I feel newly freed from a horrendous exile.

Last night, I discovered that we can get in a rather fuzzy version of the local Fox affiliate and I took full advantage.

There they were, in full fuzz: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, and Santa's Little Helper. All of the characters I have come to know and love...but haven't been able to watch in almost 18 months (you never know what you've got till you lose it, right?

Yes, there were times when Homer looked like a piece of navel lint. And Bart's voice sounded like he was speaking over a GI Joe walkie talkie. But they were there. And I am now determined to get a good signal amplifier.

(in best Vivien Leigh voice): "As God is my witness...I will never go Fox-Less AGAIN!"