Ramblings of a Ranger

Thursday, 22 June 2006

I will be MP3'in in the park like everyone else
Mood:

hungry
I normally go walking out at Shelly Lake in the evenings after work (well until I broke my foot). As I make my way around the loop, everyone I pass has these really cool MP3 players and there I am with me big outdated CD player. I hemmed and hauled awhile about whether I should spend the money to buy one of these cool new toys. See, I suffer from buyer's remorse so whatever I buy, I end up feeling really guilty about it and I wasn't sure I wanted to put myself through that with something so trivial. I mean I have a CD player...it works really well, but it would be nice to change up my music instead of just listening to one CD.

I was browsing around on Overstock.com last night and I found a player that I think will suit me just fine and it was half the price of a new one. It only holds about 120 songs but that is perfect for me since it only takes me 8 songs to do two laps around the lake. It is very small...a little larger than my thumb and also has a FM radio with 20 presets. It is factory reconditioned and doesn't come with a manual but I was able to download one from the manufacturer website.

Basically what I am doing here is trying to convince myself that I made the right choice. I am sure once I see that it has been shipped, the buyers remorse will kick in. sigh*

On the work front...We are still releasing 2500 cfs which has brought the kayakers out in droves to paddle the rapids coming out the tailrace.

Last night while I was locking up I noticed that someone dumped a very floral couch on our access road. One of the rangers is out there now trying to dismantle it so we can take it to the dump. What a pain. The dump is only about 2 miles from the park so why not take it over there yourself instead of dropping it off on our access road. Or better yet...call Goodwill. They will come and pick it up for you. How aggravating!

The foot is feeling better and I plan on stopping by the Dr.'s office tomorrow after work to see if I can take this boot thing off. Yea!

Posted by md2/thenest at 11:22 AM EDT
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Thursday, 22 June 2006 - 11:47 AM EDT

Name: Tanya

I got the same one. So we can learn to use them together. Wont that be fun? Tony told me that in his opinion the Scandisk is better than the IPod shuffle. He said we made a good buy. Can you send me the link for the instruction manual?

Thanks for dinner last night. That chicken was out of this world. I actually woke up this morning and found myself craving it. Are you sure there weren't any leftovers?

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Thursday, 22 June 2006 - 11:56 AM EDT

Name: Rebecca

Oh lord! No it wont be fun. I know how you are around electronic things. *frantically searches the internet for valium to calm her nerves*

LOL No there is no more left. You 3 ate it all last night. I didn't even have any to bring for my lunch. LOL It is REALLY simple to make. I will give you the recipe.

just emailed you the site for the manual.

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Thursday, 22 June 2006 - 12:44 PM EDT

Name: Andy

That chicken rocked!!! Send me the recipe as well.

What MP3 player did you all buy?

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Thursday, 22 June 2006 - 1:06 PM EDT

Name: Rebecca

The Sandisk one I showed you all last night. Blue and silver.

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Thursday, 22 June 2006 - 1:33 PM EDT

Name: Andy

oh yeah I remember now. Let me know how you like it.

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