Remember the dark ages when, if you missed your favourite TV show, it was gone and you couldn't catch up?

Over the past week the Bay of Plenty Times has had a number of stories that point to a strong recovery of the Bay economy.

"Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!" said the author of Ecclesiastes, words that taunt me on days when I can't decide what to write for this column.

I admit if I had a free weekend I could spend several hours getting lost in the pages of a crime or fantasy novel, writes Anita Moran.