I like listening to audiobooks on my iPod when I’m washing dishes or cooking. It helps pass the time and makes my chores far more enjoyable. However, I frequently end up catching my headphone cord on a cabinet handle or other protuberance as I’m moving to and fro in the kitchen. That ends up yanking the cord right out of my iPod and causes a major inconvenience as I have to stop what I’m doing to fix the problem.
So now I’m thinking that I really need to buy a speaker mount for my iPod so I don’t have to deal with headphones at all. I don’t have a lot of extra space on my counters, but if I can find something that mounts on the wall, I’d go for it. It’s got to be better than what I’m dealing with now!



I just read an article from Men’s Vogue (I didn’t even realize there was a Men’s Vogue magazine until today!) about the
I guess the Chicago Bears aren’t interested in pursuing any free agent quarterbacks this offseason because I just read that they re-signed Rex Grossman to a 1-year deal today. According to the Tribune, Grossman will earn a base salary of $3 million, and can earn an additional $2 million in bonuses and incentives.
Friday night is usually Movie Night in our house. Jerry is too tired from a long week at work to actually go out, so I try to rent a couple of DVDs during the day and have everything ready by the time he comes home. 
Like most people around here, I’m still trying to make sense of the shootings that recently took place at the NIU campus in DeKalb. It’s just so different when one of these things happens close to home.