...like a movie. I jumped on the LOST bandwagon earlier this year, and have watched all 5 seasons over the past 5 months to get caught up before the final season. I wouldn't have it any other way. It's the epitome of instant satisfaction. In fact, I like it so much that I recently watched the second season of Mad Men within a week as well.

Karma is what we think we want to be in control of the universe, because we think we are morally good people, and will be rewarded as such.

I recently was with a couple of people born in the late 60s. A drug reference was mentioned. One made a "flashback" joke, and both of them looked at each other, beaming and laughing.

I am a big believer in metaphorical gateway drugs. In order to get someone to like a certain movie or band you believe is amazing, you may need an in-betweener to get them there if it's too big of a jump.

How many times have you been in a near-miss car accident where you say "If I had been there two seconds earlier, I would have been killed!!!" Now, how many times have you been killed in a car accident?

Have you ever seen Dateline NBC do their "To Catch a Predator" sting operations? They instigate setups to try and catch people soliciting minors for sex over the Internet. It's riveting television. But, I just thought of something in terms of the legality of the arrests.

I tripped going up the stairs a couple weeks ago, and have lost all confidence in this maneuver.

The basic goals of this federal initiative were to stimulate the economy while moving more Americans to eco-friendlier cars.

The premise: If you trade in your old, broken-down gas guzzler that gets <18 mpg and move up to a certain MPG-approved vehicle, the federal government would subsidize your trade-in, up to $4,500.

So, now, broken-down trucks sitting in a parts dump were potentially worth $4,500. Do you think any micro-economies developed over this initiative? For example, none of my cars currently get under 18 mpg. But, if I was in the market for a new car, purchasing an old junker at anything less than $4,500 would be worth my time.

With Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the Supreme Court, that brings the court's religious demography to six Catholics, two Jews and one lone Protestant. 1) John Roberts (C) 2) John Paul Stevens (P) 3) Antonin Scalia (C) 4) Anthony Kennedy (C) 5) Clarence Thomas (C) 6) Ruth Bader Ginsburg (J) 7) Steven Breyer (J) 8) Samuel Alito (C) 9) Sonia Sotomayor (C) As a white male Protestant, I'm pretty sick of being underrepresented in this country... But, more importantly, why are Catholics such a safe choice in terms of nominations?