Everybody has questions. I have questions. I may even have some answers lying around here somewhere. But one question I want to address right off the bat is one that I get quite often: Why are my columns updated a little later than everyone else's? Well kittens, it's simple really. It's because of my work schedule. Most folks have Saturday and Sunday off; for me, my "weekend" actually falls on Monday and Tuesday. So while everyone else is back to their work week grind, I'm actually able to kick it and write some articles and here I am. Again, pay no mind to run on sentences and words spelled incorrectly. I'm still stuck with that splint on my finger for another two weeks but I've since managed to master the fine art of typing with that thing in the way. The backspace key doesn't get used nearly as much.

Here are one or two inquiries floating around in my head...

Am I the only one that thinks Karpov is not nearly as creepy as he wants us to think? He doesn't look like a drug-smuggling mobster - he looks like my tenth grade history teacher. Nope, nothing threatening about this guy, even when he's issuing threats. Is it just me? Jerry is creepy - and good-looking. Anthony can still startle the hell out of me. Trevor is creepy, not to mention really slimy. Karpov? He gets an A for effort but me thinks we could use some more bang for our buck here. Don't just say the menacing words, show us just how dangerous you can really be. Otherwise I'm almost forced to hit the snooze bar. Okay, let's stop mincing words and just put this in plain English: Fire up the acting jets a little bit.

Despite the similarities, who thinks Julie Marie Berman (Lulu) is running with this story? Berman has been impressing me, make no mistake. And I think it's only going to get better once the GODDESS graces our screens. Lulu is a woman who is so fearful that she is losing her mind that it's actually beginning to happen and Berman is rocking the joint. Like Laura before her, she is starting to close up because she blames herself for Logan's death, despite the fact that Logan had gone completely mental and most certainly warranted an attack. I won't get into the fact that had they leveled with the police from the get-go, she would not be in the trouble that she's in now. I also won't touch on how foolish and ill-advised it was for Johnny to bust out of the police station with Lulu as his hostage. Oh well is a deep subject. I think the show wanted to draw those similarities between Lulu and her mother but let's not parallel every single aspect of Laura's story, otherwise we'll think we're watching a re-run. But either way you look at it, Berman has been incredible.

Does Nikolas kick ass or what? After dealing with the likes of Helena, what chance does Anthony have? Nikolas puts plans in place to have Lulu and Johnny spirited away to safety and Anthony insists that his son remain with him. Despite all his protesting, orders and threats, Nikolas did not back down. I'm doing it and it's being done and I don't care what you think, Nikolas essentially tells Anthony, who looked surprised that there was actually a person roaming this planet who is not afraid of him. Go ahead with your bad self, Mr. Cassidine. And after kicking everyone else's ass, you can go back to kicking your own, for one, pining for a woman who will never return to you, and two, not seeing the romantic possibilities right in front of your beautiful face, i.e., Nadine and/or Claudia.

Once again, why is Jerry still walking around? No need to list his past misdeeds as Mr. Craig because we are well aware of them. But then he gutted Claudia and tossed her into the drink, then just last week, he was ready to punch Jason and anyone with him full of holes. He is in it up to here with the drug smuggling. And he's not only walking free, he's still in one piece. I think it's high time some of his shenanigans come back to bite him big time. While a romance with Alexis is being touched on more and more, it's not working for me because this cat is showing no indication of trying to redeem himself. If anything, he's drawing himself in further and further into sinistry. I don't get it. I still don't get it.

And now for some of your questions...

Is Robert Scorpio being killed off? God I hope not, how dumb would that be? Of course this show has a history of disposing of it's legacy characters without so much as a second thought - what do I know?

Is Audrey being killed off? I heard this one a long time ago and what I really wanted to see was the hospital throw her a retirement shindig after Rachel Ames announced her retirement. After all, Ames was an original member of your cast. But she disappeared without nary a mention and that's no way to treat a lady, especially this one. Killing her off? Like I said already, God I hope not, how dumb would that be?

Is Michael coming back? By all indications I would say no, at least not in the form of Dylan Cash. But this could very well change. I wouldn't mind seeing a SORAS'ed Michael as a moody, brooding teenager, then Carly could have her own version of Johnny for a son.

Are Ric's days numbered? I hope not but I don't know for sure. Yes, Ric drives me bananas sometimes but Rick Hearst is a complete angel and I'd hate to see him dumped by the show simply because they can't seem to come up with story for him. How hard can that be, considering the overwhelming complexity of the character? Hearst's contract is up very shortly and I can actually see him moving on, although I don't want it to happen.

Who is playing Karpov's blonde lawyer? That's Sandra Hess, who has made numerous appearances on many prime time shows and films, but the role I vividly recall is Hess as Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation - know that she too can kick some ass, acting and otherwise. Don't believe me? Check out the Sonya/Cyrax fight scene.

Will the Skate wedding take place? Do weddings actually happen on this show? Think back and count, then do the discouraging math.