I'm back- and my iPod has returned today too!

I made it back from the most wonderful weekend fishing trip ever. The weather was perfect, the company was friendly, the fish were (mostly) biting and it was really hard to quit when it was time to return home yesterday. I’ll tell more tales of the great fish trip later and post some pictures.

 

And surprisingly, my iPod returned today! Regular readers might remember that I loaned it to a friend who was apparently near death last October in hopes that having some music to listen to would stimulate his brain and aid in his recovery. My friend did recover and receive a medical retirement from the government and he’s been back home for several months. He doesn’t have much short-term memory left and he doesn’t remember to call me when we set up meet dates and the last time I asked him about my iPod, he had forgotten that he even had it. Where it might have landed in his house was an even bigger mystery.

 

So I had written it off. I have been looking at replacements and rather casually considering replacing my current cell phone with an iPhone. Right now they are overpriced and I couldn’t justify purchasing one. But rumor has it that Apple is introducing a 3^rd generation model next month that includes GPS and much faster internet connections. Rumors are also circulating on the internet that AT&T will introduce the new machines with a couple hundred dollar price cut at just about exactly the same time as my current contract expires.

 

So- if the new iPhone does appear and if AT&T discounts it decently and if I can wrangle a deal with a new contract- I might just buy myself a fancy new phone that can double as my music player and storage. We’ll see.