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On another topic, I had a slightly unusual dream last night: my mother and I were at a cafe somewhere in New York...and all the items on the menu were assigned Muppet names. Examples: "Miss Piggy" was the sirloin steak and "Fozzie Bear" was some variety of salad. And I remember ordering...

Scooter: Kathy's been having nightmares about her mom. Erin: We heard...and her sister's in the hospital, too. Nora: And it's pretty bad, from what I hear. Beige: So...what do we do? Storyteller: Maybe we could take her something...maybe some comfort food or something. Erin: Let's see...wait...

Oh, no...Kathy, here's a rib-cracker deluxe from me, and here's hoping and praying that everything turns out okay. We're all here for you.

(new Scrabble game going on - with Erin and Nora playing as well, and with Storyteller circling the board and offering advice) Nora: (reaching over) "Siren," on a double letter score. Beige: "Axon." Erin: "Xylem." Scooter: "Mortal." Storyteller: Ouch...you guys are going for the tough words...

Glad to see that I could make it - thanks, Ed! And I see Richard was there too...and he was a little teary-eyed himself... Well, Nora at least got to sing at the wedding...and with Wanda and Storyteller, too. Very nice!

(Nora is reading a book, Storyteller is editing another epic and Beige and Scooter are playing Scrabble) Erin: (returning from rounds, with a large silver cardboard box under one arm) Someone want to tell me what happened while I was gone? (others look at each other) Scooter: Uh...Sam kind...

Not to mention the question of who Scooter will end up with.

Nora: You mean Sam had a gun? Isn't that kind of against dorm rules? Beige: Come on, you can't guard a prisoner without weapons. Nora: True, but Sam wasn't guarding any prisoners. Beige: Oh...right. Storyteller: (emerging from hut) So, what's everyone doing today? Erin: Well, I've got a friend...

"Free Fallin'" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Hmm...and back during my second year of college, I had to do a huge paper on food commercials and their effects on children. It was part of a mandatory writing course (and the topic for that one was health, nutrition and the problem of obesity). Yes, the musical numbers starring Richard and...

Nora: (sigh of relief) Well, she's back to normal...for another month, that is. Erin: Nice shot, Scooter. Scooter: Thanks...(pockets his yoyo before falling over in a faint) (Beige and Storyteller come running up) Storyteller: All right, what'd we miss... Beige: Scooter! What's wrong with...

"I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That" - Elton John. Love that song.

(Scooter's yoyo soars into the bushes, where it catches on something...and causes it to snarl in an annoyed-werewolf manner and jerk wildly at the string) Scooter: (struggling to not let go) Got...her...(feels dizzy again) Erin: All right, Ed, she's ready for the potion.

Storyteller: Thanks, Ed...just in case the tea wears off. (she and Beige run back, to sprinkle some of the salt around Kyle - with the permission of his roommates, of course) (meanwhile) Scooter: (as his yoyo comes zipping back) Missed. (swoons to one side, clutching forehead) Erin: Scooter...

Storyteller: (chuckle) Well, if it'll put the perpetually harried newspaper reporter we room with to sleep... Beige: Now let's go see what's going on with the others. (they run off)

Erin: Rats. (pause) All right, Storyteller, you and Beige go off and find Kyle. (hands them the flask of tea) This will put him to sleep, thereby eliminating the zombie tendencies. Nora, you, Scooter and I will...Scooter? Nora: (screaming) Scooter, what are you doing? (Scooter runs after Alex...

Erin: (on phone) No kidding...I see...all right, I'll marshal the troops. (hangs up) Guys, Alex has turned into a werewolf... Nora: Oh, no, not again... Scooter: You mean this has happened before? Erin: And Kyle's a zombie. Storyteller: Okay, there's something new. Beige: What do we do? Erin...

Oh yeah. I mean - some of these kids' shows are so sugary they'd rot your teeth. And it's really bad when the movie companies take a book and completely redo it on the screen. (winces) I'm taking a class on children's literature this semester, and we're asked to look at certain books and...

(in room 7, Scooter is the only one present at the moment, with Storyteller off to visit a friend and the others being off at work/school/errands/mortal peril - okay, scratch that last one) (instead of being in pajamas and robe, Scooter is back in his usual getup of jeans, T-shirt and green...

I don't know - probably all about "updating" them or something like that. And I know where you're coming from, Will, on entertainment being very one-dimensional these days. And a lot of the stuff aimed at children is, unfortunately, either sugary-treacly or mercilessly "hip." (and in the...