The “It’s !#@%!**! 5:00 a.m. and the batteries have died in the smoke alarm” Shuffle Report

Having a decent night’s sleep, when the Bargainista (love the shades, BTW) wakes me up to tell me the smoke alarm is going off. The first natural reaction is that it’s due to (heaven forbid) a fire, but as soon as I heard it I knew instantly what it was. That incessant beep can only [...]

The “Arrrggh! I had to take the car today and am stuck in rush hour traffic” shuffle report

Had a late afternoon appointment that required taking the car to work today which meant a long drive in rush hour traffic. At least I had the tunes. 1. Neither One of Us–Gladys Knight & The Pips (Greatest Hits) 2. You’re Kind–Paul Simon (Still Crazy After All These Years) 3. Mr. Jones–Talking Heads (Naked) 4. [...]

The Lunch Time Shuffle Report

Here just for fun are the 10 songs I had listened to on my iPod around lunch time today (in shuffle mode, of course). 1. Lost In The Flood (Live)—Bruce Springsteen (Live In New York City) 2. Four Little Diamonds—ELO (Best of) 3. You Be My Baby –Ray Charles (The Birth of Soul, Disc 3) [...]

The 4 O’Clock Shuffle Report

Here just for fun are the 10 songs I had listened to on my iPod at around 4:00 p.m. today (in shuffle mode, of course). A couple from Ms. Lennox, a couple from the Fab Four, and a little bit of Cancon for good measure. 1. Pavement Cracks–Annie Lennox (Bare) 2. Highway 61 Revisited–Bob Dylan [...]

My Favourite Dance: The iPod Shuffle

Not to sound like a commercial, but our house has always been an Apple house. We’ve gone through several Mac computers, and several iPods. But a couple of years ago, when my wife asked me if I was interested in owning an iPod, I said no. I figured the only way I’d be happy with [...]