Et tu, Brute? In addition to having been a bad day for Caesar, the Ides of March is also the instrumental opening track on Iron Maiden’s classic 1981 album Killers. As a former junior high school heavy metal fanatic, I just had to share. Listen to it here, or you can download it on iTunes or pick up the CD at Amazon…

Now that our family has gone Fully Hybrid, I am in the process of readying our gas-guzzling 1998 Toyota Landcruiser for sale: tune-up, detailing, collecting service records, etc. Our original remote-lock/unlock key fell apart, so I had to order a replacement unit. Disgustingly, Toyota charges $200 for a replacement key, which is just shameless price-gouging, as far as I’m concerned. Are you listening, Toyota? But, I digress.

The new key arrived in a little bubble-wrap baggie. While I was disgruntled with the outrageous price, I had to smile when I read the label on the bag. TRANSMITTER ASS, indeed.