  Leslie - I'm so sorry that you've had such a bad week, but very relieved that the lump was non-malignant. We've all missed you. I thought that you might have decided to become a big-time politician and had deserted all of us "little people. " Lol! Sherry - Before you decide on whether or not to have children, you may want to read "The Death of the West" by Pat Buchanan. In fact, I highly recommend this very thought- provoking and fascinating book to everyone, not just those pondering the question of whether or not to have children or how many to have.
Several of you have commented on Eric Shawn, and I think that it was Natalie who couldn't place him. He's a frankly nerdy looking guy with glasses and when he's going after a story, he's as persistent as a buzzing mosquito. He isn't on very often for some reason. He was amusing when he kept following the Iraqi ambassador to the U.N. around trying to get him to answer questions. Recently, Shep mentioned the Iraqi ambassador and cracked, "Eric Shawn still misses him. " Eric also did a story one day on a meeting being held by Democrats, and someone kept coming around to complain that he was talking too loudly and was interfering with the speakers on stage. Eric was standing in the back of the room and wasn't talking loudly at all. I think that the Democrats just didn't like him because he was from Fox News.
Like Eric Shawn, Brian Wilson isn't a hottie, but I like him very much. He's laid back and has a nice sense of humor. My memory is a little fuzzy on this, but just before or just after the war started, Brian was talking with Greg K. (I think that it was Greg. ) At the end of the report, Greg had a slip of the tongue and referred to Brian as "Sir. " Brian said that just because Greg was embedded, that it wasn't necessary for him to address Brian as "Sir. " Everybody got a laugh out of that. Greg K. has seemed more relaxed for the last couple of days and has actually smiled in addition to being serious the way that he usually is.
(It was fun to see his reaction to the items found in Uday's briefcase. ) I suspect that he's quite the cut-up when he has the chance to let his hair down. My theory is that he's so serious because he's trying to make up for getting a late start in the journalism field and is working very hard to establish himself. Since Rick isn't in Iraq, I hope that Greg will be the reporter on the scene when Saddam is found. Steve Centanni has already has his big story with Uday and Qusay, and Greg P. just isn't a particular favorite. This is definitely not been a good day overall for the hotties, but possibly tomorrow will be better and will include some Rick time.
Isn't it unfortunate that there's no entertainer around today who's willing to entertain the troops the way that Bob Hope did. I think that the U.S. is going to be in one conflict or another for years to come and having visits from a top name entertainer would probably be a morale booster. The fact that we don't have a modern day Bob Hope demonstrates how left-wing and unpatriotic that the entertainment industry has become. Perhaps Jay Leno will pick up the mantle. 
