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The Price Is Right Game Show Reminds Me of Good Times with My Grandma

The Price Is Right Game Show Reminds Me of Good Times with My Grandma

Jody Yarborough
Remember When...

I've gotten into a pretty consistent routine working my part-time schedule. My 1 p.m. start time, combined with the fact that I am NOT a morning person, means that most days, my internal body clock wakes me up around 10 a.m., just in time to watch in part, or its entirety, The Price is Right.

When everything in the world seems to be uncertain and what is certain is news of doom and gloom, the one hour of fun and games on The Price is Right is an uplifting respite of cheer and good fortune that I love waking up to. Everyone is so happy on the show. Host Drew Carey has brought new life to the show since taking over for the iconic Bob Barker. His enthusiasm for the contestants and general good-naturedness adds

Growing Up With The Oprah Winfrey Show: My "To Oprah With Love"

Growing Up With The Oprah Winfrey Show: My "To Oprah With Love"

Jody Yarborough
Pop Culture

The Oprah Winfrey Show is in its final days of airing. And yes, I am watching. This fact is only noteworthy because I have not made "The Oprah Winfrey Show" part of my daily must-see TV schedule for the better part of the last five years. I was opting instead to re-watch highlights online and subscribe to her "O" magazine. In fact, if it were not for an injured shoulder that has me working from home, I probably would have missed her farewell shows altogether. And wouldn't that have been a shame. Because there is no other person, or perhaps better said, personality, that has so significantly impacted who I am today.

Foodtainment: The Myth of the 30-Minute-Meal

Foodtainment: The Myth of the 30-Minute-Meal

Jody Yarborough
Pop Culture

I'm sitting here watching a "behind the scenes" of the Food Network celebrity cooking shows and getting progressively more upset. I'm trying to get my husband to get as upset as I am, but instead, he says, "Dear, maybe we should just change the channel." Arg. So, of course, I turn to my sisterhood of Skirtsetters for some "hell yeah" support. We have all watched at least one of these shows at one time or another. We've seen Rachel whip up a meal in 30 minutes, watched Giada handle pasta like it is playdoh, and become mesmerized as Bobby Flay masters his grill. Everything in Food Network Land is so "simple," "easy," "takes no time at all!" Yet, somehow, in my kitchen, those same "easy" recipes are never as "simple" as they claim!