Now would be a good time to ...

Question: Now would be a good time to talk about you. Answer: Thanks, Elina. You're probably wondering why this week's column is a little shorter than usual. Well, you know that mini-European vacation I mentioned earlier? Thanks to the Blizzard of '06, it wasn't as, well, mini as I had planned. (Click here for more on that.) So, direct your anger toward Mother Nature — she's to blame.

Michael Ausiello

Feb. 15, 2006 at 12:00 a.m. PT

Question: Now would be a good time to talk about you.

Answer: Thanks, Elina. You're probably wondering why this week's column is a little shorter than usual. Well, you know that mini-European vacation I mentioned earlier? Thanks to the Blizzard of '06, it wasn't as, well, mini as I had planned. (Click here for more on that.) So, direct your anger toward Mother Nature she's to blame.