fluff 'n fold

it wasn't that long ago that xm and sirius merged. satellite cable brought xm into my home for years and i grew to prefer satellite radio. and then the stations began to change a little...there was xm cafe that became "starbucks xm cafe", as if the coffee giant wasn't everywhere else already...it was now being pumped into my living room. oprah had her station, howard stern had his - it was becoming 'dial-a-brand'.

i later switched to charter cable where the music stations display all sorts of factoids - - and i am a little addicted to those. but today i read that xm/sirius is about to file for bankruptcy. what happened there? there is talk that paying celebrities like oprah and stern did xm/sirius in - but i'm skeptical of that claim. now, like starbucks - which really seemed to be everywhere in recent years and is becoming smaller by the week - how will xm/sirius weather this financial quagmire?

will we hear less of xm/sirius...or less "brand" on the station list?

i'm curious to see how this one plays out - and in doing so, i'm going with some kenny wisdom...

Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep

...even Kenny knew when to go back to what he did best...when was the last time you ate at a Kenny Roger's Roasters. yeah, that's what I thought.

You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.