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So, this week Family Guy had a musical segment featuring a song 'loving you". I liked it and thought I had heard it before. It took a lot more searching that I would have thought to find an old show tune. But in the end, I found it - in the movie - She's Working Her Way Through College - 1952 (sounds more suggestive than it is) A Reagan flick. I'll Be Loving You Music by Vernon Duke Lyrics by Sammy Cahn Performed by Virginia Mayo (dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams) and Gene Nelson It has a very impressive dance sequence - I could see there being many accidents and injuries. Family Guy Version. -- probably will get blocked at some point. Okay back to watching Bob's Burgers.

So, got a new bike, but it doesn't have a computer. WTF, isn't this d-_-b? What are people recommending for bike computers these days? Garmin 530? Wahoo Whateveritis? Yes, I know there is a sticker on the stem and some silly reflectors, but at least I don't have reflectors on the wheels.

The Grand Illusion Styx 1977 https://album.link/i/1440713335 Example:

Ironically I've never been a Dad, though I've been called Daddy many times.

Does anyone else think that "rod" is just a Tice alter ego to tell even more awful dad jokes?

This cloud 7 vs. cloud 9 stuff is a little confusing to me, but a Google search on cloud 8 seems it’s at least a little easier to understand.

replace all the plate resistors. this is the most likely failure.

I have been a big fan of the show since the beginning, especially the first three seasons. I also agree with all of your comments, including my disappointment with season 5 & its finale.The initial seasons were a breath of fresh air, capturing Adlon's (& LCK's) wimsy & irreverence, telling the story of a minor-celebrity single parent (none of which am I) trying to fumble through (as most of us are) in the 21st-century. Throughout, I celebrated being educated, having my mind expanded, and just going along for the ride. Amidst the overall high level, there were moments of absolute brilliance (note the "Tilted" video that ended season 2 as a prime example), that I was so happy to have witnessed. Even when the story route appeared circuitous, it eventually came back to close the theme, if not completely resolve the topic at hand. Season 5 was so disjointed - some of which was the result of the pandemic as you noted, and some was the result of creative choices that Adlon made (seemingly) on purpose. Most disappointing to me, I think, was that many of the characters seemed to go backwards. Frankie is still pretty-much the insufferable child she has been all along despite now becoming an 18 y/o, Phyll is back in England with her childhood beau, Jeff is back with Alan after we witnessed a horrible breakup breakdown, Rich is re-marrying Sunny (really???) - the only relationship more toxic than Jeff & Alan's. Finally, Sam is now the unapologetic, irresponsible creative/social-justice-warrior who can spew her "shit" everywhere (another overarcing them this season) while her stable, good-&-perfect brother Marion picks up all the pieces for her. She's basically given up trying to be "better" (see what I did there?). The only character I felt compelling this season was Max, who's arc saw her develop & grow (painfully so) into a real adult (I just wanted to give her a paternal hug). Most of the rest this season was self-indulgent filler, including the un-creative, nearly verbatim rehash video opening of the finale "Woke Up Looking" (the original artist with whom Adlon apparently connected because her own real-life daughter shares the same first name). Whew! I feel "better" now (see what I did there again?). I'm sure Adlon doesn't give a rat's patootee what I think so... TL;DR - loved the show, not so much the final season or finale.

<---- See my avatar for that one Ric.....😝

I've always wondered when a joke becomes a dad joke. I guess when it's apparent.

Okay, this is kind of horrible but I can't keep it to myself. I presume all of Head Case knows about Ben Shaprio at this point. Some of you may even know that he's got a sister. She has her own YouTube presense and has, ahem, a couple notable characterisitcs of her own. #1 huge tracts of land and #2 the exact same mouth as her older brother. Naturally, the internet is fascinated with her, in all sorts of humorous and creepy ways. This screencap of one of her videos went viral last summer: TIL someone turned said screencap into one of those 3D mousepads usually reserved for anime waifus: This has been your moment of existential horror.

This kid comes up with ideas I've not seen or heard of before.

Yeah, cloud 7 is pretty rare/non-existent here, but the connection to 7th Heaven, which honestly at this point isn’t very popular here either, I didn’t know. That said Frank Borzage‘s amazing late silent, 20s film (by that name) certainly references. Here’s its most famous scene (and largest technical innovation).

Got one of the cab corner repair panels welded into my father’s ’62 Willys project. As the saying goes, “a grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain’t.” Lower cowl panel in front of the door will be next, then the rocker, and finally lower door repairs. Then lather, rinse and repeat on the other side.

Triple TV post (and a sign I’m lazy after a crazy work week). Ozark just returned with the final half-season wind down and at least the first two episodes (all I’ve seen) are as solid as any other time in recent seasons.

I've been watching this kids videos for a few years now. I'm constantly amazed at not only his abilities at such a young age, but also his sense of design and creativity. But he took it to a level I truly marvel at in this project.

Held off answering until I got to the last two episodes. Well, the pandemic was the second disruption to the show (Louis CK being the first) expanding time between seasons and shifting the tone of the show (and likely writing team). I thought it started off particularly poorly and being the known last season a lot of nostalgic scenes, but still it contained its fair share of magic moments that 90% of other complete show runs never have. Has plenty of proposals that makes me question my individual and especially parenting choices. It continued a female (not feminine) world I still know too little about. It's gonna sound mansplaining, but why isn't this touted from the rooftops as a huge feminist success? And not to sound too serious, so warmly cynical, and fun while doing it. I'm still amazed this thing got to air. So that said, no, it wasn't my favorite season, and probably compromised that Celia Imrie (Phyllis) was stuck in the UK by Covid, but it was plenty good enough for me (<- even that seems undervaluing) and had me tearing up a few times mid-late in the season. However I grow or shrink in the future I want to revisit this show in a decade and see what it continues to offer. What did you think of the season and show overall?

Decided that despite crushing myself on Zwift for an hour this morning that 65 and sunny (it was supposed to rain) was too nice to pass up. So did another 17 miles on the road. Ass sufficiently kicked.

Spinal Tap drummer Ric Parnell dies aged 70 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/02/ric-parnell-spinal-tap-drummer-dies