Vinegar and vanilla both make good air fresheners too. A few charcoal briquettes work well in the frig and for that matter on the counter too. And if you live someone who goes overboard with flowers, a rain-soaked dog will mask the smell quite nicely, especially after being fed a bowl of chili with heavy onions.

I've used chapstick off and on for years and I have found the medicated kind to be very soothing. I don't use it all the time, just when I've been out in the wind. Riding in an air-conditioned car for long distances always chaps my lips too. I have sensitive skin and there are a lot of products I just can't use. I don't wear lipstick except for special occasions and sometimes not even then. Doris Day (you younger ones probably won't know even who she is though) said at one time that she covers her whole body with vaseline and sleeps in something like a body stocking and gloves. I don't know if she was married at the time but I bet that's a real turn-off for a guy, huh? But anyway, there are natural alternatives to petroleum products. Good old olive oil, for instance. Or open up a Vitamin E oil capsule and smear it on. I'm not sure about that "Tea Tree Oil" thing though. Is there really such a thing as a "Tea Tree"? It kind of tastes like Castor Oil with almond flavoring in it. The truth of the matter is, we none of us know what's in some of these products we put on our skin. And yes the makers of these products would most definitely sell us something that's not good for us (and charge us big bucks for it) because they don't give a rip about whatever damage it does as long as they don't get sued because of it. The almighty dollar is always the bottom line. We must be our own advocates. The best thing to do is to just keep it as simple as you can. Use as many one- or two-ingredient products as you can. Good old witch hazel is what I used as an astringent during my oily skin days. Buy things without fragrance and without artificial coloring whenever possible. The secret to good skin is actually good health.

Yeah, that white hair man just looks so mean. You just assume he's a bad guy but what if he really is a good guy -- and helped her father escape and hide from either the Grayson's or even bigger bad guys -- that would be kind of be shocking. He maybe doesn't even know who Nolan is. And, what if Emily does kill him? That may put a different perspective on her seeking "Revenge". The show just has to open up something else. Bringing in a new bad guy that hurt her father or helped put him in jail and then dispensing of them a couple weeks later is getting old. They need a new direction. Someone even bigger and badder than the Grayson's for Emily to hate. Hopefully, they've found one for next season.

Sometime in the mid-60ties, my then roommate & I took a road trip down to Southern California, including LaJolla & Palm Springs. We were having afternoon cocktails in the bar at a very elegant hotel in PSprings where we stayed for a few days, and three of the Crosby boys walked in (Bing had a Palm Springs home back then) & had drinks there also. They didn't intermingle with us, but, on observation, we both thought them quite well-behaved, considering some of the stories we heard about them even back then. That was my only "Crosby connection"