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Boston in the fall; spiritual peace; enjoying November; Eggonomics; arugula and trellises; Snoop on the Stoop; skunks eating burritos; mail truck races; weight gains; youth sports conundrums
‘Tis the week for our unscripted conversation & recommendations!
We have an unscripted convo (rather than writing) about once a month. During this convo, we ridicule each other while discussing books and other things we are currently loving. Why? Because we’ve never felt so alive.
You can listen to our convo by pressing the “play” button near the top of the post.
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Here are a few highlights and the promised links from this week’s convo with special guest Ashlee:
1:15 — Kara visited Boston in the fall and loved it. The Italian restaurant Carmelina’s was fantastic. Kara is also in her “No Kare-a era” so she has taken to self-styling her hair. She used Magic Roots for the opposite of its intended purpose and is very proud of herself. Ashlee feels that boring is best heading into the holiday season. Bethany is going to be spiritually peaceful, meaning she will not “agree to any extraneous things.”
7:14 — Bethany just surprised her bestie and wrote about it. Check out How to Pull Off an Epic Surprise Trip in Ten Easy Steps. Also, our Substack pal Jen just wrote about Enjoying November and it is such a great ode to an often forgotten month. Check it out!
8:40 — We discuss how the McCallisters in Home Alone were able to afford the huge house and taking the extended family on vacation. It’s probably because they refi’d for a 50-year mortgage.
11:00 — Farming with Millennials! (Kara is a millennial gardener now and Bethany is raising chickens.) All 6 of Bethany’s chicks are alive and well despite the odds. Three of the six are laying eggs!! She is continuing to track the egg production via her ‘lay table’ where her family is tracking the “Eggononics” of their investment (approximately $900) vs. how many eggs the chicks produce. So far, each egg has cost $13.84.
Kara is growing carrots and arugula and herbs. Also, her obsession of growing roses up and over her garage like the house in Father of the Bride is going so well that she now needs to build a trellis for over the garage quick. The floral wiring will no longer cut it.
15:30 — Snoop News. Snoop Dogg is coming back for the 2026 Winter Olympics!
Also, have you seen Snoop on the Stoop? We think it’s his take on Elf on the Shelf. A+.
19:30 — We “turn a phrase like Truman.” This month, Kara started re-reading In Cold Blood. The phrase this month is from the Orlando Sentinel: “It stinks like a skunk on an all-bean-burrito diet.”
23:10 —The “Pedigree of Paula” moment is given to someone who displays class and character in a way that reminds us of our mother. This month, Kara gives it to an enthusiastic mail lady who challenged her to a race.
24:50 — “Sweaty Betty & Dare to Kare!” — we give updates on exercise challenges and wins. Kara’s running streak is alive but she got bad weight news from her doctor. She’s kicking up the mileage. Bethany is completely pitiful and unmotivated.
30:30 — “Ask Bethany!” — A fan-favorite segment that allows our Knockers to ask Bethany anything you want and receive an honest, unfiltered response! This week, she helps diffuse a weird youth sports conundrum. Have a submission for Ask Bethany? Leave it in the caaaaaaawments or slide into our DMs on the ‘gram.
35:15 — “Taste of Kara”— Continuing on her path of self destruction and mourning of Diane Keaton, Kara watched On Thin Ice, a true story of a single mom selling drugs to try to put food on the table for her children but becomes addicted. Ooooof. For something more upbeat, Bethany recommends Joy to the World on Disney/Hulu.
39:00 — The KNOCK IT OFF phrase IRL was heard by Bethany and her son on D3: The Mighty Ducks.
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