IPod Disintegration Gyration

When I posted my little Eulogy about the death of my faithful iPod, I never really described the gory details.  First, it froze up tight.  That means it hung with a meaningly message on the screen and refused to respond to the two-button reboot.  After an hour it finally just shut itself off.  When I went to plug it back into the charger, it started burning up and smoking and I had to unplug it fast.  The end is so uncomfortable indeed.  It would sure be nice if they made them to replace the batteries a little easier.  Oops, I said something negative about an Apple product.  That surely means I will receive hate mail.