but I had already seen it more than once. It was the one where a North Korean refugee arrives at the university, and he's a competitor to Sheldon.
I hadn't eaten by the time the prime time episode had aired, so I didn't want to be distracted by running the microwave oven. But I didn't notice right away that I was hungry, as we had the potluck at the office today. I finally had something to eat after watching a Halloween episode of 'The Simpsons' as I went to a nearby convenience store. I got two small Doritos bags, but had to be careful as two of them had already been opened. The clerk was playing country music, didn't recognize the song. I just recall one lyric in particular, as I kept hearing about 'Going downtown'.
I did read some more from the paper, three editions, two of them Fridays. There was a writeup about the Jackie Robinson movie, and a cartoon about the winter weather in April. It was 'Chip chip' instead of 'Chirp chirp'. Former Iowa basketball coach Steve Alford apologized for actions in 2002 when a player was in trouble with the law, Pierre Pierce. Alford was just hired as the UCLA coach. There was more about the younger Pitino hired as the Gopher coach. Plenty of writeups about the MSP Film Fest, but I had limited chances to see any one movie, usually just two screenings. So I didn't go at all. Carolyn Hax had an advice column about a guy friend who was verbally abused by his wife. The funny columnist lamented his neighborhood Caribou Coffee closing, and spoke of the Wi-fi there. It would be like your parents going to the counter at Woolworth's and demanding a radio and typewriter.
The non-friday edition was a St. Paul paper, after the Boston Marathon bombing. One blurb was about new stores to open at the Mall of America. A letter to the editor lashed out at political correctness- related to a court case involving the atrocities of an abortion doctor. Then there's the other Friday edition. One article spoke of former college football coach Lou Holtz at Wells Fargo, sounded like he was a motivational speaker. Carolyn Hax had an advice column about alarms going off about a new boyfriend. She said that waiting indefinitely for a visit from the tact fairy is cruel. The funny columnist write about weather sirens going off while it's snowing, then about having a huge flashlight. Something about people in Duluth would wonder what movie was premiering in the Cities, then about National Poison Licorice Month.
I would have liked seeing the first syndicated rerun tonight, but I just caught the ending where Sheldon had a Snoopy snow cone maker. I tuned in for the next one, but I had already seen it more than once. It was the one where a North Korean refugee arrives at the university, and he's a competitor to Sheldon.
I hadn't eaten by the time the prime time episode had aired, so I didn't want to be distracted by running the microwave oven. But I didn't notice right away that I was hungry, as we had the potluck at the office today. I finally had something to eat after watching a Halloween episode of 'The Simpsons' as I went to a nearby convenience store. I got two small Doritos bags, but had to be careful as two of them had already been opened. The clerk was playing country music, didn't recognize the song. I just recall one lyric in particular, as I kept hearing about 'Going downtown'.
I did read some more from the paper, three editions, two of them Fridays. There was a writeup about the Jackie Robinson movie, and a cartoon about the winter weather in April. It was 'Chip chip' instead of 'Chirp chirp'. Former Iowa basketball coach Steve Alford apologized for actions in 2002 when a player was in trouble with the law, Pierre Pierce. Alford was just hired as the UCLA coach. There was more about the younger Pitino hired as the Gopher coach. Plenty of writeups about the MSP Film Fest, but I had limited chances to see any one movie, usually just two screenings. So I didn't go at all. Carolyn Hax had an advice column about a guy friend who was verbally abused by his wife. The funny columnist lamented his neighborhood Caribou Coffee closing, and spoke of the Wi-fi there. It would be like your parents going to the counter at Woolworth's and demanding a radio and typewriter.
The non-friday edition was a St. Paul paper, after the Boston Marathon bombing. One blurb was about new stores to open at the Mall of America. A letter to the editor lashed out at political correctness- related to a court case involving the atrocities of an abortion doctor. Then there's the other Friday edition. One article spoke of former college football coach Lou Holtz at Wells Fargo, sounded like he was a motivational speaker. Carolyn Hax had an advice column about alarms going off about a new boyfriend. She said that waiting indefinitely for a visit from the tact fairy is cruel. The funny columnist write about weather sirens going off while it's snowing, then about having a huge flashlight. Something about people in Duluth would wonder what movie was premiering in the Cities, then about National Poison Licorice Month.
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