I am starting to realize I am not keeping up with pop culture. When you can skip commercials, news, and credits then you become one of the countless numbers of Americans who are "out of touch".  I don't listen to Top 40 or watch Entertainment Tonight, so I have no idea who is doing what, or more to the point, whom. Really, who is Jessica Simpson? Is she any relation to OJ? Was she one of the famous Mickey Mouse club people with Brittany Spears? What happened at the halftime show that caused people to boo? What is this Desperate Housewives show? Is it another reality TV show? Is 24 a good show? I tried to watch "Carnivale" on HBO the other night because I heard it was good. I had no clue what was going on. Is "Lost" good? Did they ever find their way off the Island? I did see something about the best movie of 2004 being called "Sideways". What is "Sideways"? Is it a comedy or one of those shows without a real plot? All of a sudden I am feeling "Lost" and "Sideways", well as long as I'm not a "Desperate Housewife" I guess I'll be fine.

Thought of the Day

"Can I have a medium diet coke?"

"Do you want the medium size or the middle size?"

"What's the difference?"

"Well, we have three sizes - medium, large and jumbo."

"What happened to the small?"

"There is no small. Small's medium."

"What's medium?"

"Medium's large and large is jumbo."

"Okay, give me the large."

"That's medium."

"Right. Can I have a small popcorn?"

"There is no small. Child-size is small."

"What's medium?"

"Adult."

"Do adults ever order the child-size?"

"Not usually."

"Okay, give me the adult."

"Do you want butter?"

"Is it real butter?"

"It's butter flavoring."

"What is it made of?"

"It's yellow."

- Elaine and a woman behind the snack counter, in "The Movie"