Just because I didn't see anyone else complain, I will do so: The new Crestor commercial panders to the aging boomer in two ways. First, it mimicks those rhyming, whimsical Dr. Seuss books. Second, and this just occurred to me as I was writing this, the very name evokes associations with the quintessential boomer toothpaste, Crest. I truly hate being pandered to!

And in case you don't know what Crestor is, I'll tell you. It's yet another cholesterol-lowering drug. You know, like those ads for its competitor, Lipitor, where the twins (who are buff and look like retired models with full heads of silver hair) both have high cholesterol, but one of them is on Lipitor and the other one, just falls down on the spot. And then there's Zocor, "be there." Now that resonates with me because in many ways I do want to be there. Look at all that one might have missed if one didn't live this long! Imagine living to see the 100th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, or of the Wizard of Oz, or...Elvis. Imagine what Princess Diana or John F. Kennedy, Jr. (both about my age) would have said about September 11 if they hadn't died before it happened. Then again, neither of their deaths could be attributed to high cholesterol.

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Tonight I multitask. I am synching my Palm Tungsten C with some videos I have optimized for viewing on it. I am also watching a rip of Mona Lisa Smile" on my hard drive. Wonderful sound, beautifully photographed piece of eyecandy. Not to mention the rollercoaster ride over my emotions. And isn't it cool to see Pretty Woman gettin' it on with McNulty? And there the guy from "Ed," the same guy from "K-Street." He's in this movie too! This is a gas! I want the music. Is-tan-bul is con-stan-tin-o-ple..........whydid constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks.