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January 27, 2007
Crime and punishment
and iPods
Big news at Chez Kendrick: last week, our very own Roxie Hart passed the evaluation test for the Delta Society and is now a certified therapy dog! She and I had been prepping for months with refresher obedience classes but I was not at all sure how she’d perform during the actual test—in addition to following basic commands like “down” and “stay”, dogs are required to ignore tempting distractions like treats and other dogs, and frankly, laser-like focus has never been her strong suit.
But she pulled it together for the big day (after a five-mile hike to get her good and tired) and she passed! I was SO proud. I felt like my kid had just graduated from Harvard and cured cancer. “Clearly, Roxie is a genius,” I told Mr. Tall. “She is the best dog in the entire world.”
And then, the very next day, while I was at the grocery store, the world’s best dog chewed up my iPod Shuffle and disgorged the fragmented remains all over the kitchen floor.
It’s my own fault, really: I should have known better than to leave my iPod within counter-surfing reach after what she did to my books.
We are no longer cavalierly throwing around the term “genius” at Chez Kendrick.
Anyway, I use my Shuffle every time I work out, so I had to get a replacement ASAP. For my health, you understand. The price of a new iPod would be my own personal Stupid Tax, which all of us end up paying at one time or another.
That’s when I discovered that Apple has come out with a whole new line of iPods, and they are even smaller than the old versions. My old shuffle was the size of a pack of gum. The new Shuffle resembles a postage stamp.
This is unacceptable to me.
Besides the obvious fact that the new iPod is a major dog choking hazard, I am worried I am going to put the new one through the wash and/or lose it entirely under the piles of crap in my office. When it comes to technology, WHY does smaller = better? I don’t want a cell phone the size of a business card. I don’t want a camera the size of a paper clip. I don’t want a TV with the width of a single strand of hair. I’m clumsy, dammit—I need my expensive electronic gadgets to have a little heft.
So I went on Amazon and bought one of the few remaining “old” Shuffles. Stuck in the Stone Age and proud of it!
And, you know, maybe Roxie is a genius. An evil genius.
Now it’s your turn to brag about the people (or animals) in your life. Kids, friends, significant others, heck, even yourself! Don’t hold back—wow us!
Posted by Beth at 11:02 PM | Comments (6)
Comments
No bragging--just commenting on the whole book-chewing thing. My Lucy does the same thing. Just today she chewed up my daughter's graduation picture and a cd case and we were just outside in the front yard doing yard work! Can't leave her in the house by herself AT ALL!! Genius? I think not! My husband calls her "dumb as a rock." MUST she live up to her name ALL the time?!! But she makes up for it by being sweet--almost.
Bragging--BOTH my girls made the Honor Roll this semester--woo hoo!!
Posted by: Sheri at January 27, 2007 8:52 PM
Yay Roxie!! Yay Beth!! That is a huge achievement!!!
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at January 27, 2007 10:58 PM
Our cat, Shadow, who loves to drink out of faucets has learned to turn on the kitchen faucet to get himself a drink. Unfortunately, he NEVER turns it off. My water bills are going to be through the roof.
The LC Eileen
Posted by: The LC Eileen at January 28, 2007 10:57 AM
One of my dogs got her head caught in a Chips Ahoy cookie bag. She was running around trying to get it off and then slammed into a wall pretty much knocking her out. It is a very good thing she is cute, because brains are not her asset.
Non LC Eileen
Posted by: Eileen at January 29, 2007 9:10 PM
Just for those looking, the Apple website store has a refurbished section for iPods, and they are pretty darned cheap. I got LC Eileen a nano (to replace the shuffle... well, let's just say it's gone) for the same price as a new shuffle. Sweet.
Posted by: Cowboy at January 31, 2007 1:34 AM
The new shuffles are sooo cute, but they look like one of those clampy paperclip things... my son sent his shuffle (old style) through the wash. This was AFTER it was stolen at school and later located behid a file cabinet because the thief couldn't figure out how to operate it. (We knew who the thief was, which is one of the things about elementary school theft...)
For myself, I bought an iPod video. I rarely used the video feature...teeny tiny screen... until I joined a gym last month. Now, when I'm using the elliptical machine, I can watch Desperate Housewives. It makes it hurt less, I swear.
Posted by: laurenjharwood at February 3, 2007 5:58 AM
