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Fans of CSI: NY see Dr. Sid Hammerback, played by Robert Joy, use his totally cool snap-together reading glasses to get a closer look at the victims each week. Am I the only one that has wondered about these interesting accessories?

Well, I've done some research and found that we can all be just as cool, because we can own our own pair of them. I found them here for $24.99. They click together with little magnets on either side of the bridge of the nose.

In my mind, they offer three advantages their owner:

1. Until they are needed, they can hang around one's neck. No longer would we have to fumble or search for our reading glasses each time we need them.


2. They would help us read things up-close. (This one is obvious!)


3. We would instantly gain "Cool points!" (enough said...)

CBS published the release dates for its Fall primetime lineup of shows.Thre are some new ones and some returning favorites. Here's the entire list:

CBS's 2009-2010 Premiere Dates

Thursday, Sept. 17
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR: SAMOA (19th Installment Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 21
8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (5th Season Premiere, OAD 9/19/05)
8:30-9:00 PM ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE (Series Debut)
9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN (7th Season Premiere, OAD 9/22/03)
9:30-10:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (3rd Season Premiere, OAD 9/24/07)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI (8th Season Premiere, OAD 9/23/02)

Tuesday, Sept. 22
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (7th Season Premiere, OAD 9/12/03)
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (Series Debut)
10:00-11:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE (Series Debut)

Wednesday, Sept. 23
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
(5th Season Premiere, OAD 3/13/06)
8:30-9:00 PM GARY UNMARRIED (2nd Season Premiere, OAD 9/14/08)
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS (5th Season Premiere, OAD 9/22/05)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY (6th Season Premiere, OAD 9/22/04)

Thursday, Sept. 24
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (10th Season Premiere, OAD 10/6/00)
10:00-11:00 PM THE MENTALIST (2nd Season Premiere, OAD 9/23/08)

Friday, Sept. 25
8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER (5th Season Premiere, OAD 9/23/05)
9:00-10:00 PM MEDIUM (Network Debut, OAD 1/23/05)
10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS (6th Season Premiere, OAD 1/21/05)

Saturday, Sept. 26
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS MYSTERY (Season Premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 27
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES (42nd Season Premiere)
8:00-10:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (15th Edition Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM COLD CASE (7th Season Premiere, OAD 9/23/03)

Sunday, Oct. 4
9:00-10:00 PM THREE RIVERS (Series Debut)

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Great news for CSI: NY fans! The season 5 DVDs for CSI: NY can be pre-ordered now.

There's no official release date yet, but I'll keep you posted on that. But if you pre-order, Amazon.com will ship your CSI: NY DVDs to you on the release date. No muss. No fuss. ;-)

And the better news is that the pre-order price is only $44.99, instead of the suggested retail price of $49.99.

I can't wait to find out what extras will be included this time!