And E.G. Dailey! She's been in the business for years, although the last time she sang was probably in the '80s.

And E.G. Dailey! She's been in the business for years, although the last time she sang was probably in the '80s.

Yeah, she's mostly been doing voiceover work. Though, of course, I always think of her in Pee Wee's Big Adventure.

You don't need to be at the bottom to be on the show, just unsigned

She's starting on the bottom of the show. By getting on the show you're automatically not on the bottom of the industry, clearly. But everyone starts from the same bottom once they're there, never mind that back home she's a household name and used to heavy radio play.

Yes, that is true.

Teppy, does YOUR HUSBAND have a niece (or other relative) in the 5th grade named Chloe? If so she is in Casper's class at school.

I am officially done engaging with the friend of a friend who ranted at me about Obamacare being an excuse to...I don't know, raise taxes and invade our homes? I think that was the gist. Stepping away from the craxy.

Okay, the pie filling is cooking. My plan for this week's iteration is to pump up the filling--more sugar, more spice, more lemon. Since the pastry will probably be ho-hum. But I do now have whole wheat pastry flour specifically. Still gonna do the vodka thing with the crust.

Hil, that is amazing!

New cat is settling in amazingly well. He was very cuddly last night. His intake sheet at the shelter said he was a stray, but he seems very well socialized and very drawn to us hairless apes. My assumption is that he was taken in young enough to need to be hand-nursed.

Still not entirely settled on a name, but right now it seems like it will either be Finnbar or Halley (after the comet, in honor of his glorious tail). Finn or Hal both work as everyday names, IMO.

All of the beets Jesse didn't have are roasted and stored in my freezer.

I'm in Phoenix. I got very little sleep last night, which was all my fault. I rushed around and got ready in time to take public transit rather than a taxi, and now I'm convinced that I forgot something. But if I did, it's probably something I can replace.

There was some unrecognizable reddish-pink goop that was splattered on my shoe and pant leg. No idea how that got there. I cut my finger last night because I was trying to do too many things at once. At least I remembered to put bandages in my carry-on.

I keep getting surrounded by first-time flyers and persistent coughers. I can't tell which group is more annoying right now because I hate everyone with a towering fury.

Teppy, does YOUR HUSBAND have a niece (or other relative) in the 5th grade named Chloe? If so she is in Casper's class at school.

Holy cow, YES! (It's a fair bet that anyone in this city with that last name is related to Tim.) She is a total cutie. We pretty much see that branch of his family only once a year, so "total cutie" is about as much as I know about her.