OK, I'm finally back to blogging after an eight-day break. I recognize that this wasn't really in the spirit of a daily blog.

After doing blogs after each of the first 16 episodes of "The Jay Leno Show" (see previous blogs), I took it easy for a while, including some days in Cadillac, Mich. Here are a few thoughts:

1) Cadillac -- and all of Northern Michigan, I'd assume -- is spectacularly beautiful now. Catch the colors while you can.

Now that the first week of "The Jay Leno Show" has ended, we have one firm conclusion: The "10 on 10" segment must be eliminated (or explained to guests) immediately.

The idea is to ask 10 questions, to be answered quickly and honestly. That used to work fairly well on "The Daily Show," with five questions -- hey, the show is half as long -- so why not here?