>High infrastructure costs in New Jersey? I blame the Sopranos.

Boy, do I miss that show. It was the one that proved TV writing could be as good as any movie. It set a path that other series have been following: nuanced plots, compelling characters. The characters weren't all good guys by any means but I wound up caring about all of them. Including Carmela, who was nice in some ways and in other ways could more than hold her own against a mob boss. She was the only one Tony seemed scared of. My favorites were Paulie Walnuts and Christuffuh. My favorite episode was probably "Pine Barrens", where the two of them were lost in the words. Or the seemingly annual episodes based on Tony's haunting dreams. Too many great episodes to count, really.

Is Taumata Whakatangi a real place or is that another of your sly jokes?