For about a year and a half now, I’ve been listening to music in my car through an FM transmitter hooked up to my i Pod. It’s worked pretty well, especially since I’ve managed to stick with the same radio station the whole time, which made things easy. Somebody was broadcasting something on that station; I’d usually hear static-y songs whenever I turned the radio on before hooking up my iPod, but it wasn’t a strong enough signal to interfere with my transmitter.

But then last week it stopped working. I don’t know if somebody is broadcasting a new station or if the old one just got stronger, but whatever the case, I can’t use that frequency any more. And I’m having trouble finding a new one that will work on both sides of Lake Washington, which is necessary for my commute, and up north to Tulalip, which is necessary for my weekly poker trip. If I don’t find a good station soon, I’ll probably start looking for some way to plug my iPod into my stereo.