Taking it to the limit: I can't get enough of Omar Minaya. But Teri Hatcher? Let's just say she's not the only one feeling desperate.(MY TURN)

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Look, I am a happily married man, but just for kicks I hope my luck changes. Once again, I'm sitting on a plane bound for some game in some city and I cannot catch a break. The big wheel turned and my seat assignment came up next to someone who could play defensive tackle for LSU. Just once I would like to sit next to a person who allows me to spread out or who is enjoyable to talk to. My list of most desirable row partners goes like this: 1. Supermodel (female); 2. Nobody; 3. Any actor from the movie Under the Rainbow; 4. Liza Minnelli (she is fun-nuts); 5. Ryan Seacrest (the only place I have not seen him is on an airplane).

Anyway, the reason for this column is to give you a list of people and things I would like to know more about and then a list of those who have reached their Hayflick limit in my life. The Hayflick limit is literally the only term I remember from a genetics class I took at Indiana University. It is the limit at which ceils stop dividing and multiplying--I think.

I would love to know more about that little guy who is president of Iran. (See the Liza Minnelli reference above.) That dude scares me because he is wild-eyed and stylish. The little Brad Pitt beard he sports and the suits paired with open-collared shirts tell me he cares about his image and might hope to someday make a People magazine list of the 50 Most Beautiful Nuclear Threats.

I need more information on Omar Minaya. What makes this guy so good? He has transformed the Mets into a more exciting team than the Yankees. The Mets are on the come, and if ...