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1. I've been watching Songland on NBC. Unlike other reality series -- the people presenting their songs are professional singers and song-writers, just not popular, and there's none of the idiotic drama or competitiveness. The contestants don't interact with each other at all. And there's no Simon Cowell style bully. My fun -- is to predict which song they'll pick. So far I've predicted all but two.

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Tonight's episode is for a song for Hobbs & Shaw - Too Fast Too Furious, premiering August 2. Which crazy as it sounds? I really want to see. It has Dwayne Johnson, Jason Straighthan, Idris Alba, and a hot female lead, whose name I forget. The trailers are great.

The other movies, I've decided I wouldn't mind seeing? The Kitchen (Elizabeth Moss and Melissa McCarthy taking over the Irish Mob in Hells Kitchen), and Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood -- a story loosely based on the adventures of Burt Reynolds (Leonardo Di Caprio) and his stuntman (Brad Pitt) in 1970s Hollywood, during the Manson Murders. Apparently the next door neighbor of Burt is Sharon Tate.

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3. I've decided to give up alcohol, spicy foods, tomatoes, potatoes, cheese, and scale back on chocolate...for IBS and sciatica issues. (Also Chlosterol and Pre-diabetes...)

The only time my IBS was under control was when I went off all this stuff. Also, giving up alcohol will save me $40 a week, and possibly help with depression. (I've been struggling with depression off and on this year. It's embarrassing to talk about -- there's a huge stigma attached to it.) Also, I've noted I sleep better when I don't drink and am more focused.

Giving Up Alcohol Boosts Mental Health in Women
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4. Compatibility and Chemistry in Relationships -- seems to be more about heterosexual than LGBTQA or both, but it may apply to all relationships.