I've kinda been waiting for it to run over someone's foot.

Hmm. I took it to mean that Philip could have bugged the suitcase, but the Afghan Group is such a high-level target that the KGB was taking no changes. They were sending in someone whose expertise was hiding bugs in fabric and leather.

Oh man, the leatherwork thing was so good. Like, they have the meat and potatoes down, but not the seasoning. Applies completely to their home life, too.

I don't think so. I said this way down in my own comment tree, but that scene with Martha in the beginning was totally meant to freak us out into thinking that she'd been caught by the FBI and was wearing a wire.

Well, a combination of that and worrying that flunking out of spy school will probably mean that he'll get to "serve the cause" in ways that mostly involve sitting behind a desk.

Oh, not ignorant. My bad. You're totally right.

I guess no one called "background action!"

We don't talk about the Bible Belt. Those states are only good for maintaining a continuity of airspace between New York and Los Angeles.

"i've gone weeks with eating cartons of eggs a day, no problem"

There are so many.

Oh, yeah. The past six years have all just been the result of his regrettable experimentation with acrylics and textured gesso.

10. Somehow accidentally set fire to prison cafeteria toaster.
11. Twenty years amended to your sentence.
12. Hire lawyer to argue that no one stupid enough to set a toaster on fire twice could possibly have the presence of mind to commit fraud.
14. Appeals. Wait fifteen years.
15. Lose appeal.
16. Your children graduate…

Whoa. You're right.

4. Rush to pull the batteries out of your smoke alarm so you can deal with your horrible kitchen disaster in peace and quiet.
5. While you are pulling the batteries out of your smoke alarm, your cabinets go up in flames.
6. You forgot to buy a fire extinguisher when you moved in.
7. Insurance holiday!

People still buy those off QVC for lots of money out in hickville.

And holy crap, "Dancing With Myself" came on the radio today when I was driving back from work, and I've been listening to it pretty much on repeat ever since I got home.

That's not good at all!

If your cast iron is pitted, though, you're fucked.

The trick is to clean eggs off with cold water. Hot or warm water cooks the egg residue, making it harder to remove.

Isn't it polite to cook breakfast for someone the morning after?