Out of Control

My friend approached me recently with another offer for CDs from his music club at $1.99 ea., plus shipping. Three of us participated in our friend's generosity.

The bills came due last week. Participant 1 (not me) owed $4 and change. Participant 2 (still not me) owed something near $20. Participant 3 (if you've been keeping track, you know who this is) had to ante up $124.

My wife claims it's an illness. I prefer to think of it as an investment in world culture. You may hear Los Lonely Boys often on your station, but those two 35-minute cuts of Shivkumar Sharma on traditional Indian instruments just don't get much airplay around here.