Brian has been missing in action for several days. Stephanie is first worried, then angry, as he pays no attention to her, and instead hobnobs in Europe with his friends at their "la de da" web sites and blows kisses at Ms. Berlitz.

Will Brian's jeep start? Will his hamsters be found lying in the shredded newspaper, their rodentary ribs showing, upon his return? Will they instead turn on each other, like a dinner party with Alferd Packer and Jeffrey Dahmer at the Donner's?

Will Stephanie ever forgive? Will she instead attempt to seduce the noble and ever-faithful Instantman in his Kentucky trailer?

More to the point, has Brian decided to kill off the Stephanie Dupont character?

Find out next week, on "As The 'Ain't' No Bad Dude' World Turns..."

"Killing off" Stephanie is such a wonderful concept.

Don't say that about my Steph! She's the only reason I check that Blog. If she posted more often she'd have more hits than Instantman. Next you'll be saying we should drown puppies....

I'm with Martin: Bad Dude ain't nothing without Stephanie. And she's real, I tell you. She's really real!

Ditto Martin and Kyle.

Considering the almost universal adoption of "Instantman" as a moniker for the esteemed Law Professor, I'd say her influence in Blogdom is pretty high.

Google Instantman, and see what happens.