>>>>>>Never mind.
>>>>>
>>>>>OK ;-)
>>>>
>>>>Mike,
>>>>Well said
>>>>Koen
>>>
>>>I can always rely on Mike with constructive input.
>>
>>Dmitry,
>>
>>It didn't seem like constructive input was any longer desired so I threw in a dumb joke. My apologies for any offense. I guess I didn't realize I need to be careful what I say to you.
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>>Just tired and a little cranky after a six hour drive. Don't take it personally. What I should really do is write a history of Interstate 55, if only it were interesting. Don't say Route 66, even though mentions of Route 66 are incessant in rest stops up and down I-55. Also mentions of Abraham Lincoln, needless to say. I-55 runs parallel to a long stretch of the old Route 66 and helped make it irrelevant other than as Americana.
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>>Have a good week. My life really does seem to exist in weeks these days, rounded by commutes back and forth between Chicago and St. Louis. In a way it reminds me of distance running training. It's better not to pay attention to details all the time. You just try to find the zone.
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>>Mike
>
>Mike,
>
>No apologies necessary; no offense. We were just joking.
>
>As far as driving; have you tried books on CDs while driving? I have been a huge fan of books on CDs (and tapes before that) for many, many years. I have to drive a lot too (less now with the Internet and GoToMeeting) and listening to books while driving makes the road shorter and more pleasant.
>
>Enjoy your week.

I am glad you were also joking.

Audio books really are something I should look into. You can even rent them from the library. I listen to satellite radio some, especially to baseball games on the drive to St. Louis on Sunday afternoons. Sirius/XM also broadcasts all NFL games live. I am sure I will be taking advantage of that because with my commuting schedule I will mostly be partaking of NFL games on the radio, not TV. That isn't ideal but having no job and no money isn't ideal, either.

This has probably been discussed here before, since I remember the topic of audio books coming up before, but are there any specific titles anyone would like to recommend? I am going to re-ask that same question in a new chatter thread.