The online world is becoming a destination in and of itself -- and that has potentially big consequences for the way people spend their time.

The only reason I'm bringing my condition to your attention now is because the swelling of a lymph node near my left ear has become noticeable to viewers of TNT, and there have been questions asked. My plan is to work the rest of the NBA season and playoffs, go to the beach with my wife, Cheryl, and our four kids, and start a treatment regimen in late June, which will likely include chemotherapy. And then I'll go back to work.

The only reason this country is different from any place else is that once in a great while, this huge, snobbish, generally untalented news reporting business stops covering stories of interest only to itself and actually serves the public.

The only reason this plan looks reasonable is that it is scaled back from something that was fairly audacious.

The only reason Twitter itself would be a fad is if someone comes along and does it better.