Chapter Six: Happy Anniversary, Palmie

It was nearly a year ago that a lot of things happened at once. Namely that I received a three year bonus, celebrated my thirty-second birthday, purchased Louie's Zire 72, and was transferred to a different job with Dow Chemical.

Since then I've spent the bonus, lost the job, and suffered through yet another year. The Zire 72 remains the best thing that happened to me last Fall.

Louie had been tantalizing me with his Zire 72 for months, but I didn't take his offers to sell seriously until I received my bonus from work. I asked if he would go down in price, but he remained steady. I made an arrangements to give him my bonus, my birthday cash from my in-laws, plus a Kmart gift card from my own parents which would equal $25. He reluctantly agreed.
After a long wait for the birthday money from my parents (in the form of a Meijer refund slip) I finally agreed to purchase the Zire 72 and paid Louie the money in full the next morning.

I have since made several purchases for my Palm Pilot including a camera case, a black skin which used to clip onto my belt, different pieces of palm software, and a miniature ipod backpack which also works great for a palm pilot.

But, before all that could happen, I immediately began to carry my new (but slightly used) palm pilot inside the green belly bag.