CAN IT BE THAT IT WAS ALL SO SIMPLE THEN?

Now normally, aging another year erodes my available memory. Brain cells do their dance of death, and I stand on the elevator and wonder which button to push.

But in an ironic twist, this year's birthday brought a quindecupling of memory.

So it came in the form of an upgrade from a 2GB Nano to a 30GB iPod. Beggars can't be something something...

"Feed me, feed me," it purrs, and I obey.