I am partly deaf in my left ear-so an iPod is out-I love music-music has always been playing in the background of my life-I also love silence-in some ways my love for music goes back to growing up in a Pop Culture-I use to listen to non-commercial radio but found it is more enjoyable to listen to CD's-listen to my favorite music-now if we were poor CD's would be rare because of the lack of money-sometimes I wonder if my spending habits are out of control-how many metal CD's do I need? Music is always being produced along with books in our culture of consumerism. When is enough enough? Maybe I am sick and need to give more to those who have nothing? peace