The good news: with one exception, I have received every recording that I need to complete The Golden Ganesh. Moreover, I have made rough cuts for eleven of the sixteen episodes. The only ones missing are those featuring Dee. I have received a test recording from he actress playing her, though, and she will be sending me two real episodes when she returns from Asia.

Meanwhile, I’ve taken a little trip to Cincinnati. Curious thing. Cincy’s the hub of the airline I took, so all flights go through there to points in the Midwest. So, you’d reckon that a fare between Washington and Cincinnati would be cheaper than one going from Washington to Columbus, OH--especially since you have to stop in Cincinnati to change planes for the Columbus flight.

Here’s the rub: the flight to Columbus is three hundred dollars cheaper. So, to get to Cincinnati, this time, I first had to fly to Cincy, so that I could fly to Columbus, so that I could drive back to Cincinnati. If I missed the flight from Cincy to Columbus, the airline would simply take the three hundred dollars out of my credit card.

If anyone reading this has ever worked with an airline, I would appreciate an explanation as to why such an agreement would make sense to the bean counters who set forth such policies.

For my next trip from Cincy to Washington, I’m seriously considering walking.

But if any of you are still around, I figure we’ll find something to amuse ourselves for the next few weeks.