24

I missed 24 this past Monday. I've sporadically watched it over the past few years, and have never been successful at watching more than 6 of the 24 episodes. I watched it last week though, and was really looking forward to Monday's episode. I had heard it was possible to download recent TV shows on the web, but wasn't sure where or how. A google search led me to two sites that wanted a credit card number (interestingly enough both sites had different addresses, but the exact same "page" . . . always a sketch).

Finally, I came across an episode guide which outlined each scene of the hour show. I read the outline, and felt complete. It was short, sweet, yet detailed enough to satisfy my urge to know. It was TV Cliffnotes, and as satisfying as the long exhale upon first lighting a cigarette. A deep sigh.

My smoking days are long over, but the memory is strong.