Thursday is my favorite day of the week except for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I’m having an excellent day! My house is spotless, I’ve got something fabulous in the oven, there’s great stuff recorded on my DVR — “Top Chef,” four episodes of “People’s Court” and Gigi, to name a few — and tonight there’s a lineup of nine amazing William Powell movies on TCM. These include The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, High Pressure, My Man Godfrey, Reckless and a quirky little film with Bette Davis called Fashions of 1934 that’s definitely worth recording, mostly because it’s not like any of her other performances and won’t be on until 6:45 tomorrow morning.

Guess what! Our new leather bench from Amazon.com was delivered yesterday! It’s gorgeous, and as soon as Sam assembled it this morning I embarked upon a little interior decorating spree that I’d like to share by posting the two photos that appear below. The new leather bench sits at the foot of our bed, and observant Howdygram readers will recognize immediately that the bench we used have in the master bedroom was relocated into the family room in front of the fireplace. There will be a pop quiz on Monday.

Does anybody else besides me want creepy Jerry Sandusky to get whacked with a two-by-four, run over by a snowplow and accidentally shoved off a cliff? In a recent poll he was named “most hated person” in the United States, with Rod Blagojevich landing in second place. I think lots of people have a short memory, however, since Casey Anthony and Joran Van der Sloot apparently didn’t even make the list. Personally, I’m an equal opportunity hater. They all suck.

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