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I love Tunde. My feelings for Olu vary from episode to episode. I usually like her, though. I especially liked the way she got rid of Abishola's hubby. Douglas & (especially) Christina are the ones that I usually can't stand. Goodwin & Kofu are usually funny. And I've always liked Vernee Watson, who plays Abishola's other hospital friend. Kemi was so-so for me last season, but I can't stand her this year. I find her obnoxious and not funny. I need the closed captions for her & Abishola's accents, though that has nothing to do with my feelings for the character. And I also don't like her boyfriend the pharmacist. I knew Gina Yashere (Kemi) from her stand-up act & she's usually fairly funny. She's a British born and raised lesbian with very short hair. She's of Nigerian descent, though. She lives with a white professor from John Jay college. They used to live in NY, but Gina moved to LA for the show, & the girlfriend has moved out there since covid, as she's been zoom lecturing.

I'm sure many are getting some type of reward, it just hasn't been handled legislatively. When NYC was the epicenter, Elmhurst Hospital was the epicenter of the epicenter. Elmhurst Hospital workers gifted free vacations as reward for COVID-19 fight (5/8/20) The staff of Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York, got a well-deserved surprise Friday morning at its weekly staff call. ABC News got a first look as the heads of Hyatt Hotels Corporation and American Airlines joined the call to announce that the entire 4,000-person staff -- doctors, nurses, facilities and food service workers -- will be receiving a complimentary vacation as thanks for their service in the fight against COVID-19. "It's beyond deeply meaningful to me," said Mamie McIndoe, associate director of patient experience at Elmhurst Hospital, adding, "We worked very hard -- tirelessly -- the whole team for these seven weeks and it's just amazing." Cheers of "Elmhurst Strong" rang out as workers at the heart of New York City's COVID-19 response were gifted trips to select destinations in the U.S. and the Caribbean. Elmhurst Hospital, part of the public NYC Health and Hospitals system increased the facilities' intensive care unit capacity by 500% as it dealt with the pandemic. The hospital was called "the center of this crisis" by the city's health department in late March. New York City has been the epicenter of the crisis in America with more than 19,600 confirmed and probable deaths. The hard-hit hospital's front-line workers will be getting a three-night complimentary vacation for them and a loved one. "The amazing healthcare professionals at Elmhurst Hospital have cared for so many members of our collective community. In many ways they've put their lives on hold so that they could extend themselves to care for others," Mark Hoplamazian, Hyatt president and CEO, told ABC News. Dr. Laura Iavicoli, who works in emergency medicine at the hospital, added, "Everybody cannot be more thankful. It is a beyond beyond amazing thing they have done for us." "Every worker at Elmhurst has seen and experienced challenges many of us cannot imagine. They've given so much of themselves and chose to serve their community with care, compassion and equity for every patient," Robert Isom, the president of American Airlines, said in a statement. This is the largest flight count ever provided to an organization by the airline, the company said. "I haven't seen my daughter and family in seven weeks," a staff member said, adding that he looked forward to the vacation after helping to fight through the virus. Hyatt has also announced that it will be extending the friends and family rate to health care workers worldwide through June 2021.

Two thoughts: 1. The What's My Line moderator went on to be a professional golfer?!?!? 2. Had Judy been any later and they had to go with plan B, you could've said she really 'gummed' up the works! ??

Atlanta Krispy Kreme owned by Shaquille O’Neal burns down Well, for the first time, they're actually Krispy...

Not giving 'Bruno Mars' $100,000 like this mensa member did: A 63-year-old Texas woman was bilked out of $100,000 by a catfishing con who convinced her she was dating Bruno Mars, authorities said this week. Chinwendu Azuonwu allegedly posed as the “Uptown Funk” singer on Instagram and seduced the woman, before leading her to believe he needed help with touring expenses, ABC30 reported. The victim told police she created an account on the social media platform in 2018, in search of companionship, when someone claiming to be Mars contacted her. Between September and October of that year, the catfisher sent the woman several texts and photos of the 35-year-old Grammy-winner while he was on tour, prosecutors said. Court documents state that the woman fell in love with the person she believed to be Mars, adding that he’d even promised he would quit his current tour to be with her. Then, the scammer began requesting money from the woman, first asking her for a $10,000 check for a “friend of the band” for “tour expenses,” the filings state. Two days later, he allegedly hit her up for funds again, this time asking for $90,000. Each of the amounts were deposited into two separate accounts, held by Azuonwu and an alleged accomplice, authorities said. Azuonwu was taken into custody this week and charged with third-degree felony money laundering. His bail was set at $30,000 during a court hearing in Harris County Tuesday.

Meghan and Joy seem to be getting along better lately, but I wanted Joy (or somebody else) to ask Meghan if she'd been watching Disney programming with her daughter this morning and it inspired her to do her hair in a salute to Minnie Mouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVRFunaaXS8:20

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The computer needs a geography lesson. ??

I wonder when EVIL is coming back. I haven't read anything about it. BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA pulled of a near-miracle this week. Neither of Bob's siblings was annoying. I like the leads, but the writing continues to be inconsistent and the supporting characters are often annoying, and I keep hoping the show will improve. This week's episode was one of the more enjoyable ones.

Okay... I know closed captioning isn't always perfect, but in last night's episode of FBI some of the action took place in Staten Island. Every time somebody mentioned it, the captions read Stanton Island. REALLY?!?!? The show is filmed and set in NYC and you can't even get the name of one of the boroughs correct?

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Was this neighbor an ordained minister or clergyperson, or did he/she just do that thing on the internet where you get certified to perform weddings?

Mandy Patinkin was #1 and also the last name on my list of actors I can't stand because he's that annoying. I won't even watch the LAW & ORDER episode he's in. I was barely able to watch the KATE & ALLIE episode his wife was in, because looking at her made me think of him. Mrs. Kevin Kline shopped once or twice at the children's clothing boutique in Queens that my friend used to work at when the Klines' kiddies were young. She was supposedly very nice. I think you're aware of my feelings about Amanda Plummer. My mother was not thrilled with Meryl Streep, saying she always aware she was watching a Meryl Streep 'performance'. I'm pretty sure the last movie of hers that I saw was Death Becomes Her. That was from 1992. Has she done much since then?

The same things you've done every day since covid started.

Gregory Giangrande has over 25 years of experience as a chief human resources executive and is dedicated to helping New Yorkers get back to work. E-mail your questions to [email protected]. Follow Greg on Twitter: @greggiangrande and at GoToGreg.com. I had a disagreement with a work colleague during a Zoom meeting. He then said — in front of other team members — “Why can’t COVID find the right people?” I was stunned and so was the team. Do you think I should confront the person, report it to HR, or just let it go? Every multiple-choice question has at least one answer that is obviously wrong and can be eliminated immediately. Guess which one that is here? For those of you playing at home, correct — ignoring it is not an option. Let’s replace “COVID” with something else, like “cancer,” “AIDS,” “heart attack” or even “death,” and see how it feels. You have to say something, and there would have to be extraordinary circumstances for me to not fire that individual — like if they just lost a loved one to COVID, are grieving and had a momentary horrible lapse. But that’s about the only excuse I can think of. Get a gun... My employer filed for Chapter 11 last spring and the company closed shortly thereafter. Its assets were sold to another business, which is now in the process of reviving the original company. Fewer than 10 percent of the employees have remained on board with the new owners. The rest were “downsized.” On LinkedIn, the remaining employees often gloat about the “rebirth” of the company, which I find extremely insensitive since so many people lost their livelihoods. Am I justified in feeling this way, or should I congratulate them on LinkedIn? There are too many people glued to social platforms who are flaming and trolling and rewiring the synapses in their brain and basically becoming digital attack zombies. LinkedIn is not that place and not for those people. You have the right to feel what you feel, but is it possible that their business and job revival under new ownership is justifiable cause for celebration, and they are not actually gloating? If they are being insensitive, you can simply not congratulate them. No harm in that. Or, congratulate them and wish the many colleagues who lost their jobs well, and express hope that the LinkedIn community provides assistance in their job searches. Get a gun...

Tom Brady. His father never pitched for the Mets.

Man shot, killed after ‘prank’ robbery for video Police in Tennessee are investigating after a man was shot and killed Friday night during a robbery “prank” for a YouTube video. Nashville police responded to the parking lot of an Urban Air indoor trampoline park at 9:25 p.m., where David Starnes Jr., 23, admitted to shooting 20-year-old Timothy Wilks, according to a news release from the police. Witnesses told detectives that Wilks and a friend were participating in a “prank” robbery as part of a YouTube video when they approached a group of people, including Starnes, with butcher knives. Starnes said he was unaware of the prank and shot Wilks to defend himself and the people he was with. No one has been charged in Wilks’ death. The investigation is ongoing. Baby crushed to death by man jumping from building in Russia A five-month-old baby in Russia was crushed to death when a man jumped from a building in an apparent suicide attempt — and landed on the infant’s stroller, according to a report Friday. The freak accident unfolded Thursday when the man plunged from the 17th floor of a building in Voronezh as the mother pushed her baby below, according to video of the incident posted by the Scottish Sun. Disturbing surveillance camera footage shows the jumper landing partially on the stroller, hitting the baby and knocking him out onto the street. The mom, who has not been identified, then frantically checked on her child as passersby called for help — while the jumper appeared lifeless on the pavement, according to the outlet. Paramedics rushed to revive the infant but he reportedly died on the way to the hospital. “The 5-month-old baby, who was inside the pram, died in the ambulance,” a police source said, according to the outlet. The cop added that “the man who fell upon the [stroller] died,” too.

Perhaps somebody should ask this woman that question... A Louisiana woman went viral last week for using Gorilla Glue in place of actual hairspray — before finally checking into the hospital on Saturday to get the hardened adhesive removed, according to posts on her Instagram. The woman, identified in news reports as Tessica Brown, posted on Feb. 4 that her hair had been stuck in place for a month after she ran out of her usual hair product and opted to use the extra-strong superglue instead. “Look: My hair, it don’t move. You hear what I’m telling you? It don’t move,” she said in the original video. “I’ve washed my hair 15 times and it don’t move.” On Saturday, Brown posted two photos — one of herself sprawled out on a hospital bed and another of the emergency room entrance to St. Bernard Parish Hospital, in Chalmette, Louisiana. Her decision to seek medical treatment came after three days of crowd-sourcing potential solutions — including from the maker of Gorilla Glue. The company told TMZ that Brown could use rubbing alcohol on her head — but warned that if it had actually be in place for a month, it was “likely fractured at the root.”

Tampa streets packed with maskless revelers ahead of Stupor Bowl