Soakin' Up Life . . . at a 100 MPH!

My dad and I were in Mobile, AL this weekend looking for a house. Found one, made an offer, now waiting to here back from owners. I also found out that there are people in at least two states who also beleive in the "speed up or get over" theory of driving. In fact, they drive at least as fast as I do, if not faster! OK - the speed limit's 70 mph. I'm doing 80 and I'm only passing the old people who believe the actual driving speed on I-10 I S 70 mph. Everyone else was running up behind me and pushing me out of the way. At one point I was driving 90 just to pass cars so I could get out of the way of the lady in the black Maxima (whose hood ornament I could not see in my review mirror). Now I know I'm new to this part of the south (I say that with a smile), but I think they are getting way too serioud about this NASCAR stuff. I'm just glad that we didn't get to the rubbin' is racin ' stuff. Looks like I'll be investing in a driving

A friend of mine sent me a song. He heard it and thought of me. When I received it it was in itunes format. So. . .me being the techno-nerd that I am along with me never-ending appetite for gadgets and STUFF I downloaded and installed the itunes software so I could listen to the song. It was great. Buutttt, it got me thinking. I could PURCHASE and download my own music then play it on my laptop. HHMMMMM!! So . . . you got it! I downloaded three, count 'em, 3, albums. Then yesterday I loaded two of my own CD's. Today I now have something like 174 songs loaded. Then, as though that wasn't enough, I realized how cool it would be to be able to take my music with me. So now I own an ipod. So does my Mom. I bought her one for hangin' with me for a while and helping me organize and clean stuff since Karen's passing. Now, I 'm a proud owner of an ipod and an rf transmitter so I can play my ipod in my truck. If this keeps up I will need another laptop just fo