 Who is Tad?
Except for one thing: One of the books, The Art of Happiness , which collects and simplifies the Dalai Lama's philosophy, got the Shopping Avenger to thinking. The Shopping Avenger does not make light of the Dalai Lama or of the notion that there is more to life than the impatient acquisition of material goods. B.R. and his chastened brother--the Shopping Avenger is resisting the urge to gloat--went to Ryder. Before we begin, though, the Shopping Avenger nearly forgot to announce the winner of last month's contest, in which readers were asked to answer the question, "What's the difference between pests and airlines?" The winner is one Tom Morgan, who wrote, "You can hire someone to kill pests."
 The Shopping Avenger's sidekick.
 A law informant.  Robin.  A deputed officer.  The Shopping Avenger's sidekick.