I’ve got to write this post quickly, because I’m on a year old laptop that won’t hold a charge for more than 20 minutes. I’d listen to my iPod while writing, but I can’t remove it from it’s charging station, as it hasn’t held a charge for 2 years. My Nano lasts a bit longer, but it’s scratched to hell.

I was going to bring up my Sony eBook for Mike to look at, but at 5 months old it no longer works. Reboot. Freeze. Repeat. So much for showing him this fantastic new eInk technology.

Oh, and I might be sitting in my living room watching TV, but my Sharp Aquos no longer turns on. It’s an ancient 18 months old. Sharp doesn’t want to have anything to do with it, and won’t admit that their Aquos series has power supply problems. Another letter for the BBB.

I look around the house and can not find a single gadget that is fully functional and over five years old. Nothing.

Funny, my twenty year old Kitchen Aid stand mixer works like new, and it’s been to Puerto Rico and back. My twenty five year old multimeter still works, but not my TV, my eBook, my iPods, my laptops (all three gave up holding a charge after a year). Why does the 19 year old Zenith laptop with a lead acid battery still run, but my Lenovo X61 with LiIon doesn’t?

Well, time to submit this post for publishing. My wireless network keeps cutting out, as I’m more than 20 feet from the router, so wish me luck.