Make And Break: I Was Remembering A Time When Trucker Hats Were Just Called Hats

I was thinking today about my MP3 player as one tends to do these days. More specifically, I was thinking about MP3 player nomenclature. MP3 player is annoying to say- especially to the 'what's this computer thing' set. While using the term iPod works for some universally and works splendidly for owners of iPods it does not work well for me at all. I use a brilliant little machine built by Toshiba. I certainly can't go around referring to my Gigabeat- now can I? I may be asking for the impossible.
"Turn down that walkman!" Is something said by ignored parents in the '80s and '90s. This is, of course, unfortunate for my cause. While pops said walkman, there was a thing called a Walkman. (For use only by males and used with dire and explosion related trauma when used by women.) Everyone had one- some with headphones that featured silver head bands and orange foam ear pads. Times have changed and we are left without an viable MP3 player produced by Sony. This void has been filled by the iPod. The thing is, I don't know anyone that refers to Diamond Rio et. al. as an iPod. (They know that the Apple fanboys will kick their asses.) They say 'MP3 player'. Awkwardly. You can see their eyes shift just ever so slightly. This is unacceptable for a segment of our society that has not- or has and will never again purchase an iPod.
I can't say that I have any solution to this problem. I will say, when speaking to the 'mp- what?!?' crowd, I like radio shows on my radio. Translation- I like podcasts on my Toshiba Gigabeat 20gb MP3 player.

This would be great for lazies who like popcorn made on the stove.

Some photos taken early Christmas morning in downtown London that give the impression of life after us.

More stupid Bento! Woo! Food made to look like stuff! Yay!

Hair from the '80s courtesy of the Chicago Tribune. Check out Ira Glass from 'This American Life'.

Throw a theme party. A theme party that may scar your daughter and all of her friends ensuring that she never has any more friends until she leaves for college.

1.Offensive!
2.Even more so!

This woman, in more ways than one, reminds me of a girl that used to throw rocks at my window.