<p>My ipod died.
I love my ipod.
I * need* my ipod.
Apple is due to announce ipod upgrades, how long can I stand to wait to replace it? &
how else am I going to carry Pearl Jam around in my pocket?</p>
<p>Ken Griffey Jr returns to Seattle.<B
I bought tickets last year with his position in mind,we had perfect seats- no one in front and he kept turning around and grinning. I know the money could be spent more wisely- but then again- I think he will invigorate the team.</p>
<p>So…did you actually list it as Worst/Best news??? Just checking…:)</p>
<p>;)
well ya- I guess I need an editor
:o</p>
<p>My trusty iPod mini died a few weeks ago. The battery was going, it was no longer holding a charge, and then… I dropped it, breaking the click wheel. I never realized how much I depended on it - exercising at the gym without my own music is drudgery!</p>
<p>Considered getting a Nano, but they were more than I wanted to spend. Got one of the little Chicklet-sized Shuffles for under $50. I still have my separate playlists on the computer here in the kitchen, and will change my new “shuffle” list every so often. It’s pretty basic, but fits about 250 songs-- enough to get through the monotony of the gym. No screen and no separate lists take a little getting used to, but it’s not bad. My only fear is accidentally tossing it into the wash.</p>
<p>I just had a friend with M’s season tickets order opening day tickets for me – it’s nice to have some good Seattle sports news for a change!</p>
<p>I thought my nano was broken, but apparently it just doesn’t like Rosanne Cash, the next song in the shuffle was fine.</p>
<p>^^^
Yep. I’d bounce her too ;-)</p>
<p>This has been a good offseason for the M’s :D</p>
<p>You can post and read others tales of woe [HERE](<a href=“http://www.fmylife.com/”>http://www.fmylife.com/</a>)</p>
<p>My mom came out of catarac surgery well. She’s a bit bummed that the’s not recovering as quickly as she thinks she should but says the doc told her because she waited so long, it was as hard as a rock, which is why recovery is taking some time. She’s joining us for lambchops for dinner–yum!</p>
<p>Not to change the point of the thread, but I had to say that I have a shuffle and I love it! Really, it works perfectly for my needs - mostly listening to it when I exercise. FYI, I bought this case made just for the shuffle and I love it - I keep it attached to my purse or gym tote and it protects it perfectly. (I think Amazon also has it in colors)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Speck-Zipper-Puck-Carrying-shuffle-Black/dp/B000MXAZJQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235102277&sr=8-1[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/Speck-Zipper-Puck-Carrying-shuffle-Black/dp/B000MXAZJQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235102277&sr=8-1</a></p>
<p>I used to have the original shuffle- but I would forget to change the lists. ( it croaked too)
My ipod that died- was a video- and I would watch tv shows and youtube videos on it.
( while I had lots of music and podcasts on it- sometimes at the gym I needed more inspiration 
,I also have an app called ipda & it lets me read documents, and it downloads weather and news reports too.)
I don’t really need an ipod touch- I don’t play games ( like I need another distraction?) and I liked the click wheel.</p>
<p>How old are these dead iPod’s?</p>
<p>Bad news of the day: we met with our tax accountant… let your imagines run freely with that one. :(</p>
<p>oh I am so sorry teriwtt-
and himom, glad your mom is done with her surgery-
my doc said that I when I get cataracts then I can have lenses implanted!
( just had my prescription changed- my first bifocals! not quite the same as my first bike )</p>
<p>When I finally succumbed to the iPod world, I bought a Sansa. It’s not quite as cute as the iPod, but it works pretty well, and it was a whoooooooole lot cheaper. ($50 for 4G)</p>
<p>Worst news of the day: Son had an accident in which the car was totalled. I had to see the totalled car. Best news of the day/ever: He’s fine.</p>
<p>OMG, that’s awful and then wonderful that he’s ok. What happened?</p>
<p>Best news of the day: finished revisions to FAFSA and Profile and filed income taxes.</p>
<p>Worst news of the day: it didn’t seem to make much of a difference in the amount of $$ we’ll be expected to contribute to some lucky college next year.</p>
<p>My D tried the Sansa, trying to economize. We were unhappy that even when the volume was turned down as low as possible, it was still TOO LOUD and so she finally gave up & returned it. She has lost her 1st 2 ipods and is now in her 3rd nano. 
I’m not sure how she manages to lose them but she does love music. Hopefully some lucky soul has found them and is using them.</p>
<p>It will be a LONG while before we are ready to file our income taxes–have to make the right piles of paper. Doesn’t really matter for FAFSA, since we have never qualified and won’t .</p>