This Strasser Person ... 'Twas a long day, longer week, saving a small bit of the world from bad guys takes a toll. Had some Friday night doldrums, dropped my guard and my weary ass into the couch, and hit the TV remote. Some show entitled "While You Were Out" pops up. Sigh, another fixer-upper crew running askew and playing fault games with one another as the clock ticks melodramatically away. Geez. Wait a minute; I'm in need of an energy transfusion most likely to be a good night's sleep, but whassup here? Who is this woman who seems to be the hub of a bunch of worker bees. Very easy on the eye. I love the way she handles that telephone, but I refuse to allow renegade male behavior to take over my composure. I got this box on to see the techno-stuff, not get slack-jawed over another nice profile on the tube. But that's bullshit - she's foxy (an old 70's term - forgive me). A refreshing lack of the usual tweedle-dee theme-program host babble, so before long, I was watching this episode with some degree of attention. Not, unfortunately, so much the intended purpose of the show's creators as my own sense of what I wanted out of it. I'm convinced that a beautiful woman, while part of a plot, can become The Plot, given the inherent weakness of we males about such things. That happened here. Great ponderings, but, alas, the hour was over, and life returned to normal. Mostly. It was probably the bowl of bittersweet chocolate ice cream that caused me to wander in and cue up Google, and yeah, look up this Strasser. And read about her, and some of her work. Good stuff, too. And a Jewish girl, no less, with good roots and well-grounded for such a young lass. She has taken over as my fantasy for a few days or weeks. Just slipped right in place. Some days I'm so damned glad I get to live in the 21st Century. Life is funny; we can do all these vicarious things, with no penalty as long as they stay aloft. So, Ms. Strasser, that's what you did to my Friday night. It has been a pleasure. Thank you. Tim Click on the title below to view the full-text. 11-2-2005 Teresa You're A True Genius 10-10-2005 A Word of Thanks 9-13-2005 No Way To Treat A Lady 7-6-2005 In Praise of Geeks 5-13-2005 I Totally Relate 4-8-2005 Hot Pants 3-29-2005 Rejection 2-15-2005 The Black and White Cookie 12-2-2004 "Do I Know You?" Column 10-27-2004 Inspiration 8-14-2004 Craig Kilborn Out - Teresa Strasser In? 7-1-2004 Chivas Regal and Crashing Boredom 2-15-2004 Conversation between me and my mom 11-12-2003 Thanks for not having your fingers ripped off in a horrific DIY accident 10-25-2003 Woohoo For Free Time 10-3-2003 Proxying A Marriage Proposal 8-24-2003 Pardon Me While I Gush 8-10-2003 Papa Can You Hear Me 7-20-2003 Top Ten Best Things About WYWO 7-13-2003 The Anti Martha 6-30-2003 Poor Teresa 6-2-2003 Put Me On The List... Please ;) 5-4-2003 Red Waters and Blue Wine 4-27-2003 She May Be Little, But She's a Huge Fan 3-30-2003 Love Never Dies 3-16-2003 Angelic Teresa 3-9-2003 AAAGH! Home Improvement Shows Are Killing Me!! 3-1-2003 My Kind of Girl 2-17-2003 Don't Become A Hose-Monkey 2-1-2003 How To Keep A Canadian Warm 12-1-2002 Ain't I A Stinker 11-1-2002 Carpenter's Crack 10-26-2002 Saw 9-15-2002 I'M GOING TO DIE ALONE Home Syndicated Column News Archive Good Day New York While You Were Out Lovers Lounge Fashion Police Photo Gallery Video Gallery Mailing List Books and Music Resume