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December 04, 2007
Am I Being Punished?
So, one day, several years ago, I decided to get my car washed. This is the beat-up old blue-green Nissan Altima I drive, pre-dented for me by my dear departed Grandmother. She liked to drive about five miles an hour, passenger-side wheels on the sidewalk, and couldn't back up to save her life, hence the dents in the trunk.
Anyway, this car has one of those stupid antennae that goes up when you turn on the radio and retracts when you turn it off. I went through the automatic carwash, and left the radio on. Snap. So, I've been living with no antenna for several years now. Which means that unless I'm driving past the block the radio station is on, all I get is fuzz. On a cloudy day I can get the community radio station here, which is a mixed bag to be sure. The Beatles show is nice. Local political commentary by ill-informed college students I can do without. But for some reason days will go by where I can get nothing. Nothing. Today I was on my way home from the gym at 6:30 am and thought "I'd like some entertainment." I hit the "search" button. Around and around the numbers went. Finally they stopped on the only thing with decent reception. A South Bend country station. ARGH. What did I do to deserve this? (Drove through a carwash with my antenna up, apparently).
On a related note, have you seen the new iTunes commercial with Mary J Blige? Every time it's on, the Bug stands, transfixed, in front of the TV. "What is this one?" she asks. "Mary J Blige" I answer. "Lilybug like that!" she says. Huh. I actually have her last album, The Breakthrough, and it's not bad. I keep meaning to play it for Bug, but just haven't gotten around to hooking the iPod back up to the stereo.