What have I been up to? How nice of you to ask!

Despite my recent, prolonged absence from blogging, I haven't really been doing anything all that exciting...so I don't have any excuse for not posting. I suppose it does makes sense, though; if I had been living on the edge, having an amazing, crazy time (and other Aerosmith-song-title-inspired phrases/adjectives) I would have had more to report, wouldn't I?!

I haven't done any travelling, haven't gone to any concerts..I think I went to a couple of Raptors games that were either entirely forgettable or were so painful to witness that I've successfully blocked them from my memory.

We've had a lot of beautiful weather this month and we've spent a lot of time with Kuda (we had sole custody of Her Highness the Dog for a whole week whilst O & A were in Barbados...Kuda, Poop & I all enjoyed this period tremendously!)

Pic #1 Kuda playing with her new friend in the park.

Pic #2 Kuda correctly deducing that the only way to get ahold of the tennis ball that Poop had trapped under his running shoe, was to dig it out (she's so smart)!

This past Saturday we did all kinds of cleaning. I suppose you could call it spring cleaning, since it is spring and since we went beyond the usual wipe shit down/vacuum shit up routine, which is always tremendously gratifying for me. I even enlisted Poop to polish some silver...once I'd taught him how to do it, he did a very good job!

My friend/co-worker & her hubby had us over for dinner on Saturday night, which was great fun, even though I was a little offended that her cats didn't seem to like me that much. She made shrimp pasta with cream sauce, which was decandently delicious. The wine was plentiful (and,obviously, also delicious). We had a lovely evening!

"The Greatest Story of Our Time"

Holy crap, I haven't posted anything for over a month! I had no idea!

There was no outcry whatsoever from my fans, which is somewhat disheartening, but, never fear, I'm back!

Today, I'd like to discuss the characterization of the TV show "Lost" as the greatest story of our time.

I was watching the news this morning before I left for work and a commercial came on advertising "Lost" and described it thusly. "Lost: The Greatest Story of Our Time".

I've never been a fan of Lost. I watched the first 1 or 2 episodes, quickly grew bored and never returned to the mysterious island. Had I known it was THE GREATEST STORY OF OUR TIME, I assure you, I would not have made such a mistake! (You may have noticed my affection for hyperbolic sarcasm. I can only hope the folks describing Lost as the greatest story of our time are similarly fond of said literary convention).

You may have noticed that fans of Lost tend to be, shall we say, a trifle over-enthusiastic about the whole thing. Their level of commitment to this fictitious realm borders on stalker-like obsession. I can only assume that the person who wrote the copy for this ad is of the Lost-festishist ilk.

I suppose the idea would be more palatable if there were a quantifier or two included in the prounouncement. For example: The greatest, fictional, island-based story of our time, as acted out on on ABC TV. That's a little more plausible, in my mind.

Somehow, I just can't buy into the notion that a television program (especially one that boasts a character called "Smoke Monster") could truly be the greatest story of our time.

*shrug*

Then again, who am I to criticize TV obsession? Deep down, I genuinely believe that Tony Soprano is still out there, whackin' folks & scarfin' back gabagool. Don't even try to tell me any different.