I am starting to think that I am the last person on the planet that still plays CDs and an occasional casette tape. Everywhere I look there is someone attached to an MP3 player, rockin out, dancin at the bus stop, walking down the grocery aisle, going for a jog, sitting in an airplane.....my God, when did I get so old! Where did these things come from and how did they pop up out of nowhere?

Now, I can totally see the appeal. They are compact, you can download songs without purchasing an entire CD that may only have one good song on it, and the rest are crap, and they look pretty cute too. I really could have used one of these when I was living out of a suitcase for four years traveling for work.....but there was something so nice about having to check-in an extra piece of luggage containing all of my favorite CDs.

I also really enjoyed having my discman skip mid song just because someone a few feet in front of me sneezed or decided to take a step. Owning an MP3 player would have just ruined all that fun & suspense for me.....and why don't I buy one now? Well, I guess I am getting old. I don't really want to shell out the cash for one, and I do kind of like my collection of CD's...and I figure, if I wait long enough maybe they'll come out with an earpiece inplant and then I wont have to worry about tripping over headphone wires and such. Hmmmm.....

I guess that gone are the days when you could walk down the street with a ghetto blaster on your shoulder, when you could kick back in your car listening to your 8 track....and records...well, I have a few of those I am holding on to. I may take them to the Antiques Roadshow the next time they are in town....and I may take my tapes and CD's as well.....