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Linda Stoll's avatar

Wow. I'm super surprised to see my name pop up in your Extra Sauce ... and delighted, too, friend.

xo

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

Am I pronouncing your name right? is it "stole" or "stall"?? haha

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Linda Stoll's avatar

I say stole, my husband's mid-west family says stall.

I taught my girls and their families to say stole. We're right!

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

Good! I said it right! haha.

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Bobby Gilles's avatar

My wife enjoys that show. I’ve never understood the Meghan hate. Being stuck in the Royal Family would drive me crazy, and it’s not like her husband loved it. Her pushback seems reasonable.

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

Me too!

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Lynda Davis's avatar

You’re just the kind of podcast I love I’d have four dogs golden retrievers and maybe a cocker spaniel and call you for one pan spaghetti sounds delicious

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

If you are ever in Columbus, we are ON!

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Lisa Nikkel's avatar

I appreciate the Phineas and Ferb reference 🙌🏼 I just don’t feel like they get quoted enough.

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

Right? I tend to quote Disney on this blog a lot. My first move the the Little Mermaid, then I had siblings way younger than me so I went through their Disney era, And since I had my first kids 16 years ago we are STILL waching Disney. It's in my blood.

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Lisa Nikkel's avatar

Me too. I am certainly a Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast Disney era. My kids got into Phineas and Ferb and it’s actually surprising how funny and clever the show is.

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

Oh, we have got to be around the same age. I'm an '81 baby.

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Lisa Nikkel's avatar

Yup - ‘82! Xennials unite! 💪🏻😂

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

The Oregon Trail Generation. 😂

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Abigail's avatar

you know they have online simulators so you can relive all those fun times of dying by snakebite. Or dysentery.

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Lisa Nikkel's avatar

Totally. Definite fave. And those phones that were clear and you could all the circuits inside them. Or a hamburger phone 😂

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Annette Kristynik's avatar

Even before Lent I unsubscribed from streaming services that cost a fee. I have unsubscribed, deleted, or removed social media except Substack and my blogs.

I’m getting a welcome break. News is limited to a couple of local news source emails. It’s wonderful. A vacation of sorts.

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

I've had to really pull back lately. I became so invested, but I have to be careful.

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Jenn's avatar

It's clear you had fun writing this, because it is a delight to read.

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

Awww, Yay!

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FORGETTING by Marylou Cate's avatar

Your vision of life with money is fun. I don't hate on Meghan Markle, I just don't care about her. She brings drama everywhere she is and maybe she needs that to feel happy. I am glad her show is enjoyable to you and others if they choose. Me? I avoid narcissists.

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Mel Bjorgen's avatar

That's fair Marylou Cate! There are some famouse people others like that I have a hard time with. Thanks for reading anyway :-)

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