Pimp my Car Audio

A few months back I purchased a 30gb video iPod to transport my music from home->car->work->gym instead of my old method of burning mp3 CDs and playing them on my mp3 CD discman. In doing this it was necessary to upgrade my truck's radio, shopping around I settled on a JVC KD-HDR1 and the KS-PD100 iPod interface adapter from Crutchfield. Side note, Crutchfield is awesome, I will always buy my stereos from them now. In addition to a very competitive price on the stereo deck they throw in free shipping, vehicle specific mounting plate, wiring harness, and step-by-step installation instructions (not that I really needed them). I've had the HD Radio & iPod combo for a bit now, and think I've got a pretty good feeling for their functionality. Overall I'm impressed, and would definitely recommend the HD radio. FM quality is improved and many Portland area radio stations have secondary HD bands. I really enjoy 92.3 KNRK (classic rock), their HD2 station plays live performance tracks. Stuff you really don't get to hear often. And of course all HD2 bands are commercial free!! AM quality is improved significantly. AM almost sounds like stereo FM when the signal is good. It really improves the enjoyment of talk radio programs, no more high frequency buzzing, crackling, and volume irregularities.

Hand Me Downs

I ran across an interesting article today, Hand Me Downs. It contains a list of things that a father should pass on to his children. I think this is definitely a good read for anyone who has an influence in a child's life. Could be your kids, nephews/nieces, etc. A couple things I would add to the list:

• Favorite Song/Album: "Music is the soundtrack to life", leave behind your soundtrack.
• Respect & Passion for Nature: Instilling a love & respect for nature will help further generations appreciate the beautiful world around them, live, in person, instead of just watching it on the Discovery Channel. I also believe getting out and "roughing it" teaches appreciation for the luxuries of modern life, and helps create stronger family bonds.
• DIY attitude
: Instilling a Do It Yourself attitude, helps vier us away from the "consumer" mindset. It also helps people learn to self teach, encourages inventiveness, and out side the box thinking. As well as a great understanding of how things in the world work and why, instead of just accepting that they do. This helps vier us away from a "technology trap" society.

Anyone else have items they think should be included in the list?