Hi Everyone — Chair here.
So after almost four glorious years of outrageously defying the odds, it finally happened — and it was the Lady Eris (EG.5) strain that caught me.
Yes —
I have COVID.
First — I’m okay. Not comfortable but not extremely sick. It sucks but when you quickly take Paxlovid they say it reduces symptoms and quickens the recovery.
Second — this means that there are all kinds of things I don’t get to discuss in the rant I had planned for this week.
Like —
1. What the f-k Drew Barrymore* and Bill Maher? Why are you resuming your talk shows without your writers at a key moment in the WGA and SAG strike against the let ‘em eat cake Gilded Age class currently running the streamers and studios?
And don’t tell us it’s for the small crews on your shows. You are both worth well in excess of $120 million and counting. You could continue to write them a few more checks to tide them over for a few more weeks or months.
Unless it’s that difficult for certain PERFORMERS – like you two – to be OUT of the spotlight for this long?
Right, that couldn’t be it.
*apparently Drew has decided not to resume her show (see Exhibit A). I’m still mad at her so I stand by what I said.
2. Holy hell, new host of Meet The Press, Kristen Welker. You’re ceding the floor on your very first show by having Trump on as your inaugural guest??? And worse yet, playing second fiddle to Megyn Kelly, who already landed a one-on-one interview with, um, h-him, that aired earlier this week on her Sirius XM radio show.
Oh please, it’s not different because you’re on TV. These days NOTHING is JUST radio. You can WATCH HER ENTIRE SHOW live via You Tube (Note: Be advised, she knew in advance it’d be broadcast because she’s in full makeup. And… so is Megyn).
3. Speaking of full make-up (and not much else) how do you resist talking about Congresswoman Lauren Boebert getting ejected from a touring company production of Beetlejuice in Denver for vaping and causing a ruckus as her date’s hand veered towards her breast and she grabbed his hand, guided him closer and put it there?
And how would you begin to explain she’s even a sitting 2023 congresswoman to so many absent friends and family members? Though, how could you explain so many things???
4. And then comes the announcement that Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness have broken up after 27 years of marriage.
I always kind of loved them as a couple because the outside world (Note: née – us) always found it all so unlikely since he’s 13 years younger and she seemed to be having so much fun with it all while aging like a semi-normal person.
In fact, they both seemed to be having a lot of fun.
Just be happy you two, together or apart.
But if anything happens to Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, I won’t be so Zen because it will surely be ALL OF OUR FAULTS.
I could go on and on but I won’t. Except to say, be careful out there.
I was one of the few still wearing a mask in public indoor places (Note: For the most part). The latter note could be what got me – or maybe it was simply my time. Nevertheless, get the booster as soon as you can because now I have to wait THREE F’N MONTHS TO GET IT!!!
And be well.
I will check-in next week. Right now I’m getting back in touch with my Jewish roots by watching The Fabelmans on cable for the third time (Shana Tova everyone!). This follows last night, where I viewed the first two new episodes of season three of The Morning Show (Note: No one says f-ck you to and about men better or more unexpectedly than Jennifer Aniston). And then, in a stupor, fell asleep all alone in my bed (Note: The hubby does NOT have COVID) to reruns of The Nanny.
No comment on the latter. For now.
notes from a chair 