This will be

my last column for a couple of weeks.

If you're wondering

what happened to last week's column, it was about Friday the 13th and

it walked under a ladder, crossed the path of a black cat and opened an

umbrella indoors. The reason why I won't be writing a column for a few

weeks is because I'll be out of town. I'm getting married.

Yes, this Saturday

I will join the legions of happy couples around the world united in wedded

bliss. Can you tell I'm almost a newlywed? It seems people are really

shocked by my optimism and almost everyone I know has asked if I was getting

nervous yet. They ask with laughter bubbling under their tongues. It seems

they want me to break out in sweat and say, "God, yes. I'm freaking

out! My life will never be the same again and I'll always look