Department of Agriculture

[shoju]

You know, the type that when they go running (or jogging as the call it) in a somewhat 'natural' area wears earplugs to listen to their ipod insetad of to the birds.

I've been sitting here for awhile trying to figure out just where you're going with this statement.

Presumably, that "nature" is despoiled by the addition of an iPod. Nudity would probably also be an improvement.

-Jester

I find that Nature is enhanced by the addition of my Iphone. This weekend, I went fishing, and even commented on my FB, that it was "Just me, a pole, and Dave Grohl" I had a blast.

I was out, enjoying the lake, I could still hear the buzzing of the insects, and the chirping of the birds, and sat/stood fishing for 3-4 hours, all by myself. It was the single most relaxing thing I did all weekend, and probably the most enjoyable thing I did, even though I didn't catch a damn thing.

The tunes in my ear just let me zone out, and gave me something to focus on besides the fact that I was in a terrible mood when I left the house, or that my wife MADE me go fishing to get some time to myself (I always feel bad not taking the kiddoes fishing with me).

She's a social worker, and it was one of "those" weeks... The kind where the kids and I chill at home, and the interaction before bedtime was a facetime call from a McD's WiFi because she was dealing with crisis(es). So by Saturday, everything was getting under my skin.

Nothing completes a good nature setting for me better than a soundtrack of my favorite tunes.