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May 12, 2023 – Michael Changes Terms, Goodbye Barbara Jean, Molly Sub, Social Feud, No Comparison, Just No, Fear’s Return, Cool Dead, Sweet Renewal, 3 Awards, Dogs Of Anarchy, Good Boy, 2 x 4 Quotes & Mama

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Nina meets Ava at The Savoy, where a martini is waiting. Ava says, let’s get the party started, and Nina sit next to her at the bar. Ava says, Trina and Liesl are home, which means Willow has a donor. What should they drink to first?… She says, Nina doesn’t look like she’s in the mood to celebrate anything. What’s wrong?

Carly and Drew walk hand in hand at the hospital, and Carly tells him, she has to say, their relationship being out in the open… He says, makes the whole SEC investigation worth it? and she tells him that she wouldn’t say that, but it is the one silver lining. They hug, and Josslyn walks in. She says, don’t mind her, and hugs Drew, telling him, welcome home. He says he’s so glad to be here; she has no idea. She says, seeing him is like confirmation everything is going to be okay, and thanks him.

Dex comes out onto the hospital roof, and checks a text: Need to meet ASAP. GH roof.

Michael looks in on Willow, when his phone rings. A text says: I’m here. He flashes back to Willow saying the conflict between him and Sonny affects everybody they love. He remembers telling Sonny that eventually Sonny will be forgotten, like he never existed, Sonny replying, he’ll always love Michael, but if he wants Sonny to forgive, he’ll have to pay.

Frank lets Valentin into Sonny’s office, and Sonny says, hail the conquering hero. Valentin says, Sonny can just call. He doesn’t have to send his staff. Sonny says he doesn’t want to inconvenience Valentin, but there are some matters they have to discuss, and no one’s leaving this room until they do that.

Carly asks if Josslyn talked to Trina, but Josslyn says, she’s with her mom and dad. Trina texted her that she and Spencer are alive and back in Port Charles. She thanks Drew, saying, he rescued her best friends, but he says, it was a huge team effort. Spencer and Trina were pretty heroic themselves. Josslyn says, they’re so grateful he was able to get Dr. Obrecht back in time to save Willow. Seriously, he’s a hero. Drew tells her not to get carried away, but Carly says, Josslyn’s right, even though he didn’t get the hero’s welcome he deserved. Josslyn asks, why? What happened?

Nina says she really appreciates Ava coming out with her tonight, but maybe she should go see Trina. Nina knows how worried Ava was. Ava says, she’s safe and with her parents. They should celebrate. At the very least, they should raise a glass to Nina’s Aunt Liesl. She survived being kidnapped by Victor Cassadine – again – and she made it home in time to save Willow’s life. Nina says, yes. Her Aunt Liesl had the procedure to donate her bone marrow, and Willow’s going to have the transplant as soon as she completes her chemotherapy. Ava says, that’s wonderful. Why so glum? Nina says, this morning, Willow offered a way for her to make peace, and Ava says, another reason to celebrate. Nina says, it would be, except she already screwed it up.

Obrecht knocks on Willow’s window, and the phone next to Willow’s bed rings. Willow picks it up, and says, hello, Aunt Liesl. Obrecht says she’s sorry she kept Willow waiting, but she was abducted by a homicidal madman, and Willow tells her, don’t let it happen again. Obrecht says, don’t worry; it won’t. Willow says she’s just glad Obrecht is all right, and Obrecht says, she, too, is quite pleased by her survival. It was a great relief to donate her bone marrow today. Willow says, so it’s done? and Obrecht says, yes. Willow asks if she’s okay, and Obrecht says she had the easy part. She was under anesthesia. Aside from some mild soreness, she feels absolutely fine. Willow tells her that she doesn’t know what to say. Thank you doesn’t even cover it. She starts to cry and says, she’ll be able to watch her children grow up… Grow old with Michael. She’ll be alive, all thanks to Obrecht. Obrecht says she did what she had to. After all, Willow is her family.

Michael comes out on the roof, and thanks Dex for helping Josslyn bring Wiley and Amelia to the hospital. It meant a lot to the both of them. Dex says he’s glad to help. How’s Willow doing? Michael says, she’s tough. She’s determined to pull through for her family. But true to form, she’s more concerned about others than herself, which is why he called Dex here. Dex says he thinks he knows what Michael is going to say. He’ll admit, he thought Michael would want to wait until his wife was better to turn Sonny in… Is there another problem?

Sonny says, he spoke to Anna, and she told him how Valentin got Trina and Spencer and Liesl home. Valentin says, Victor was his father. It was kind of on him to stop Victor, and Sonny says, he’s the reason Nina got her aunt back, and now Willow’s going to get her bone marrow transplant that he hopes saves her life. Valentin says he’s just glad Liesl made it back in time, and Sonny says, Valentin stepped up. He’s not going to forget that. Valentin says he appreciates that, and Sonny says, now can they get to how Valentin’s associates nearly go him and his people killed?

Valentin says he’d never get in the way of Sonny’s operation, much less harm his people, and Sonny says, let him explain the new developments in the Pikeman deal, which Valentin facilitated. It seems like he left out a few important details. Valentin says, with respect, he told Sonny everything he knows. He’s just a middleman; they’re not going to give him specifics. Sonny says, Valentin went on the run after that, so let him fill Valentin in. He was preparing for the first shipment, and a sniper tried to take him out. Fortunately, he missed. When they were discussing this deal, Valentin said something about there being significant risks. Was that code? Did he or did he not know that Sonny could have a target on his back? Doesn’t Sonny always have a target on his back? He is a mob boss.

Willow says she’s grateful for everything Obrecht is doing and has done, and Obrecht says, Willow doesn’t really know her, certainly not well. She understands Willow’s fear that accepting her into her life means accepting Nina, who she thinks she does know well. But she wants Willow to know she has no agenda. Regardless of how Willow feels about her, she considers Willow family. Obrecht has lost almost all her relatives. When that happens, we tend to latch on to whatever family we have left. Sometimes we even put too much pressure on those relationships. Willow asks if that’s a hint for her to be more receptive to Nina, but Obrecht shakes her head, and says, there will a time and place for Willow to consider what role, if any, she wants Nina to have in her life. It doesn’t matter right now. The important thing is that Willow heal, so that someday she may have the opportunity to make that decision and a lifetime of other, happier ones. Willow says she can’t make any promises about Nina. Right now, she’s just praying she comes out the other side of this. Obrecht says, she will, and Willow says, she sounds so certain. Why? Obrecht says, because she’s aware of the tribulations Willow has endured in her life. Tell her. Does it annoy Willow when people assume she’s fragile? Or does she use it to her advantage, so they underestimate her? Willow says she doesn’t know that she’s ever thought about it that way, and Obrecht says, no matter. She sees Willow for the strong woman she is. Even in this weakened state, it’s obvious. She is a survivor. She knows, because it’s in Willow’s blood.

Nina tells Ava, her daughter asked her for a favor, which she’s never done before, so she thinks that’s a step forward. Ava says, it sounds promising. What was the favor? Nina says, unfortunately, it’s something she can’t give Willow, and Ava asks what she wants. Nina says, Willow wants her to drop her vendetta against Carly, and Ava says, that’s all? She fails to see the problem here. She knows how much Nina hates Carly, but compared to having a relationship with her daughter… Do this for Willow. Lay down her arms. Nina says, it’s too late. She made sure of that when she ratted out Drew and Carly to the SEC.

Drew says, then Diane showed up, and she kind of shut the whole thing down, at least for now. Josslyn says she can’t believe they dragged Drew out of there after he risked his life to rescue Victor’s hostages, and he says, the important thing is, they haven’t been charged with anything; this is an ongoing investigation. Carly says, that’s right, and Diane’s on her way here now to discuss the case, and Josslyn says, if Diane’s on it, she’s not going to worry too much. Carly says, Josslyn needs to know, while the SEC is conducting the investigation, her accounts and assets are frozen, and Josslyn asks if Carly needs her to get money from her trust fund, but Carly says, no. She just wants Josslyn to be aware. She doesn’t want Josslyn worrying about her, because Diane is on it, and they’re going to figure it out. Josslyn wonders how long it’s going to take, but Drew says, unfortunately, there’s no way to tell. His phone rings, and he says, it’s the lawyers from Aurora; he has to take it. He steps away, and Josslyn says, it’s really great to see Carly and Drew together out in the open. She can tell Carly is happy, despite everything. Carly says, they are. Speaking of a secret relationship being out in the open, does Josslyn want to talk about showing up here with Dex?

Michael says he’s decided he’s not using the Pikeman evidence against Sonny, and Dex asks if Michael found something else to use against him. Michael says he’s not turning Sonny in at all, and Dex says, why not? Michael says, Willow helped him realize, by sending Sonny to prison, he’ll just be tearing his family apart, and Dex says, Michael told him that he’d be willing to accept that. Michael says, for himself, but not for his siblings. Josslyn wants to see Sonny face justice, but Kristina would never forgive him. And Donna and Avery will be stuck in the middle. It’s not fair to make them choose between Josslyn and Kristina, or him and his father. Dex says, Michael is the boss. He has the right to change his mind. But he was hired to do a job. A job he’s risked his life for a year now getting done. He’s been shot, hung from a meat hook, and threatened with torture. He’s had to spend every day with the knowledge that if Sonny finds out he’s working against him, he’s dead. He knew there were risks when he started working for Michael, but decided it was worth it. (Well, shut up then.) He’s since come to understand Sonny better, but that doesn’t change anything for him. His options are limited here. Michael says he knows he put Dex in a tough spot, and he’s sorry, but for his family’s sake, he can’t turn Sonny in. Dex says, great. He’s really happy for all of them, but where does that leave him? The way he sees it, he only has two options here. He keeps working for Sonny indefinitely, or he puts Sonny away. Michael says, there is one more option. He disappears. Um… How about Dex tells Sonny that he can’t work for him because of Josslyn? I hate when they give Sonny no credit for being a somewhat understanding guy.

Valentin says, Pikeman has a lot of enemies. The kind of people who are going to want to keep Pikeman’s merchandise out of their own enemies’ hands. He didn’t know Sonny was going to be targeted, but he can’t say he’s entirely surprised. Sonny says, the Pikeman rep is cagey any time he tries to ask them for any information, and Valentin says, as with any Pikeman employee. It’s all need to know. Sonny says, the sniper was a ghost, but here’s the thing. He wasn’t a mob hitman; he was black ops. From the espionage world. Valentin’s world. Valentin says he’s not going to get Pikeman to confirm or deny that, but he has good news. He spoke to his source at Pikeman, and they’re happy with the way the shipment went down. They want to work with Sonny again. Sonny says, tell them he’s not interested.

Scotty sees Obrecht going down the hall at the hospital, and says, she’s back. She says, yes, and he says, in one piece he might add. She says she’s unharmed. She should be… He says, he moved heaven and earth to find her, and got chloroformed for his trouble. She says she heard, and he says he’s sorry he almost got her blown up, but he had to do something. She says, on the bright side, his misguided efforts to save her, effectively blew up Victor, and Scotty says, good riddance to him. She says, yes. As she said she should be… She starts walking away, but he says, wait a second. He knows they had a lot of problems before Victor grabbed her, and a lot of stuff to work out, but he thinks about her – she turns around to face him – in the morning when he wakes up, and he thinks about her before he goes to sleep, but the trouble is, he doesn’t sleep anymore. So he was wondering if she feels the same way. Not that she doesn’t sleep. He wouldn’t wish that on anybody, but maybe they could get things back on track. Is there any way things might work out with them?

Josslyn tells Carly, Dex was a big help getting the kids here, and there’s no real reason to hide their relationship anymore now that Sonny knows. Diane comes out of the elevator and walks over to them, and asks if she’s interrupting a mother/daughter catch-up. Josslyn says, nothing they can’t talk about later, and Carly says, and they will. She thanks Diane for coming here, since she didn’t want to stray too far from Willow, and Diane says she understands. Josslyn says she’ll leave them to it. She knows they have a lot to talk about. Now that she knows Diane is the one helping out, she’s sure it will be okay. Diane says she appreciates the vote of confidence, and Josslyn leaves. Diane asks, where’s Drew? and Carly says, he’s making a call. She thanks Diane for getting him released, and Diane says, it was a little too easy… Drew comes back, and thanks Diane for coming. Let’s hear it. What are he and Carly looking at? Diane says, unfortunately, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.

Nina and Ava go to a table, and Nina says she hates that she turned in Carly and Drew to the SEC. She let her jealousy get the better of her for Carly becoming more of a mother to Willow. Now she did something she can’t take back. Ava says, when Willow asked her to make peace with Carly, did Nina tell her it was too late? and Nina says, not exactly. When Willow asked her to make peace with Carly, she lied a little bit, and said she wouldn’t get into it with Carly anymore. Ava says, technically, it’s not a lie though. Nina talked to the SEC before she promised Willow. Nina says, it won’t matter to Willow that she took revenge on Carly before Willow asked her not to. That loophole is not going to work for her here. Ava says, Carly will weasel her way out of it somehow. Hopefully after she’s suffered a little bit. In a way, Nina bought herself some time to find her way out of this. Nina says, that doesn’t change what she did to Drew. That man went to Greenland, he faced off with Victor Cassadine, he brought Aunt Liesl back so Willow could get a bone marrow transplant. Almost as soon as he brought Aunt Liesl back to GH, he was intercepted by the SEC. Ava says, that is not ideal, and Nina says she was there; it was horrible. Ava says, there’s nothing Nina can do. What’s done is done. She can’t change it now. Nina says, maybe so; maybe not. Ava asks what she’s thinking, and Nina says she needs to mitigate the damage here. So the only thing she can do is tell Willow the truth.

Diane says she’s been working to get Carly’s private bank accounts unfrozen. Unfortunately, the judge has ruled that they’ll remain frozen for the duration of the investigation. Drew says he’s sure he can arrange for a loan from the Quartermaine assets, but Diane says, no. She strongly advises against that. While the SEC is deciding whether he used his private relationship with Carly to divulge business secrets, how’s it going to look if he loans her money? Carly says, Diane’s right. She doesn’t want him to get in any more trouble. He asks what she needs for money, and Carly says she has some liquid assets to keep her afloat. Besides, Diane is going to get their names cleared. Diane says, about that. Unfortunately… Carly says, no. Diane’s been saying that word a lot today. Diane says she knows. She’s sorry. However, she can’t represent both of them.

Obrecht says she’s just been through a harrowing experience with Victor, and Scotty says, he knows. That’s why… She says, please, let her finish, and he says, anything you want, my schnitzel. She says she dreamed of him calling her that. She confesses that in moments her survival was in question, she did think about him. He has her heart. He takes her hand and says, she has his as well. So with that, they can probably get through anything. She says, if only it were that simple, and pulls her hand back. Her heart doesn’t belong to him alone. He shares that space with her children who are no longer with her; Nathan and Britta. He says he knows that he hurt her, and he’ll do everything he can in his power to make it up to her, but she says, sadly, he cannot. She was a captive on the Haunted Star, the very vessel where her Britta breathed her last breath. When the air strike destroyed it, she thought, it’s gone, the place where her Britta had the best night of her life, and she had her worst. She didn’t know what to think, how to feel, but Scotty was involved, no matter how inadvertently, in its destruction. And it felt like a gift. He says, maybe he did do something right, and she says he’s done many things right, but as much as she loves him, it’s hard for her to even look at him right now. All she can see is Elizabeth, and how he sided with her. And while she understands he sees Elizabeth as a daughter, she must side with the memory of hers. That is our truth, mein Lieber, and unfortunately, it doesn’t set us free. She walks away.

Michael says he’ll give Dex all the money he needs to start somewhere new. Somewhere Sonny can’t touch him. It’s the least he owes Dex. Dex says, that’s not what he agreed to. The deal was, he’d get enough evidence for Michael to put Sonny away forever, then get out of his business. Michael says, Dex did everything he asked Dex to do. He gained Sonny’s trust, he braved the brutality of Sonny’s world. He can’t thank Dex enough for all he’s done. He realizes changing the terms comes at great risk to Dex. Dex says, but Michael’s not going to change his mind, is he? and Michael says, no, he’s not. Dex says, then he’s screwed, and Michael says, Dex knew this job could go wrong a million different ways; he signed up for that too. Dex says he signed up for exactly two possible outcomes. Either Sonny goes to prison, or Sonny catches him and he winds up dead. And since option one is off the table now, the only other one is him not breathing. Michael says, there’s a way for Dex to escape with his life if he lets Michael help him get away. He’ll protect Dex from Sonny. Dex says, if he disappears, he has to say goodbye to his life, and he’s grown very attached to… to this city. Michael says, he’s grown attached to this city or attached to Josslyn?

Josslyn stands at Willow’s window, and on the phone, Willow says she’s happy to see her. Josslyn says she’s surprised Willow is even awake. How’s she feeling? Willow says, if she’s being completely honest, the chemo’s taking a lot out of her. But it will all be worth it, providing Liesl’s donation takes. Josslyn says, it will, and asks if there’s anything she can do for Willow. Willow says, tell her what’s going on. What’s happening in the outside world? Josslyn hesitates, and Willow says, it doesn’t have to be anything big. Tell her something small and personal. Like how she’s studying for her finals. Is she a flashcards or an outlines student? Josslyn laughs, and says, Willow’s lowered the bar. They can do better than that. She’s sort of seeing someone. Willow says, Michael and Carly sort of hinted she was, but didn’t give her any details. She was very annoyed they respected Josslyn’s privacy like that. So tell her. Is Josslyn seeing anyone she knows?

Sonny says, the cargo was a lot riskier than they discussed, and Valentin asks, what was the cargo? Sonny says, just one of the most powerful plastic explosives in the world. Did Valentin know that? Valentin says he knew they dealt in explosives, but he didn’t expect them to ask Sonny to traffic it. Not on his first job with them anyway. Sonny says he’s not in the market of arming terrorists, but Valentin says, he’s not. Their main client is the US military. They make limited covert exports to small countries that need to defend themselves from larger, better equipped military forces. Sonny says, meaning countries that have a vested interest in making sure Pikeman doesn’t move their merchandise, and Valentin says, and would go to extremes to eliminate anyone facilitating the move of said merchandise. Sonny says, there’s no way he’s going to sit back and be Pikeman’s collateral damage, and Valentin says, so Sonny wants him to tell them no deal?

Ava says she loves Nina, but that is a terrible idea, and Nina says, it’s the only thing she can think of. This whole thing is horrible. They froze Drew and Carly’s assets. Ava laughs, and Nina says, it’s not funny. Ava says, it’s not funny when it comes to Drew, but Carly? Considering she lost her shirt in the very deal she’s being investigated for, it’s lucky she has any assets to freeze, and it’s delicious. Nina says, Willow’s not going to see it that way. They could be facing serious prison time, and if there’s any way of salvaging this, building any kind of relationship with her daughter, she’s just going to have to come clean. She’ll have to apologize to Willow for all the pain that she’s put her and her family through. Ava says, let her remind Nina of something. None of the former or current members of the Corinthos family are forgiving people. That includes Willow. If Nina comes clean, Willow will be furious with her. Nina says, what if she finds out later? and Ava says, then she’ll be furious later. If Nina admits what she did, Carly will be out for her blood. Not to mention Michael and Drew, and the whole Quartermaine clan. And of course (🍷) there’s Sonny. Nina, who certainly can’t foresee the consequences of her actions, says, what about Sonny? and Ava says, Carly’s the mother of his children. Does Nina think he’s really going to be fine with her turning Carly over to the Feds? Nina says, he loves her, and Ava says, he does now, but when he finds out she threw Carly to the wolves, she promises Nina, that will change. Nina says she knows there’s going to be consequences. Shouldn’t she face them? Ava says, when Nina dropped the dime on Carly and Drew, was she lying? Nina says, no, and Ava says, exactly. What they did was illegal. All Nina did was report it. If they didn’t want to go to prison for insider trading, maybe they shouldn’t have done it. All Nina will get for her honesty is lifelong and very powerful enemies. She’ll lose Willow, and she’ll lose Sonny forever. Does she really want to throw away everything that makes her happy?

Willow asks Josslyn if she’s happy, and Josslyn says she is. Willow says, good, and thanks Josslyn for sharing at least that much with her. Josslyn promises to share everything eventually with Willow, and Willow says she’ll hold Josslyn to it. She thanks Josslyn for being here; it means the world. Josslyn says, it’s not just her. It’s Michael and her mom and Drew; they’re all here. All of them are going to be here for her every step of the way. Willow says, love and support from the whole family has kept her going through all of this; the way everyone’s coming together. Josslyn says, they love her, and Willow says she loves all of them too. And as nervous as she is about the transplant, she’s also feeling hopeful for all of their futures again. Josslyn tells Willow, goodbye, hangs up the phone, and then says she feels the same way.

Sonny says he wants Valentin to deliver a message from him. He might be open to another deal, one that would facilitate another shipment; the way it was before, not under these circumstances. Pikeman needs to get their affairs in order, and figure out who came after him. Then they can move forward, but not until then. Valentin says he’ll convey that message and get back to Sonny, and leaves.

Nina says, Ava brings up some good points, and Ava says, that Nina obviously hasn’t considered. Nina says, but where does she go now? Does she just go forward with this huge secret hanging over her and everyone she loves? Ava says, yep, and Nina says, what if she gets caught? Ava asks if anyone else besides her is aware Nina knew Drew and Carly were romantically involved prior to the merger, and Nina says, Martin Grey. Ava says, attorney/client privilege; he can’t say anything. Nina says, he assured her that there’s no way to trace the tip back to her, and Ava says, great. She’s not going to say anything, so good news. Nina’s already gotten away with it. She’s the last person anybody would suspect. Nina asks why Ava says that. Her animosity toward Carly isn’t a secret. Ava says, whose animosity toward Carly is a secret? Aurora’s assets were frozen too, right? And Aurora owns Crimson, so why would she undermine her own business? Nina says, that’s true, and Ava says, Nina’s gotten away with murder. Don’t tell anyone where to find the body.

Diane says she was happy to step in and get Drew released, but moving forward, it wouldn’t be in his best interest to have the same representation as Carly. Carly says she doesn’t understand. Won’t it help if they both have the same strategy? Diane says, the SEC is going to pit the two of them against each other. If this goes to trial, they’ll be separate defendants, so they should have separate attorneys fighting their respective cases. Drew says, then Diane should represent Carly, but Carly says, no. He’s the CEO of Aurora. He engineered the merger. He should have the better representation. He says, the Q’s have a shark tank full of lawyers he can use. Carly should have somebody that knows her implicitly and has represented her and her family for years. Carly asks what Diane thinks, and Diane says she thinks Drew is a very smart man who makes a compelling argument. Carly says, okay. Then that’s what they’ll do. Diane says, now that that’s settled, she’ll be in touch. In the meantime, the two of them look great together. She leaves, and Carly puts her head on Drew’s shoulder.

Nina asks if that’s Scotty, and Ava says, he has that lost puppy dog look. As he passes the table, Nina asks, what’s up? and Ava asks if he’s all right. He says he tried to mend some fences with Liesl, but they’re finished. Nina says, she’s just been through a lot, and he says he knows. He thought she might come to his waiting arms, but no such luck. Nina says, just give her some time, and Ava says, the woman obviously loves him. If she didn’t, she wouldn’t be so mad at him. What did she say exactly? He says, she told him that their truth does not set them free, which it seems to him means, if you love somebody and mess with the family, there is no coming back.

Carly asks how Drew thinks the SEC is going to pit them against each other, and he says, if they want to play dirty, let them. They can handle whatever the SEC throws at them. The way he sees it, they can take on the world as long as they’re together. They hug.

Scotty tells Nina and Ava that he’s not good company. He’s going to go have some martinis. He heads for the bar, and Ava asks Nina, so what are we doing here? Celebrating, or is Nina planning on ruining her relationship with Willow? Nina says, Ava’s right. She can’t tell Willow that she turned in Carly and Drew to the SEC. Ava says, exactly. Trust her. Nothing good will come of Nina clearing her conscience. Ava lifts her glass, and says, to seeing reason. Everything is going Nina’s way. Liesl is going to save Willow’s life; Carly and Drew will face the consequences of their actions. The best thing for Nina to do is to keep her mouth shut and her eyes forward. Nina lifts her glass, and says, and hope for the best. They clink glasses and drink.

Josslyn comes to the roof, and hugs Dex, asking why he needed to see her. What’s going on? He tells her that he has to say goodbye.

There’s a knock at Sonny’s office door, and he says, come in. Frank says, Sonny has another visitor, but Sonny says he’s not expecting one. Frank says, he’ll want to see this one, and Sonny says, send him in. Frank leaves, and Michael walks in.

On Monday, Lucy asks if Sasha is absolutely sure she’s ready for all of this; Josslyn says she’s going with Dex; Drew tells Nina, it’s just not an option; and Michael tells Sonny that they need things to change before it’s too late.

🥀 Farewell To a Legend…

This made me so sad.

⚖️ The ADA’s Temp…

We’ll be having a temporary Molly for a bit.

📱 Oh For Pete’s Sake…

Is it me, or is this all as stupid as it seems?

🍸 Wrong As Usual…

No. It’s not all the same. Actually, this is apples and oranges territory.

🚫 Can’t Blame Her…

There probably are more important topics.

https://okmagazine.com/p/the-view-under-fire-whoopi-goldberg-refuses-discuss-forced-vanderpump-rules-topic/

⚰️ Happy Mother’s Day…

Fear the Walking Dead will be back on Sunday, May 14th.

https://www.thedigitalfix.com/the-walking-dead/fear-the-walking-dead-season-8-release-date

🗽 City Trailer…

This one is a must watch for me.

🦌 Third and Final…

I love this show. I’m almost done with Season 2, and it’s even better than Season 1. It can be borderline Disney, but not in a bad way. And it’s something different.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/sweet-tooth-renewed-for-third-and-final-season-at-netflix/

🎭 Not This Time…

You can check out the nominees here as well.

https://playbill.com/article/2023-tony-awards-will-not-broadcast-as-announced-wga-strike-waiver-denied

🐎 A Lot Bit Country…

The ACM Award winners.

https://people.com/country/acm-awards-2023-complete-winners-list/

The ACM Award fashion.

https://parade.com/tv/acm-music-awards-red-carpet-fashion-outfits-2023

🎥 Not Your Mom’s Awards…

The MTV Movie & TV Awards winners.

https://www.mtv.com/news/wlwids/mtv-movie-tv-awards-winners-list-2023

The non-fashion.

https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/mtv-movie-tv-awards-2023-red-carpet-winners-writers-strike

🐶 Bikers and Dogs Reunion…

It doesn’t get cooler than this.

https://ew.com/tv/sons-of-anarchy-reunion-peta-psa-emilio-rivera-theo-rossi/

🐩 Going To the Dogs…

Westminster winner. Click on Rummie the Pekingese for a tweet treat.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/us/westminster-dog-show-winner-cec/index.html

🥠 Quotes of the Week

We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. – Immanuel Kant

I’ll join this conversation on the proviso that we stop bitching about people, talking about wigs, dresses, bust sizes, penises, drugs, night clubs, and bloody Abba! – Bernadette (Terrence Stamp), Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better. – Robert F. Kennedy

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained. – Marie Curie

A leader is a dealer in hope.Napoleon Bonaparte

The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. – Carl Jung

His first word was a paragraph. – Rosetta McMillan (Cleo King), Mike & Molly

I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by color; thinking, dreaming, working as they will in a kingdom of beauty and love. – W.E.B. DuBois

🤹🏽‍♀️ A Mother Of a Day…

Follow the breadcrumbs back on Monday really Tuesday for soap, Sailing, and Summer smack talk. Fear the Walking Dead begins Sunday, so we’ll see on that. Mondays is rough. Until then, stay safe, stay loving your mom even if it has to be from a distance, and stay not messing with the family of somebody you love. There might be no coming back.

November 17, 2020 – A Big Truth Is Revealed Twice, Lucas Elect, Two Good Ones, an Exit, a Dream, What’s Cooking, Country Wins, Your Choices, Something Strange & the Temp You Want

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Portia says she has an update for Britt. Britt asks if it’s about the guy who looks like a linebacker, and Portia says it is. They weren’t able to save his life. They did what they could, but couldn’t bring him back. He died a few minutes ago. He was a year older than Portia’s daughter, and now she has to face his family, and let them know his life is over. It’s all so pointless. Britt thanks her, and when Portia is gone, she bangs the desk with her hand. Jason watches.  

Ava and Nikolas are in the elevator, and Ava says they have to pick up Avery. She doesn’t want to give Carly any excuse to complain that she’s late. Nikolas says he’s been careful not to bring up Ryan, and Ava appreciates his tact. Ryan is an unpleasant subject, who’s fortunately out of her life forever. He says, it would seem so. It’s amazing how Ryan was attacked just before he was about to tell Sonny something important. She says she guesses they’ll never know what it was Ryan was going to say.

Julian says Cyrus said he has something for him; what? Cyrus says, a deal of sorts. He arranged for protection per Julian’s request. Now it’s time to settle accounts.

Cameron comes in to find a grim-looking Elizabeth and Franco, and asks, who died? and Elizabeth says, nobody died. Cameron says he knows. That’s why it’s a joke, but nobody is laughing. They look stressed. What’s going on? Franco says, nothing. Some stuff is going on, but it’s nothing that can’t wait until after the SATs. Cameron asks, what kind of stuff? He’s already distracted. If it’s a money problem… Elizabeth says, it’s not that, and Cameron says they’re kind of freaking him out. Somebody tell him what’s going on. Franco says he had bad news from the hospital. He has another brain tumor.

Trina and Josslyn are studying on the terrace, when Dev shows up. He says he’s good at cramming. He knew everything about Bridgeport in a week. Trina says they’re all set, and Josslyn says they’ve got it covered. He says he’s studying for the SATs too. The least he can do is help out. Josslyn asks if he means after the horrible things he said.

Carly tells Sonny, the clasp is loose on the necklace, and she told Avery that she’d get it fixed. Sonny says that’s nice of her, and asks if Ava has been there yet. Carly says, she’s late again, and Sonny says, good. They need to talk. He wants to talk to Michael, and she says, what about? He says he was at the hospital, and Sasha had a heart attack; they say she OD’d. Carly asks if Michael knows, and he says, Michael is with her now. She asks, what happened? Was it cocaine? He asks how she knows, and she says when they were at Nina’s the other night, she could tell Sasha was on something, and she thought it was coke. He says he’ll give her three guesses who Sasha got it from.

Michael looks at Sasha through the room window, and Willow tells him that Sasha is still in love with him. He says, it’s complicated. They were good friends, all of them. They cared about each other. That’s why it was so devastating when the friendship had to…  No one knew except Sasha, but he thinks it was more than a broken heart. The Deception launch was too much stress for her, and she had no one to talk to about it. Willow goes to get coffee.

Jason sees Britt sitting on a bench with her head down. He says, everything okay? and she says, yeah. He asks if it’s about the news Portia gave her, and she says, he heard that? Life is so unfair. He was a PCU freshman. At first, she assumed he was a party animal frat boy jock, until she met his girlfriend. It turns out he’s a poetry major, and he OD’d. He didn’t make it. She thought he would, and maybe it would be a wake-up call. He had his whole life ahead of him. It’s the one thing in Port Charles that changed. She doesn’t remember having drug related cases, and they’re up to several a day now. He asks what she’s seeing. Coke? Opioids? She says, both. He asks what caused Sasha to OD. He needs to know about the drugs in her system.

Portia looks at a chart. Taggert, disguised in surgical garb, including a mask, stands nearby, giving her the side-eye.  

Julian says he promised Cyrus loyalty, but Cyrus says if he wanted loyalty, he’d get a dog. Julian knows how this works. Loyalty is fleeting, but debt is forever. Julian says, it’s clear they’re not friends. What does Cyrus want? Cyrus says there’s no reason they can’t be civil given their new relationship. Julian says he’s not afraid of Cyrus, but Cyrus says he should be. Cyrus takes some papers out of his breast pocket, and says, Ryan may no longer be a threat, but the secrets he kept are.

Jason tells Britt, the theory is, it’s coke, but she’d have to ingest a lot of it to go into cardiac arrest. Britt says, it could be the fillers it’s cut with, and Jason says he needs to know what was in her system. Britt asks if his boss wants to cover his tracks. He says, people are dying from drugs. Doesn’t she care what’s happening? She tells him that he and Sonny should start caring about the city, and stop bringing illegal contraband across the border.  He says she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

Cameron says Franco’s tumor was removed, but Franco says he has another one. Elizabeth tells Cameron, they didn’t want to say anything until he had more information. Cameron says, so he’ll just have surgery, but Franco says, it’s inoperable. There are a lot of people who will see the irony in that. Cameron says he doesn’t care what other people think. He needs Franco to live.

Dev says he knows he said some stupid things, and crossed the line, but in all fairness, so did Trina. Josslyn says he crossed all kinds of lines, and now he wants to blame Trina? He was talking trash about Cameron, and Trina did nothing. Trina says he’s clearly not sorry, but Dev says he is, and apologizes to both of them.

Ava and Nikolas arrive at Sonny’s, and Sonny says, Avery is upstairs, getting her books ready. Ava says she’s sure Avery will bring more than she can possibly read. Nikolas’s phone rings, and he says, it’s Spencer. Sonny points the way to the study, and Nikolas leaves to take the call. Sonny tells Ava, she knows he’s not a fan of Nikolas or their relationship, but Avery seems to like him. Ava says, she does, and Nikolas likes Avery too – a lot. Nikolas has been supportive lately. It’s nice to see that side of him, especially with what happened with Ryan. Sonny says, it’s a lot to handle, and Ava says, any time Ryan pops up in her life, it’s draining. He says he understands, and also understands how it would be tempting to want to make sure Ryan can’t pop up any time soon.

Julian asks if that’s what he thinks it is, and Cyrus says, that depends. It could be the letter Nelle sent or a contract. He sees it as a contract. Julian wanted a certain outcome, and he delivered it. Julian’s life was in his hands then, just as it is now. Either Julian cooperates, or the letter ends up in Sonny’s possession. Any questions? Julian asks, what exactly does Cyrus need him to do?

Franco asks Cameron to sit and listen for one second. Franco says, Cameron’s mom, Cameron, and the boys mean everything to him. He’s the happiest he’s ever been, and wants to do everything he can to stick around. Cameron says Franco has to fight. He can’t just give up. Now he knows what Josslyn felt about Oscar. It’s always a brain tumor. Okay, that was kind of funny – a little nod to a soap staple. Oscar’s tumor was inoperable, but he did radiation and chemo. Elizabeth says they have to make an appointment with Terry, and Cameron says, okay. She and Franco have a lot to talk about, and he’s late. Elizabeth says they want to talk to him, but he says Trina and Josslyn are waiting, and he’s got to go, and he jets.

Chase sees Willow sitting on a bench, and says he hates being the bearer of bad news, but the cafeteria is still on the first floor. She says she needed a moment, and he asks if she wants to talk. She says, that’s kind of him, and she appreciates it, but doesn’t he think it would be awkward with everything that’s happened? He says, there is no unfinished business with them. She has every right to move on with her life. All he’s wanted is for her to be happy. She says she is, but despite what he did, she never wants him to suffer like Sasha is, and prays that he won’t.

Michael is still looking at Sasha, when Carly arrives. She says Sonny told her what happened. How’s he holding up? He says, they think Sasha OD’d on coke. Why would she do that to herself? How did she fall so far so fast? He cut her out of his life, and couldn’t have known what she was going through. He’s been cold to her, but despite everything, Willow seems to think Sasha is still in love with him.

Dev says he’s sorry for not being a good friend, and Josslyn says, that’s an understatement. Maybe there are a few words on their flash cards that are appropriate. Josslyn looks through them, and says, misogyny, egotistical, vindictive… Trina says, entitled; ohh, supercilious. Josslyn says, it means lordly, superior; someone who does and says whatever they want.   

Ava wonders if Sonny is trying to ask if she killed Ryan. He was there in the room with her. He says, not personally, but she could make arrangements. She says she was just as shocked as he was, although she didn’t shed a tear. Sonny says, it was all over her face. He can’t shake the feeling something is off about this.

Jason says Britt needs to use her knowledge of the past and the city when it comes to Sonny. She says she realizes he contributed to the Nurses Ball, but Jason says the wing Sonny funded was in memory of Stone Cates. He was living on the street when Sonny found him. Britt says she was involved with Patrick; she knows the story, chapter and verse. Jason says, then she knows Stone got AIDS because he slept with a girl who was a drug user. Stone was like a brother to Sonny. To this day, it kills him. She asks, then why is Sonny trafficking drugs? but Jason says, he’s trying to keep drugs out of Port Charles. She says, that’s quite a story, and Jason says, it’s the truth. She just said it before. She doesn’t remember drugs being a problem, and they haven’t been. Until now.   

Cyrus tells Julian, the Corinthos organization is working to block him. Sonny acts with impunity as long as Jason fulfills his wishes. He’s of the opinion that the truth would be more effective if Sonny was deprived of his right hand. Julian wonders if Cyrus is asking him to kill Jason, and Cyrus says, Jason needs to be taken off the gameboard. Julian asks how Cyrus suggests he go about doing that, but Cyrus says he’s not making any suggestions. Accidents happen though. Like the accident that almost took the life of Julian’s son, and his then-husband, who’s now in jail for keeping Wiley away from his father. Julian has so much to hide, it would be in his best interest to be helpful. All he’s asking is for Julian to make a delivery.

Taggert runs from the elevator into an office, and Epiphany follows. She asks what the hell he thinks he’s doing.

Chase tells Willow, it’s not her job to shield him and Sasha from pain. Not after the pain they put her and Michael through. She says, when she said Sasha was still in love with Michael, it wasn’t a theory. Sasha all but admitted it when they had a glass of wine together at Charlie’s. She could have told Michael then, but she didn’t. She told herself it wasn’t her place to get involved. Now she wonders if it was more than that. He asks if she was worried it might interfere with her relationship with Michael, and she says, maybe. Maybe some part of her didn’t want Sasha and Michael to get a happy ending if she and Chase couldn’t.

Michael tells Carly, the last time she was in the hospital, Sasha had Nina at her bedside. Now she has no one. He knows before Carly says it, he has a right to be angry, but if he’d handled things differently, would Sasha have spiraled out of control? She says he can’t keep doing this to himself, and he says he wants Sasha to pull through, and be better. They hug, and Carly says, she does too. She truly does.

Josslyn tells Dev, she never intended to give him mixed signals. Her feelings changed. She was being honest. Trina says, what Dev is mad about is that he didn’t get who he wanted when he wanted. Life is full of disappointments. That doesn’t justify talking trash, and saying hateful things. So don’t be surprised… Cameron joins them, and says, what’s going on? Lay off him.

Ava tells Sonny, Ryan killed more than one cellmate. He wasn’t Mr. Popularity at Pentenville, and he had no shortage of enemies on the outside. Sonny agrees, but it was the timing. Ryan was about to tell him something of great interest to his family. She says he fell for Ryan’s mind games, and he asks why Ryan would play games with him, especially out of the blue?  

Epiphany locks the door, and asks Taggert what he’s doing there. She didn’t risk her life helping to make everyone think he’s dead, and patch him up after he was shot, for him to do something stupid. He says, as grateful as he is, he didn’t ask her to do any of it. He doesn’t understand why she did it. She says, then they’re even. She doesn’t get why he’s there in a two-bit disguise, just asking to be caught. She grabs his ID, and asks what his name is, and what his specialty is. That’s what she thought. What is he doing in the hospital where his ex works? He says someone else knows he’s still alive. Supposedly they’re staying quiet, but it’s just a matter of time. He’s trailing Portia and Trina, to make sure they’re safe.

Julian says, delivery, huh? and Cyrus says, a package will arrive shortly. Hold onto it. Don’t open it. Julian will receive instructions on where Cyrus wants it dropped off. When and where depends on where Jason ends up going. It’s a shame there are so many historic local buildings in disrepair. Faulty wiring, gas leaks; it’s a wonder why one of them hasn’t… He makes an explosion sound.

Jason says Britt told him the number of ODs is increasing. Is it the same at Mercy? She says she was just on a call with the Chief of Staff, and it’s affecting them more than the rest of the country. If drugs are coming into the waterfront, how are they getting into the city? He says, they’re coming through GH.

Julian says, he’s delivering a bomb? and Cyrus says, he asked Julian to deliver a package, nothing more. Julian says, what if an innocent party wanders through, or an innocent person gets killed when it goes off? Cyrus says, due diligence will be done. Like Jason did when he blew up Cyrus’s warehouse. Julian says he doesn’t want blood on his hands; either theirs or his. Cyrus says it’s the only choice Julian has. Julian flashes back to telling Sonny that he saw Taggert, and he looked healthy for a dead guy. Julian says he can offer Cyrus something else.   

Ava tells Sonny, who’s to say what goes on in Ryan’s twisted mind? Sonny says Ryan reached out her and him. He doesn’t think it’s a coincidence Ryan was attacked, and doesn’t think it was a coincidence that Ryan was about to tell him something important, but was taken out before he could. She says if he wants to ask her something, just come out and ask. He says, if she lies to him, just know there are consequences. Nikolas returns, and tells Sonny, enough. Back off.

Trina tells Cameron, no disrespect, but he doesn’t know what’s going on. Josslyn says Dev did something they didn’t appreciate. Cameron asks if it’s really that bad they can’t be friends, and Josslyn supposes not, but they have a right to be pissed for a while. Trina says they need a minute, and Cameron says, that’s valid, but don’t take too long. You never know what could happen, and can’t take anything for granted. Trina asks if everything is okay, and he says, they’re seniors. They’ll be going their separate ways soon. Why waste time being mad? Josslyn thinks they should split up, and get together tomorrow when they’ve cooled down. She and Trina leave, and Dev thanks Cameron for having his back. Cameron says, for sure. He doesn’t know what that was, but at the end of the day, they’re friends. It can’t be that serious. Dev flashes back to creating a fake journal in Josslyn’s handwriting, and says, yeah, friends.    

Epiphany says she can’t fault Taggert for wanting to look after his family. Trina is a sweet girl, and Portia is an amazing doctor and a great person. They talk about him a lot, and think the world of him. He says, both of them? Portia too? Epiphany says, Portia married him, didn’t she? He says, and divorced him. It didn’t end well, but he wants to do everything he can to make sure they stay safe. Trina is his world, and he can’t have her exposed to mob violence. She says she hears that. Her son got caught up in that world about a decade ago. He didn’t make it out alive. Taggert says he’s sorry, and she says, that’s a wound that never heals. You try to make it the best world you can every day. That’s the main reason she agreed to help him. She doesn’t want Trina to end up like her Stan.

Portia comes out of the elevator, and Michael says he knows she’s not supposed to discuss Sasha with him. She says she can, since he’s still listed as next of kin. Michael says, Sasha has no family in Port Charles, or any family left at all really. He asks if she’ll be okay, and Portia says, she’s stabilized. She can confirm Sasha had a mild cardio infarction; a heart attack. The next few days will be critical to her recovery, and depending on how long she was using, she may experience withdrawal. He asks if he can see her, and Portia says he can, but let her sleep. He goes into Sasha’s room, Carly following him. He sits next to Sasha’s bed, and tells her that he’s there.

Willow says, Chase and Michael feel they could have done more, but it was up to her. Things might have been different had she spoken up, and told Michael how Sasha felt about him. Chase says Willow bears zero blame. Sasha made her own choice. Willow wonders if Sasha would have made the same choice if she’d known how Michael felt. Maybe they would have patched things up, or at least worked toward it, and she wouldn’t have started this downward spiral. He says, it might not have made a difference, but Willow says he can’t possibly know that. Chase says, he can.

Elizabeth tells Franco that Terry can squeeze them in for tests tonight. Franco says Terry is a good friend to her, and Elizabeth says, to both of them. He says, getting the tests sooner is probably better than later. He didn’t tell her because he didn’t want to see the look on her face, or the one on Cameron’s face. He has no idea how he’s going to face Jake and Aiden. She says she doesn’t know what the boys would do if they lost him. She doesn’t know what she would do if she lost him.

Jason tells Britt, Cyrus isn’t the philanthropist he claims to be. He’s been using the hospital to run drugs without raising suspicion. She asks, is he telling her that she wouldn’t know drugs were being smuggled in right under her nose, or does he think she’s secretly allied with a drug cartel? He says, is she? and she says he took a big chance telling her his theory. How does he know she won’t run to the man who hired her? Does he think she won’t turn him over to Cyrus? He says he guesses he’ll find out.

Cyrus says, whatever Julian has can’t be worth more than the assignment. Julian says, information has been kept from Cyrus, but Cyrus says he has people everywhere. There’s little that can be kept from him for long. Julian says, it’s about Taggert.

Epiphany tells Taggert, sorry. All this Cyrus stuff is pulling in demons from her past. He says, no need to apologize. She’s an amazing woman. If he wasn’t clear earlier, thanks for saving his life – twice. She says if he really wants to thank her, get his butt out of the hospital before he’s spotted. Better yet, get out of Port Charles altogether. The longer he’s there, the greater the odds he’ll be exposed.

Cyrus says, what about Taggert? and Julian says he finally got Cyrus’s attention. New deal. He’ll tell Cyrus what he knows, and Cyrus gives him the letter. Cyrus says he doesn’t like playing games. Tell him what he knows about Taggert. Julian says, Taggert is alive. He knows it for a fact.  

Sonny says Nikolas just walked in on a private conversation. Nikolas says, no disrespect, but Sonny has it all wrong. Ava had nothing do with the attack on Ryan. Sonny asks if Nikolas knows who did, and Nikolas says he ordered the hit on Ryan.

Michael says Sasha probably can’t hear him right now, but he wants her to know he regrets what he said in anger. He was in pain, and knows she was too. He had no idea she was struggling like this, and that she felt so alone. Carly flashes back to talking with Sasha in Nina’s bathroom, saying, if Michael knew what Sasha and Chase had done. What they’d sacrificed… and Sasha saying, he won’t. Michael finally has Wiley, and Wiley has him, and they both have Willow. They’re a family now, and she can’t take that away from them. Neither should Carly. Michael tells Sasha that he should have never turned his back on her. People were judging her and taking sides, and he should have stopped it. That’s on him, and he’s so sorry. Carly tells him, stop. He doesn’t know what happened or why.   

Chase says Sasha would have never gotten back with Michael, even if he forgave her. That was never the point. Willow says, what wasn’t the point? and Chase remembers Sasha tearfully telling him, before Wiley’s third birthday, or maybe sooner, Willow will be madly in love with Michael, and be the happiest woman on the face of the earth. Willow asks Chase to tell her what’s going on.

Carly wrestles with her conscience for a moment, and tells Michael, Sasha didn’t sleep with Chase.

Chase tells Willow, it was a set-up. It was a lie. He never cheated on her.

Tomorrow, Jason thinks Britt will do the right thing when the time comes, Willow asks Chase how they could do something so awful, and Cyrus tells Julian that he has no one to blame but himself.

🔧 Like Pulling Teeth…

Here’s a little more information on the new face of Lucas, but not much.

📺 A little FYI. The premiere of new show Big Sky gets a big thumbs up from me. It wasn’t as weird as I thought it was going to be from the commercials, but there’s still a lot of the unexpected. I did not see the ending of the first episode coming, and they totally surprised me, which is saying a lot. I don’t surprise easily. On the second season side, His Dark Materials looks to be off to a good start. But I still hate the monkey.

🙋🏻‍♀️ No More Harmony In Port Charles…

Inga Cadranel is moving on. I’m sorry to hear this. Her part might have been somewhat thankless, but she has great screen presence.

🛫 A Guy Can Dream…

GH’s one-time Nathan has a co-star in mind.

https://extratv.com/videos/ryan-paevey-reveals-his-dream-co-star/

🔪 Virtually Obrecht…

You too, can cook with Kathleen Gati.

🏆 For the Win…

The CMA Awards winners list.

https://people.com/country/cma-awards-2020-complete-winners-list/

And the fashion.

🥇 The People Have Chosen…

The People’s Choice winners list.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1204775/peoples-choice-awards-2020-winners-the-complete-list

And the fashion. Seriously, it’s really the only reason to watch awards shows. A year from now, no one remembers who won, but they’ll remember a meat dress.

🍗 And In Weird Product News…

I’m not sure why you’d want a fire log that smells like fried chicken, but apparently, the internet does have everything.

https://www.syracuse.com/living/2020/10/kfc-fried-chicken-scented-fire-log-yes-its-real-and-heres-where-to-get-one.html

🎁 Wrapping It Up…

Tomorrow, it’s double the Wives. I’m still not sure if Salt Lake will prove to be much different, but Mary is certainly interesting. It’s not every day you meet someone who married their step-grandfather, and who loves Valentino so much. Even though some restrictions have been amped up, continue to look forward to a better year ahead. But just to be on the safe side, never say, it can’t get worse, out loud. Also continue to stay safe, stay focused on what you can do, and stay not being supercilious.