Scott vs. Scott, Round Two

Fio still can't stand Jonathan and Drew Scott, the Property Brothers.  They've been professional actors since they were children, and she suspects they took quickie courses on how to be a realtor and a contractor in order to get the HGTV gig.  They used to stare at the TV screen with slack jaws and hollow eyes like they were checking to see if anyone was watching, but they've gotten more lively of late, at least in their commercials.  In fact, they've gotten annoyingly cutesy.

Bring back Scott McGillivray and his basement renovations.  He's a contractor with taste, wit, humor, and genuine experience.  And he's hot, hot, hot!

Another Olio

It may be the female imperative, but Fiorella is driven to produce--children, literature, music, art, fabric fantasies, you name it.  She's been this way since she was a child, aided and abetted by her mother, who sewed up the cloth doll Fio designed to supplement her kindergarten class's supply of toys. Who had Fiorella draw the church manager scene and supervise the painting of it when she was a teenager.  Who hung her oils on the living room wall.
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Sonia, I know you're jealous, but you cannot lick at Baby's face while she rests in Mommy's lap.  Nor chew at the umbilical hanging from her bod, nor rest your paws upon her shining keys.
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No need for birth control in the Arab world.  They kill themselves right, left, and sideways.  Just wish they didn't get us involved.  We have enough fanatics of our own.
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The day after Fio threw out the last of the saved bath water from two years ago, it rained.  Another feather in her cap.  You're welcome.
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Doonesbury's plotlines sure have been dull lately.  Is Trudeau out to lunch?  Fio wants to hear more about what Jeff Redfern and his mother are doing.  And Alex.   She'd also like a follow-up on Melissa.  And to learn what Drew's big announcement was.  And she wants a baby for Kim.