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Kate And Allie episode 6-10

  A Weekend To Remember This episode premiered on May 7th, 1984. It ran between Scarecrow And Mrs. King and Newhart. It ran opposite the movie The Last Day Of Pompeii on ABC and the miniseries V on NBC. Kate is going on a ski trip in Vermont with her ex husband Max, she thinks he's changed. Allie is going to be alone for an entire weekend for the first time in her life and the first thing she does is accidentally lock herself outside but thankfully Roger, the upstairs neighbor is nearby. The restaurant Max works at want to move him into a management position but he considers himself an actor and doesn't want the promotion, however he hasn't done any notable acting in years. Kate and Max decide to remain separated, meanwhile Allie starts thinking about "finding herself" Dated References Allie reads through the paper to see what is going on in the city for the weekend. Today you could Google the information.  While alone Allie tries to call up old friends, by lookin...

Kate And Allie episode 1-5

It was March of 1984. Ronald Reagan was President and in an election against Walter Mondale, the former Vice President and perhaps the worst candidate the Democrats could have chosen, I would often say that if by some miracle Mondale had been elected he would have been the first President forgotten in office. CBS was airing AfterMASH, a spinoff from the popular show MASH, it featured the post Korean war adventures of Colonel Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy, who were working in a VA hospital. After a year of low ratings and bad reviews the show was cancelled. The networks had began a new programming plan, mid season replacements, instead of showing reruns or fillers they would introduce new programs to take over the time slot. In this case it was the sitcom Kate And Allie. The show was about two recently divorced women sharing an apartment in New York City and jointly raising their kids. Kate was played by Susan Saint James, who was best known for her roll of Sally in the crime drama...

The Lottery Experiment February

A quick recap of why I'm doing this, people always talk about their big gambling winnings but never mention their losses. I wondered what would happen if you kept track, the money you spent versus the amount you won. So this year I'm going to buy one lottery ticket a week, based upon a set of rules, and see how things turn out. Wish me luck, or don't wish me luck based on our own superstitions.  Week 6 I know the numbers don't mean anything. I know that everything is random and systems are a suckers bet. So naturally, since it was February Second, 2/02 I bought a $2 Powerball ticket at 2:02 in the afternoon. I paid for it out of the Alternative Funds, any money I happen to find that is greater than $20. The jackpot is at $65 million, way below my normal purchase amount but what the heck, I did it for fun. It would be funny if I win $2? Update, I didn't match any numbers. Someone pointed out that Friday is 2/6/26. Once again I was tempted to buy a Powerball at 2:06 h...