A funny story about getting older.

I have severe dry eye. (That's not the funny part.) Because I spend so much time on my computer during the day, for business and social reasons, I limit my TV time. I have always loved to read novels and audiobooks give me much enjoyment. I listen to them at night, instead of watching TV. I love that I can 'read with my eyes closed'.

I have used up two CD players over the last 10 - 20 years. The other night, I was enjoying my latest book when my player just stopped. 

Fortunately, I keep a spare, portable CD player in my guest room. That's where I stash my little bookcase of Audio-Books that I have to own. I want my guests to be able to enjoy them, too.

So ... I retrieve my spare player and set it up to continue with my book. It has three small control buttons, which are labeled. Unfortunately, I can't read the tiny print, so, by trial and error, I found the PLAY button.

I often fall asleep while listening, so the next time I listen, I skip through the disc until I get to where I remember leaving off. Which of the three buttons to push? I tried one, which turned out to be PAUSE, so that left one button. I tried it and it worked! The book went to a chapter I hadn't heard. Great!

It took me a while to realize that I was recognizing parts of the story and others didn't seem to make sense. I gave up and went to find my magnifying glass. The 3rd button is labeled RANDOM.

I'm shopping for a new cd player.