second best but still not bad

and if i can't have cj and the chubbies to wind down with then a glass of wine, a cherry ripe and big fluffy white pillows (actually an inordinate amount of pillows now that i notice) AND digital TV goes some way to easing the pain. thank god for compensations! (and i even get this broadband access for free, cause the dial up wasn't working! actually there is a bit of a pattern here; this morning i got a free taxi ride cause the one taxi in the blue mountains town i was staing at was out of service, but the driver didn't want to let people down, and drove his other car, but wasn't able/willing to charge how neat?? kind?? sweet?? ...i wonder what else might be in the wind...oh yes, i also got a free newspaper.... it's no luxury cruise but still, it all feels good.