Convenient Pods

Pod....the new word that has so much meaning in my life. It has everything I like in a word...short,succinct, easy....Pod has come to mean convenient in my life.

PeaPod. You know, delivered groceries. What an awesome idea. You pay a small fee for this delightful service, but you save infinitely on the convenience. We have not started this service yet, but I plan to shortly. I figure if I save 90 minutes per week for 52 weeks in a year, that is almost 5,000 minutes a year I can do something else with my time (like spend time with Ben!) I will review this service soon (coming soon to a blog near you!) so if anyone is interested in Peapod, stay tuned.

For mother's day, Tom bought be an iPod and the related accessories. I LOVE MY IPOD!! Sometimes I call him on his way to work just to tell him. I have a 6 CD changer in the car and I always had my musical library with me on my ride (the shortlist of "all stars" in my musical repetoire). But now, I have the iPod, currently a musical collection of 2,415 songs which amounts to about 7 continuous days worth of music. No need for messy CD cases floating around the car. No more having to decide which CDs make the cut and are loved enough to be the top 10 that live in the dashboard holder. I have them all there, waiting to be played whenever I want. I love it. So clean, so easy.

PodCasts....On the same line as iPod, I have now discovered Podcasts.....mini-shows/headlines/moveis...you name it. These bits of information are automatically downloaded to my blessed iPod (based on my "subscriptions") and available for me to listen to whenever I want. Now I don't have to try and catch up on movie reviews. Ebert and Roper have a podcase. Miss your favorite show? There's a podcast for that. Want a funny tidbit for the morning commute, check out "The Onion". I don't have time at work these days to hop online and catch up on events. And, when I get home, I have higher priorities than sitting on the computer (Eventhis blog is only allowed to be written by a later afternoon nap for Ben). The podcast has already been a great addition to my ride home from work. Time to catch up on my hollywood gossip!

All these convenient Pods...what will they think of next? Diaper-Pod to change the baby or maid-pod to clean my house?? I guess those are both too much to ask for, but it is nice to dream.