yeah! a new season of "24" began last night. in my book it's must see tv (i think i broke the land speed record yesterday driving home from Columbus, Ohio to make it home by 8 PM). if you are not familiar with "24", the premise behind the series is that each year of the series takes you through one 24 hour period in the life of the United States (seen primarily through the eyes of Jack Bauer played by Keifer Sutherland). each episode is loaded with special effects, plot twists and turns, intrigue and plenty of surprises.

as i was thinking about "24" this morning i realized that the possibilities of one hour are endless: read a book, share a meal, bake a cake, pray for the world, watch a 47 minutes tv show (can you say TiVo?), write some emails to friends you haven't seen in ages in ages and on and on and on...

fox tv works hard to make each hour of "24" count - am i? are you?