I'm sure you're right, Walnut, but we're all entitled to our individual preferences. Her demeanor at the very end of the show did not draw me in, but today I watched Alex's interview with her (referenced by Rob above), and I found that a lot more appealing. I can't find a free source for watching Jeopardy episodes online. Anybody know of one?

"Plus the card James's daughter made for him seemed to really touch him. I wonder if James had planned to leave? Was the card a "thank you, and goodbye" gesture?" No, James didn't plan to leave, and the card wasn't a "thank you, and goodbye" gesture. They tape 5 episodes in a day, two days a week. Some reports say they tape two days every other week, other reports say they tape two days each week for a set number of weeks before taking a hiatus. Reports consistently say there are a total of 46 taping days each year (for the past 30 years). James was on for 32 games, which would be, at most, 8 taping days (that would work out to be his first show was the 5th show taped on day 2 of that week's taping; then 30 shows over two days the next 3 taping weeks; then the 1st show taped on the first day of taping his final week of taping. I've seen things that say his first taping day was February 5th, and last night's show was taped on March 12th. Alex announced his cancer diagnosis on March 6th, so James gave him the card that his daughter had made less than one week later - on the first day of taping following the announcement.

Every entertainment product is "for profit". Even "non-profit" ones like NPR or PBS. No one works for nothing. As above, I don't watch the show regularly but I have at times in the past (as when my kid's friend was on). Frequently there's a clue, sometimes in the category title and sometimes in the brief words given, that provides a hint for what the answer is. The more successful contestants seem to be attentive to them. One example I've just made up might be in the category of Flowers, the question "Long Civil War in England" for which the response would be "What is War of the Roses". Answering the question successfully can be more a matter of solving the clue, not necessarily as in this case a mastery of English history. I recall several times seeing what appeared to be guesses offered in response that seemed like the contestant was acting on the clue, not a recollection of the subject matter. Like many "contests", there's an element of gamesmanship that can contribute to doing well and I think careful attention to the clues is among the tactics that make a difference.

As always, you guys are uber helpful. One thing that is different here is that none of these apartments are near any schools (ie as in walking distance). They appear to be geared toward young professionals and corporate relo.s Smiling, Legally, undergraduate students are not a protected class, so it's not against the law to refuse them a rental. This varies by state, which is why DH would have to take it to the Supreme Court. : ) In the meantime, however... Like most lawyers, his docket of imaginary Supreme Court cases is lengthy. : ) Plenty of parking in all of these places, including garage parking. Jojoco, I guess you can either call it a 12mo lease or charge more make them pay 12months' rent over 9 months. The odd thing is that the numbers don't even work that way; they're all over the place and illogical. LOL Paris Hilton. BBSTX, that is hysterical! IDK, maybe you could've found some fun roomies! Dee, I can *totally* see that happening. An empty place over the summer is $10,000 out the window. One good thing about so many internships being remote is they can save on rents. Allison, Sounds like they are trying to make up for lost rent. Well,the market is the market. Seems to me these companies are using data analytics like the airlines and deciding how to price based on property-specific. supply and demand factors. In all cases we expect to co-sign, guarantee, whatever. They have substantial assets but these places are not geared toward fancy underwriting. The one place that won't rent to students takes guarantors, but not if they are full time students living alone. So it isn't about $.I get it; I would not want a place overrun by students. They would need a place for 9 mo.s almost exactly. To me, 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after would be ideal. Furnished places would be closer to 4k than 3k, and ugly. One of the reasons I love this apartment idea is I want them to empty out their rooms here so we can get our house ready for the market. This is all an elaborate scheme to get them to clean their rooms, hahaha. Arcy, I know that hits none of your marks but the competition for apartments is huge near college towns These aren't apartments in "college towns," that's the thing. If they were they'd probably just do whatever all their friends did. My girls say that adults over-romanticize dorm life. And, since between them their room and board is almost 32k, renting seemed plausible. Buying really makes no sense for reasons listed way above. : ) Rather, LOL, yes, I learned how to parallel park living in Manhattan. But all of the places have parking. I am surprised to hear about a 9 month lease. All of these places offer every flavor, from 4 mo.s up to 15 mos. Again, although 4 of the 5 places will take students, this is not student housing. Fair amount of corporate relo it seems. Oak, I loved the Hampton Inn place, and so did my girls. It wasn't as snazzy as the nicest ones we saw but was still newish and had a balcony and a fpl and a little laundry room in the unit (not just a closet). The problem was they do not rent to college students, period. We could hand them 12 mo.s rent cash, answer is still no. Feathers, The other one is in new apartment building with rooftop pool, amenities galore, modern baths/kitchen. This makes me feel much better. I guess I just had an image in my mind and that was *not* it. They do understand and appreciate that these are very nice accommodations, at least. We were all surprised. One thing this exercise does do is make it crystal clear how much they need to earn when they are out on their own to live as they'd like. Keeps their eyes on the prize.