Beth got herself a new toy today, Apple’s new iPod Shuffle. She’s named it “Binky.” It’s pretty cool, but it does have one significant down-side. Beth is in her office across the hall from me now, wearing earphones, putting together a playlist to load onto it, and she’s singing along with all her favorite songs. Badly. I mean really badly. American Idol badly.

Sigh… Technology truly is a double-edged sword. As is marriage.