Ruh-roh.

Perhaps it's not a remake, but a Young Kolchak?

With flashbacks/forwards to Old Kolchak with an eyepatch?

I'm horrible about listening to/returning voicemails. I just don't even think to check for messages half the time, and I've been known to let my phone die and not notice for days. And sometimes, especially when I'm depressed, talking on the phone seems like so much more effort than I can handle.

But that's not a defense, of me or of Tep's people. It's rude, and it's not cool, and it's something I need to do better at.

ABC's retread/remake/update of The Night Stalker has a young hip guy as Karl Kolchak.

Stuart Townsend, who is almost 33 (and is therefore a year and a half older than me, and I've been out of the Young, Hip demographic for at least half a decade), is only a few years younger than Darren McGavin was when he started playing the role.

It's not like they've got Frankie Muniz or a random Caulkin in the role.

With flashbacks/forwards to Old Kolchak with an eyepatch?

Defintivly. They could save about 10 minutes worth of footage that way per episode.

Several internet sites I've read recommend using the car seat on the plane, which befuddles me. I don't think there's enough room, for starters (at least for ours, which should've come with the warning that you would need to buy an SUV or minivan to go with it). And most people don't get a seat for the baby.

We've always bought a seat for Annabel (generally at half the price of an adult seat) and used our car seat. I don't know how anyone could stand holding a baby on their lap the entire length of a cross-continental or transatlantic flight. Maybe I'm just less patient than most, but I'd go crazy somewhere at 35,000 feet between Atlanta and Seattle if I couldn't put her down and read for awhile. And I do think it's safer, lack of fenderbenders notwithstanding--the baby is more secure on a bumpy landing or in severe turbulence.

However, we knew going in we'd be flying with her a lot, and picked a carseat that Baby Bargains said was a good fit for airline seats.

What Susan Said. I always bought a seat for the baby and carried a carseat that had the sticker saying it was certified for use on airplanes. Check your carseat to see if it has that sticker -- I'm pretty sure most do.

If you can't afford the extra seat, I think gatechecking is slightly better than checking the carseat as luggage -- it lets you stash the baby at your feet in the airport while you're waiting.

Ugh. I smell like I've been at a bonfire for 2 days and it looked like it was snowing last night and this morning and my car was covered in ash.

Blech.

On the upside, I'll save money on cigarettes - all I have to do is go outside and inhale.

I am covering for three other people. And still have my own work to do. Can I be cloned for the day?

Can I be cloned for the day?

Bad idea. Your clones will totally eat all your cake and ice cream.