I just finished watching an episode of "24" when the husband asked what I had going on for the week. "You know I always feel rotten after '24'," I said. "Oh, feeling worthless again?" "'Extremely. Like a total slacker." "24" is the television action-thriller featuring Counter Terrorism Unit agent Jack Bauer, who in only four television seasons and 96 hours has saved the world four times. And what will I be doing tomorrow? I have a dental appointment. Big whoop. Jack Bauer once survived a plane crash and pulled a chunk of a jetliner out of his thigh with his...