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Philips New Generation iPod Player with FM Tuner for $50 and Free Shipping

Another good deal on this Philips iPod player and FM tuner. 

Philips GoGear MP3 Video Player and FM Digital Tuner with RDS: Buy Now for $129

First time I heard of this: The GoGear MP3 with Video Player and FM Digital Tuner (RDS, 20 presets). Another one for $117 with free shipping. 

Philips Digital Tuner and Dock for iPod and iPhone for $40

Seems like a great bargain for this Philips Clock Radio for iPod and iPhone. 

Philips Clock Radio with iPod Dock Buy Now for $40 Plus $12 Shipping

Seems like a lot of features for the money, this Philips Clock Radio with iPod Dock. 

Philips Microstereo with CD/AM/FM Tuner Buy Now for $48

With CDs going by the wayside, there are some good microstereo deals out there. Case in point: This Philips MC235B/37 stereo unit for $48 plus $10 shipping. 

Torrance Memorial Uses "Baby Lojack" in the Maternity Ward

My wife and I took a tour of maternity wing at Torrance Memorial last night. The tour guide explained that all babies have an ankle bracelet that works as a "baby lojack." If anyone takes the baby on an elevator, the elevator shuts down. Also an alarm goes off and security cameras focus on the source of the alarm, so that if the aspiring baby thief is on the stairwell, the thief will be on camera. 

Parents have to keep their security bracelets on at all times during the two- to five-day hospital stay. You have to keep the bracelet on even during showers or you're not allowed to hold your baby. 

This is the world we live in: Nut cases who would steal someone's baby and litigation requiring hospitals to cover their butts. 

Manly Radio Sighting on eBay: Sony ICF-6800 for $600

This Sony ICF-6800 is a bit pricey but I imagine it would be the radio of choice for Seinfeld's J. Peterman during one of his safaris. 

National Proceed 4800 Bidding on eBay

Angelo has apprised us of this National Proceed 4800 currently bidding for $90. 

The Mark Cuban Test: Will You Have Regrets Or Not

Recently, Angelo apprised me of a Mark Cuban blog post in which he says his way of testing the worthiness of his pursuits is to ask himself when he turns 90 if he has any regrets about doing, or not doing, something. 

For me, regret isn't just about what I do, but how I do it. One temptation many of us have with the gift of gab (and I consider myself one of them), is that we become lost in our B.S. People believe in our B.S. We believe it. We boast with pride over our ability to B.S. so well. We think we're clever and entertaining. 

But as I grow through life's natural growing pains, I see that regret comes from losing oneself through too much B.S. To minimize my regrets in life, I'd like to become less of a B.S. artist. I'm reminded of a terse book I enjoyed a few years ago, On Bullshit, by Harry G. Frankfurt. 

One of Franfurt's most compelling points is that the B.S. artist is in many ways more pernicious than the liar because the liar knows there's truth. Not so with the BSer. For the latter, there is no truth or untruth. Everything is just B.S. And that's nihilism. 

Sony CRF-5090 Earth Orbiter Buy Now for $225 Plus $15 Shipping

Described in good working condition, this Sony CRF-5090 Orbiter, Sony's answer to the Zenith Trans-Ocean series, needs a big space. This is a huge table radio. 

Good day for hunters of the GESRII. 

One is bidding for $60. 

Another is bidding for $37. 

Another is bidding for $68. 

But the most unusual and appealing radio I've seen recently is this Toshiba TR-8700S Boombox. It's a Buy Now for $195.