Thanks for your thoughtful response, Rodrigo.

I too, am in that 'financial dork' crowd, for the same reason, I don't pay much attention to it all. Though I do believe the money part here could be restructured.

To be honest, this story was more about stretching out, trying something different with my writing. And yes, to stir the cauldron a bit. There was also a bit of 'throwing spaghetti at the wall.'

I also woke up this morning thinking, 'Oh no, what have I done?'

BTW, I read every one of your, 'never crappy' stories. I hope I've sent a few pennies your way, my friend. :)