Loving XM

I am enjoying my new Inno XM radio. I’m probably addicted to XM radio, but it has everything for me... talk radio, classical, jazz, news... But I’ve got to stop buying them. My car has one. That’s where I really got hooked on XM. My car has it built in and when I got the car, it came with 3 full months of XM radio, for “free”. It actually was free. But the problem is, after the 3 months were up, I simply couldn’t live without it.

So today, I have one in my car, one in my home that is hooked into my stereo system, and this new one. The one I have at home is a portable. The only issue is, you need a special headphone for it that has a built in antenna that talks to the satellites. I worry about having something like that riding on top of my head when I’m using it. This new radio has an antenna built in so that all you really listen through are ear buds. Much better. Outside, the reception is good. Inside, I still need the antenna hooked up, but it works well when I’m at work.

Now, I have to organize a bit to get my photo calendar in shape. I put one together every year and give it as gifts. Christmas came fast for me this year. I’m not ready. And, I was just informed that I will get my 20-year award this year at work. I remember when I started working at my company, and it doesn’t seem like 20 years. Life goes by fast. You have to live each day to it’s fullest!

I haven’t felt much like sharing lately. In fact I’ve been in a bit of a slump lately. Perhaps it’s just the cold weather. I went in for a check up yesterday. This is from an appointment a month ago when my blood pressure was 170/110. I was having severe headaches. My doctor put me on medication, and this was a check to see if it was working. It must be because now I’m at 118/80. I’m feeling better and the headaches are gone.

Other than that, I’m coping with things. Work is going ok. It’s busy but it makes the days go fast. I’m trying to get into the presidential candidates but quite honestly, none of them really excite me. I suppose it’s because I’m not sure any of them can make a difference anymore. All of the Republican candidates are merely rehashing Bush’s policies. I still can’t believe our country has come to a point that we are trying to justify our actions by debating whether or not water boarding is torture. Quite unbelievable actually that we have come to this point.