In this episode—episode 47, if you are listening along—Mom tells me all about chapter 45 of "Star Money" in which Shireen and Dallas ride horses in Hyde Memorial State Park in New Mexico. They have more deep conversations and I talk a little bit about Hyde Memorial State Park, and by the end of it I make it clear where I stand about people from New Mexico, Iowa, Arizona, and Florida. Mom and I drink Squirt soda pop from cans.

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J.R.

This Girl is a Mess AUGUST 17 - 2020 - Episode 46 by J.R. Bell

Episode 45 in which Mom makes some swell ice cream cones for us and tells me all about chapter 43 of "Star Money" in which Shireen goes with Dallas to visit his family in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Shireen finds out about a sweetheart of Dallas's. Will we meet her? Is she the Corinna of this novel? Do you even get that reference? If not, check out our first series "Love in the Time of Corona." Also, what's with there being a swanky part of Los Angeles called The Bird Streets? Thanks for listening.

-J.R.

Episode 44 of This Girl is a Mess! We are back with Part 4—yes Part 4. Kathleen Winsor really brings it this chapter. The woman is one heck of a writer. Mom drinks diluted (not deluded) lemonade and I drink lemonade that is neither diluted, nor deluded, for that matter.

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J.R.

Love in the Time of Corona is 80 episodes old. In this episode (80!) Mom and J.R. talk about the importance of art and design to human history as demonstrated by the English Restoration. We talk about Christopher Wren, Charles II, Peter Lely, and many more. Also, we both are drinking water.

Mom tells J.R. all about chapter 41 and the end of Part 3 of "Star Money" including a little bit about the Barberry Room at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Shireen and Johnny have a little spat and I end this episode with a few seconds of "August 10" by Khruangbin since it's August 10 today.

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J.R.

This Girl is a Mess AUGUST 9 - 2020 - Episode 42 by J.R. Bell

This Girl is a Mess AUGUST 8 - 2020 - Episode 41 by J.R. Bell

This Girl is a Mess AUGUST 7 - 2020 - Episode 40 by J.R. Bell

This Girl is a Mess AUGUST 6 - 2020 - Episode 39 by J.R. Bell