I blame the French

… for making me sick. I've spent the past week with an on-again, off-again head cold which both Lisa and Nancy also appear to have picked up on our sojourn in Paris. Admittedly it could have been the flight over to Heathrow, or the soggy weather in London on the 15^th, but it's much easier (and more American) to just blame the french.

Oh well, it gives me an excuse to drink NyQuil on a regular basis.

While in London, I picked up some good CDs, and even considering the exchange rate, they were cheaper to buy in London than in the US (using Amazon.com as my reference point).

I picked up From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology by Kirsty Maccoll for £18.99. MacColl sang solo and with The Pogues, and had been married to Steve Lillywhite, known for producing many U2 albums. She was killed in 2000 by a drunken speedboater in Cozumel, Mexico while swimming with her children.

Speaking of The Pogues, I picked up The Ultimate Collection for £13.99. It's two CDs, with the second consisting of 22 tracks recorded live at the Brixton Academy.

Also bought: Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd for £11.99; Buddha Lounge, and Arabic Chillout for £4.99 a piece.

All are being ripped to the mp3 library and stored for posterity.