Mr. Inflation/greed, meet Mr. Emusic,

Sope.

Emusic is changing the way they price stuff out. They gave us paying customers a heads up and said: "You'll be grandfathered in, at the same rate charge per download, but if you bail and comeback the deal won't be so sweet." That's pretty fair when you raise rates, as rate raises go. Of course they then reminded that you can bump up to a higher price and if you pay annually you'll get the maximum value but.

But. That's just it. I'm getting 65 downloads a month from them...I tend to burn them all up in one binge, so i'm always coveting more albums than i can fit in in a month, but here's the REAL rub. 65 tracks is JUST about all i can bring into my stable and process and give a good listen to and evaluate and be cheered by, or depressed by in a month. Frugality dictates that I stay nice and safe where I'm at. but the spendy part of me screams "VALUE!" at about 120 inner decibels, or indebs.

I'm torn, i'm NOT torn. I am in the words of Abraham Van Helsing, last night during Coppola's homage to "the Shining"'s torrents of blood, Un-Torn. caught between caring and not caring.

-Dr. Confusion
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A quick shout-out to Myku who has been a posting whirlwind here and at his spot. The internets are enriched by your efforts.