Much to my chagrin, I was recently forced to give up my beloved Subaru. The backseat was too tight, ironic as it was a mid-sized SUV and I only have two children who are widely-acknowledged to be quite small. But out it went. In came our new Mazda CX-9 boasting all kinds of new automotive toys. Now, I am not one of those McLosers who walk around never removing their wireless earpieces, but I do enjoy my car talk time. So when I heard the Mazda came with Bluetooth, I was twitchy. No more earbud? I could just talk into the ether and be heard? Oh life, how I love thee! Before driving out of the dealership, the salesman entered in my phone's address book and I was set. Dial Mom. And there she was. How is it we don't yet have a Club Med on Mars? Because the next morning when I hopped into my car boasting a mileage of five, my address book was gone. Vanished. Paging Miss Marple. So now every time I try and make a call I have a contentious conversation with the lilting voice of the Bluetooth woman who tells me my 'options'. The truth is I have only one. Deal with my address book so my car stops calling China instead of Chappaqua.
It's a myth that we procrastinators put off only those tasks that don't matter to us. When I got my new deep bronze (NOT brown) Subaru Tribeca last summer, I was very excited that it included a free three-month trial subscription of XM radio. I'm a little ADD when it comes to channel changing and this brought my listening options to a whole new level. My passengers didn't exactly match my enthusiasm. But, come on, an entire station devoted to retro 80's pop on channel 8? The top 20 hits on 20? I was addicted immediately. I also knew that I needed to call with my credit card info or eventually my service would be turned off. It wasn't expensive, it was just something I needed to do. The weeks ticked by. Then that fateful morning came when I turned my key in the ignition and... crickets. No classic rock on 49 or acoustic rock on 50. Nothing. That was seven long months ago. Then, in today's mail, I got a special promotion saying that my beloved XM is being turned back on! I am getting three weeks for free and can join now at a discounted rate. I certainly appreciate second chances. Almost as much as show tunes on 28.
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