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I've got to tell you, every time I hear Tracy Morgan interviewed on a radio show or hear about one of his drunk driving arrests, I start to wonder if his nutty character on 30 Rock, Tracy Jordan, is that far out of reality.

Case in point: Jordan just plead guilty to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge, for which he was arrested on November 28 in New York. The charges will be dismissed if he meets a number of conditions over the next few months, like completing an alcohol program, doing community service, and avoiding being arrested for six months. He was also fined $1000 and had his driver's license suspended for six months. Outside court, he apologized by saying, "Drinking and driving is not cool," which you can just hear spilling out of his mouth in that unique cadence of his. Surprised he didn't say "Yo" and "man" in there somewhere.

Which makes me wonder: does the real Tracy see purple blue men that look like Rachel Dratch when he takes the wrong happy pills, just like the fictional Tracy? I'm not sure I want to find out.

I'm pretty much a technophobe, meaning I'm not only completely inept and ignorant when it comes to any kind of electronic or mechanical gadget, but I actually collapse to the kitchen floor sobbing whenever I make toast. Being who I am, I never would have figured out what our sister site PVR Wire discovered via the Tivo blog, which is that you can use your Tivo (or any DVR with a USB port, I suppose) to charge your iPod or mobile phone. Just plug the USB cord into the USB port on your Tivo, connect your handheld device to the other end, and there you go. I haven't actually tried this yet, but apparently it works. If you folks have any other fancy uses for the Tivo, let me know in the comments.