Y&R's Nick and Diane certainly have staying power. When he showed up at her hotel door and ravenously pounced on her, Adam was still in New Mexico.

I know that Thomas and Brooke's "berry trip" on B&B hasn't been everyone's cup of tea at this magazine (hi, Devin), but I enjoyed it.

My former boss (and fellow soap lover), Meredith Berlin, just started a blog, and she came out of the gate with a winner. I always loved Meredith's personal, passionate perspective on issues. Her first entry is an interesting take on the news everyone is talking about — check it out at www.meredithsmind.com.

It's no secret that I haven't really liked the way that Taylor's been drawn back into Ridge's orbit; I felt that more could be done than having her constantly complain to Ridge about Brooke "corrupting" their adult son, Thomas.