Another Metric Prefix
The cat was named before I got her. Since she seemed to respond to her name, I opted not to change it. Even now that she’s far to roly-poly for Mu to really apply. She was a little kitty when I got her...
The car is my fault, but the name seemed to stick-I think it’s that Milli also conjures up an image of a grey haired grandma, who is exactly the sort of person you’d expect to see behind the wheel (at least, until the day I pimp my ride).
Complete digression-- when I mentioned this to G-
G: “Mille?”
A: “Milli, like the prefix… Oh, I didn’t even think about the Mille Miglia! "
[amusing images of an Oldsmobile roaring through the streets of Italy zoom through my head]
G: No, no. Mille. The card game. Mille Bornes.
A: Moo?
G: [gives me a look. I think it’s the look I give Americans who have never heard of Dr. Seuss]
"You’ve never played Mille Bornes? You?"
Apparently it’s just the sort of card game I like. And there’s a Collector's Edition: “brings back the bright and charming artwork of the original 1962 cards.” Ooh, bright and charming artwork of 1962…
My newest metric prefix was named long before I ever happened to possess one in Shiny Green… I now have a Nano.
So now I’m finally discovering some very cool things about iPods. [Yes, I’m behind the curve. Big deal]
1) Falling back in love with favorite songs. I listen to a lot of music in the background (while cleaning, etc.). Something about listening on an iPod while watching the world go by from a train window encourages active listening. I pick up bits I don’t usually hear or had forgotten. And hooray for stereo sound.
2) Podcasts. Podcasts! I’m free of that letdown I get when I realize that it’s Saturday afternoon and I forgot to listen to npr’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!”
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