GTAH #1

This is the first post in a new, occasional series called Great Things About Heather (GTAH). Every now and then, I'll describe a great thing about Heather. There is no particular order, so don't assume a hierarchy.

GTAH #1: Heather is extremely patient, and she also likes to explain stuff. These are great qualities because it means she always catches me up when I've missed part of a television program. The scenario usually goes like this: I come into the living room ten minutes after Law and Order has started. I probably don't have a particularly good reason for missing the first part of the show.

'What's going on?' I ask.

'This chick's husband is dead,' Heather tells me.

'Oh. Shot?'

'Yeah, two times in the head. Point-blank range. A jogger found him in some bushes in a park the next morning.'

'Did the wife do it?'

'Don't know yet. Could've been anyone. The guy was a right-to-lifer, protested outside abortion clinics all the time. He apparently had some run-ins with an abortion doctor, and with pro-choicers. But I get the feeling things weren't quite right with the wife, so it could've been her, too. Mariska's going to interview the abortion doctor next.'

'Ahh.'

And that's how it goes. Heather gives me her summary, and we get on with watching the show. And she's never, ever said to me, 'Why don't you watch the damn thing from the start, instead of asking me to explain all the time?'