An Open Letter To My iPod
Dear Shuffle Function on my iPod Shuffle:
Today, after a really long day at work that started WAY too early this morning and ended WAY too late, I climbed my large and rather tired behind up onto my treadmill and fired up the big machine.
Normally I can rely on you, my long suffering iPod, veteran of many miles, to get me through the agony of exercise.
Not today.
Here’s a hint, little musical device: when I need a little inspiration, how ’bout we avoid every single four bar blues available on the playlist, huh?
Minor chords don’t really scream “get that heartrate up!” Albert King and John Lee Hooker are really better suited to competitive whiskey drinking, not sweating for my health.
And that John Denver song? Yer killin’ me! (yes, I have John Denver on my iPod. No, I’m not ashamed)
Workout time is also not time for Colbie Callat, John Legend, or Coltraine.
Damn, iPod Shuffle, that skip function got more of a workout today than I did!
That said, dropping a “Stayin’ Alive” on me near the end of the hour? That was inspired.
Occasionally, you still got it, Shuffle.
Sad iPod cross stitch from benjibot‘s Flickr photostream.
