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I received an early birthday present this weekend (yes, I know, my birthday isn’t for nearly two months).  Tom got me an XM Roady for my car, so I can have good radio on my commute. 

I am enthralled.  I’m still getting used to it- there are three wires coming out of it (tape adapter, power adapter, antenna) which make handling it a bit awkward since I don’t want to block my vents to install it on the dash.  But OMG!  Ethel 47 in my car!  I’m so happy!  I’m settling into the quirks of which buttons do what, and I’ve got my four favorite channels on pre-sets, so my commute is getting much better.

It’s awesome, because there are few things that make my commute more frustrating than sitting in a traffic jam, noticing that I forgot to charge my iPod, and there is nothing but crap, crap, and more  crap on FM radio.  XM has like 200 channels, each targeted to a specific subgenre.  Surely I will be able to find something I like at any given time, even if it means I’m switching to the 40’s/Swing station a lot.

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