If you answered "they get all the girls," well, Diane has a lovely parting gift for you. (And I have to assume you are either a trucker or computer nerd.) But if you answered "they all need to keep up their energy and/or stay awake and alert," then you get to move on to the lightning round.

It seems lately marketers feel that everyone, not just truckers and hardcore gamers, apparently need more energy. The continued viral-like proliferation of Starbucks should be some indication. And the addition of caffeine to things that nature didn't intend to be caffeinated, like water, for instance.

Jumping on the "wired nation" bandwagon is Dakota Valley Products, who just announced the newest product in the category: Sumseeds, sunflower seeds fortified with caffeine, taurine, ginseng, and other pick-me-ups. Why eat sunflower seeds instead of say, guzzling a six pack of energy drinks? Those tasty little seeds, seen being spit from the mouths of major leaguers in dugouts everywhere, naturally contain protein, thiamine, vitamin E, iron, phosphorous, potassium and calcium. Not a bad snack to have during the 4pm slide.

Produced in Willow Lake, South Dakota, an agricultural community with a population of 266, these seeds represent all the hopes and dreams of an entire little town. A really wide awake little town.

Want some? You can buy them by the case directly from Dakota Valley by going to www.sumseeds.com.