During a visit last April to jolly old England, President and Mrs. Obama gifted her royalness with a new I POD filled with some inspirational music. Although a gift of an I POD to the matriarch should have been enough to raise eyebrows. Just when you thought something's would never change, the Queen gets an IPod.

One day, when the Immigrant Song came blaring over the radio for the ten thousandth time that morning, I went begging to my wife for her hand me down MP3 player, not knowing it would afterward send me into a flurry of shopping for MP3 accessories. This gave me the idea of coming up with a small shopping list.

A good case is a must. Not only for making sure you protect Yanni in his entire splendor, but as a fashion statement to those in the social "know" of things. Cases come in a wide variety of styles and colors; this is great when you think that a construction worker from Queens might not want the same pink rhinestone covered MP3 player that all the girls in the valley have.

Next you need a clip so that your MP3 player won't slip away into the void of your pants, jackets, unmentionables, etc. You can go with the obvious belt clip, thinking to emulate your local handyman with his ever ready hammer, only your hammer would be belting out "Can't touch this."

Armbands are great for those who are athletically minded or else just like wearing lots of spandex. When a pocket or a place to clip your MP3 player to is not available, and armband will rescue you from unsightly bulges. Arm band are a big lifesaver on this count. Just make sure your favorite headset cable is a nice length. With all the biking, running and rock climbing you will be doing, the last thing you need is to get tangled.

I have in fact become so attached to my player that I have opted for one of what I thought were unnecessary MP3 accessories, docking stations. I have one beside my bed so I can listen to every STYX song before I go to sleep. I also have one in the shower so I can sing Journey to my heart's desire as if I was a cast member of GLEE.

The most versatile of MP3 accessories are headphones and earbuds. They can be a few dollars or a few hundred dollars, depending on if you want them for audio clarity or because they look like Mickey Mouse. They can be large, hard, squishy and gooey but are there for your choice in comfort and taste, just don't eat the ones that look like M&Ms.

I will admit at work that using the player with the MP3 accessories has kept me out of trouble, virtually becoming a babysitter of sorts because I don't hear all the gossip that gets me into trouble. It's really too bad keeping my kids out of trouble isn't so easy.

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