Linda Holmes

IT’S HERE!!

No.

There are so many productive ways to be interested in people! It’s not necessary to be so weird!

On the contrary, many of the movies are perfectly charming! It is for that reason that when I see a real head-scratcher I even bother mentioning it.

The same is true of eating, to some degree. Whatever somebody is eating—more, less, or simply different than you expect—there’s probably very little chance they want to be asked about it if they haven’t volunteered anything.

I got it. Please carry on!

It is not fun.

No, it was my fault. I apologize; I pulled you in a different direction. Like I said, I am probably more skeptical than I should be of people with a hook. I should have let your point be your point; I’m sorry!

Sure, but I freely admit I don’t know her deal. Just on a quick look she does seem to want to promote a whole philosophy of having less, which is certainly not a bad thing at all! It may just be that I haven’t listened to enough context for that comment to make sense.

I get that totally. I would struggle mightily! But yes, I do understand why this makes it far more reasonable for you to have a freeze dryer than it would be for me to have one just so I could laugh at what a freeze dried KitKat looks like or something.

But I am incredibly skeptical of people who have a bit on TikTok, I admit, probably more than is warranted.

This is what I was going to add and should have and didn’t—it could totally make sense if you are very far from a grocery store. But just sort of doing it because you believe in principle in running out of things is puzzling to me. With that said: Props to anybody who can benefit from her stuff.

Somebody asked in her comments if she freezes milk for later in the month and she was like “no because I believe in learning to go without things” and it’s a leeeettle … hinky to me.

What’s the point of only going shopping once a month? That seems like making things harder for yourself for no reason (except maybe content). Why force yourself to change your whole strategy at the end of the month because you don’t have anything perishable in the house?

Yes.

It is called Melt My Heart This Christmas.

I’m sorry, Hallmark, this movie about a glass-blowing scandal at the local art fair makes absolutely no sense. No sense!

Yes. I think her very soft-focus approach can get dull, but at least it fits with the aesthetic of the film.

Yes. The romance is dry (though sweet) but the supporting cast is very funny.

Accurate.

With all that said, the whole thing is effortlessly stolen by the hilarious Flula Borg explaining Krampus in the most German manner possible and by Sean Amsing, who seems to specialize in being funnier than various romcoms he’s in. The effect, on balance, is agreeable! (2/2)

Netflix’s CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS is a very intentionally ultra-laid-back, very gauzy Paris romance. Minka Kelly is so low-key she seems sleepy, but it does have a kind of retro charm. I like that the French people speak French. Refreshing! (1/2)

I think if Schwarber leaves, it will be for the Reds. I think he may be a guy who is not lying when he expresses some feelings about potentially playing for the team he grew up watching.

I do too. I am steeled for sadness on several fronts but hoping for the best. (Though we have at least one free agent who in my opinion is free to go share his opinions elsewhere.)

Yeah, and the explanation about flexibility (now we can use the same guys in several more alignments!) is one of those things I always think sounds fancy but rarely is like … a MOVE.

I mean what I read pointed out that Nimmo had a bad defensive year but on that team (no offense, mine had its own problems) there was a lot of that going around. Not sure this rebalances much.

Well in this case I’m talking about frozen in both cases. But basically I agree.

Yeah I feel like so-so hitting infielders are rarely the solution to anybody’s problem.

Oh that’s weird?

Generally speaking, I think regular frozen corn that you can buy is quite good if you don’t store it too long. But this was better.