May 5, 2005
iPod Shuffle is a gateway drug (device)
You know how some substances, like marijuana, are called gateway drugs? Well, I'm convinced Apple is doing the same kind of thing with the iPod Shuffle...it's only a "gateway device"...
A few weeks back someone gave me one of those (thanks again to my unnamed benefactor), and it only took the flight home from California to get hooked. That MP3 player couldn't have worked better.
But then...it made me want more. Was 512MB enough? Wouldn't it be nice if when a good song from a group I like came on, putting me into the mood for more, I could choose more songs by the band? The questions were flooding my mind...I had to get a "real" iPod!!! (Strangely enough, before getting a Shuffle myself, I insulted a friend's one by calling it "almost an iPod.")
I started priming my wife to let me buy one...making sure she knew how much I loved my Shuffle...stopping by the iPod display at Best Buy, but acting like I didn't want to spend that much money. It was only a matter of time...and I would have it...
And then I remembered my American Express points!!!
So, now I have an iPod Mini...which I love even more...but...do I really think I'll be satisfied until I get a 60GB iPod?!?!?!
And...of course...now that my wife has my Shuffle, how long will it be before her addiction requires a bigger and better iPod?!?!?!
It's all a terrible evil plan by Apple to rule the world!!!
(And lest you think I'm making this all up, read this article about how the Shuffle has better sound than any other MP3 player, including the "real" iPods...)
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December 16, 2004
Speaking of cat haters...
I'm going to burn in hell for this one...I found the link on National Review Online's "The Corner":
(You need to go back and forth with the left and right arrows as you approach the line...and no, I don't think it's okay to hurt _____, but find it hilarious that someone would make something so un-politically correct.)
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November 25, 2004
Happy Thanksgiving
I really should return to visiting family down stairs, but I did want to wish a heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving to anyone who reads my blog. I realize that you may disgree with much of what I post, but I think we can all agree that we are thankful to live in a society where it can be written.
With terrorism as it is, I will admit I feel less certain what tomorrow holds than I ever have, but I can honestly go with the corporate prayer said before each meal in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village":
"We are grateful for the time we have been given."
Thank you God, and God bless you, the reader...