The desire for an Apple ibook waylaid my conscience out of no where and now I can't seem to concentrate for ten minutes without thinking of it. The white plastic machine has put me up to a pillory as if scorning me for not having one. I suppose the easiest thing here to do is just BUY IT! but since I am very careful with money, people have referred me as frugal, a skinflint, a miser, it will be next to impossible for me to part with US$1,000 on something that I really have no urgent need for. Alas, being sensible has its shortcoming.
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And a side note on the news media: They all look alike. Where ever on Earth one may be, heavy downpour and gusty winds bring out the worst in TV reporters. As if an edict has been issued by some deities dictating how news shall be presented, seemingly most TV reporters can't think of any other clever way to cover a storm but to situate oneself (clad in poncho) on a desolate street, street light dangling precariously in the background, while been pummeled willingly by whatever earth elements there might be present. Can it be any more pedestrian, commonplace?

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