It's been more than a decade since I last won anything from a radio station, but I can proudly say that today, the drought is over.

At about 5:45 this afternoon, "MJ" called me -- at home and work -- to inform me that I'd been randomly selected to receive two tickets to this Friday's performance of the Reduced Shakespeare Co.'s "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)."

It was one of those things that I signed up for online, thinking there was no way I'd win -- especially since I haven't actually listened to the radio in nearly three and a half years.

No matter -- I am quite pleasantly surprised!

It's a good thing I've begun my end-of-the-month "staycation" because I have to go pick up the tickets between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. tomorrow. (I'd never have been able to do that if I was working because the radio station is in the exact opposite direction as my office.)

So, I guess I was meant to go. Maybe someone knew I wasn't about to pay $50 a ticket for a 97-minute show (even if it does include all 37 plays). How it happened doesn't matter. But, I'll be sure to thank my lucky stars, and I hope I laugh myself silly.