I was going to start off with a bunch of ways to justify the fact that I spent several hours of my Sunday night watching the Amazing Race followed by the Celebrity Apprentice  (I washed and folded 4 loads of laundry during commercials)  but really, you either like this form of entertainment or you don’t.  I think I’ve made it clear I do and last night’s installations didn’t disappoint.  Lots of juicy twists and turns to keep me watching.  For the first time ever a team on the Amazing Race was eliminated because one member needed to pee so badly she stopped off at the port-a-potty before heading to the mat to check in!  Seems she drank 4 bottles of water in her struggle to get down the fried delicacies (scorpions, larvae, starfish and grasshoppers OMG!) that were part of the road block challenge. They were out of the race for a million buckaronies by 10 seconds!  When ya gotta go, you gotta go, I guess…!

On Celebrity Apprentice the two shrunken teams (Joan Rivers, Clint Black & Jesse James vs. Brande Broderick & Annie Duke) were given the task of creating a new, updated jingle for Chicken of the Sea tuna.  Annie, the pro poker player, and Brande, onetime Playboy Playmate, struggled with the idea that they’d be going up against Grammy winner Clint Black in a music challenge.  But, true to form, Clint took over the project and created a simpering piece of  milquetoast blandness and refused any suggestions from Joan or Jesse to pep it up a bit.  Annie, who I really can’t stomach for all her raunchiness (she actually said she gave good blow —s on camera!) came up with a basic but catchy tune that the execs liked a lot.

Now, I wouldn’t say I’m tone deaf exactly, and singing is so not my forte, but I have to admit I had fun trying to think up a little bit of something that might pass for a jingle.  That’s what I love about this show; trying to figure out how I would react in similar situations and whether or not I could do as good a job or better with the tasks the contestants are given.

The Donald was in a pretty awkward spot when he had to tell Clint Black (Yeah,yeah, yeah, we know, he’s sold millions and millions of records.  Borrrr-ring!) he’d lost the challenge and that as project manager he was going to be fired.   Mr Black consistently ignored every effort by his team to have some input and he refused to listen to anyone.   I’m trying not to be too hard on the guy here but he really was a jerk most of the time.  Couldn’t he see what he was like?

Trashy Annie and Joan Rivers are going to go head to head next week for the finale and it’s gonna be vicious.  These two women are both strong and focused and Joan has a score to settle with Annie for the way she threw her daughter Melissa Rivers under the bus last week.  If I ever hear that expression again it’ll be too soon! I think it was used 50 times over the last several weeks and it’s so played out! Be more original everybody!  Suggestions please! Personally, I think Melissa WAS wrongfully dismissed but I’ve had to let that go and move on.   I’m hoping Joan pulls off a huge victory and sends that poker playin’ pit viper back to the pro circuit where her sneaky skills serve her well.   I guess I’m in a generous mood this morning.  I had a lot more nasty comments thought up last night but today I’m not feelin’ like going there.  It’s Monday morning and the sun has yet to come out, if it ever will.  Maybe another coffee will help get me going.  Bye for now,