My own theme music: Have you ever watched a movie and thought that the music didn’t quite fit the scene? Maybe the music seemed forced. I think that a good musical score so enhances the movie that you hardly think about it.

My iPod is becoming my own theme music generator. I put on a fast beat techno piece when I am shopping (makes me walk faster), a mellow jazz piece when I am in tough traffic, and some good ol’ rock and roll on the way home. Now I just need to find a virtual DJ to program my life for me.

When I first got the iPod I loaded up on the podcasts. I really love these things and thought that would be a great way to spend the time. I loaded something like 50 of them, then realized that this is going to be a huge strain on bandwidth when I have 5 other people trying to share. So, I deleted some. Then I realized that most of these things only update once a week so I loaded back up again. Then I listened to everything and during a trip yesterday found that I had to revert to the old playlists. Cool, I have a 1ooo to chose from.

What I am finding that I like the best are the podcasts that somehow enrich me (spiritually) or improve my general knowledge. This is what Dale Carnegie referred to as Automobile University. Yesterday I listened to a great podcast that told me about the oldest city in Europe (5000 years old) and something about how geysers work. Pretty cool stuff. I think that if I could find stuff like this (even trivia) I would listen to it 24/7. I need to find a podcast that is a combination of the History Channel, Discovery, and TechTV (which I know isn't around anymore).

Got any podcasts that you just love? Drop me a note so that I can give a listen.