Wow, I took the day off thinking all of you would be enjoying the holiday or glued to your televsions sets - not taking time to post anything - well I was wrong. This has been a very chatty place tonight. Hmmm, wonder why - oh yeah. The show was great wasn't it.

I really liked it. It was not nearlylong enough however. And I can only hope that someone at Fox is working on a full fledged documentary about the "embedded' journalist. Of course let us hope it features more of Rick.

I think that perhaps the focus on Mal (Greg's camerman) may have been a creative choice. Mal is a good story teller. He was very captivating in the way he related what he saw.

Rick was too - and if it were up to me the entire hour could have been just Mal and Rick.

But you have to admit watching them all relate what they seen and felt was really powerful stuff.

I just know we are only seeing just a little bit of the story. I would give anything to be apart of the filmaking team who puts toghether these shows. I bet it was hard to pick what to show when the network only allows you about 30 minutes. The rest of the time went to newsbreaks and promos. The artist/writer/actor in me knows someone is putting together a documentary and we have not seen the last of Rick or any of the others. They have a powerful story to tell I just know there will be more.

I hope you all drop a email off to "Special Report" and to Rick about the show. Never under estimate the power of the public, and if we want more of Rick the folks at Fox will eventually listen.

Tomorrow is "Memorial Day". So I hope all of you will enjoy the time off. I for one will try to get some yard work done, inbetween watching FNC. Right now I am trying to picture in my mind how I can drag a cable line out to my yard and hook up my mini-tv set so I can watch and weed at the same time. Hmmm. Well I will let ya all know if I manage to do it! - Talk with you all again soon. - Ellen