Gettin' Old...

So, I'm listening to the radio in the truck on the way into work. Reception starts getting fuzzy on a good song (ZZ Top's "La Grange", if you must know; singing "how-how-how-how" as it cuts in and out just wasn't working for me). I reminisced a moment about analog radios, and how you could tune the radio just a bit to get better reception, and how kids today don't get that experience.

Of course, you weren't really getting better reception - you were getting hope. With the digital display, you set it to the exact frequency of the station you want as opposed to a general vicinity - no more need to hunt around. Analog radios were on their way out when I got my license - I owned a 1983 Cadillac that had a digital display and a 1984 Toyota that was analog. I'd wager no car made in the last 25 years has had an analog radio.

It's sad that today's teenagers don't have that same hope - but then again, they have $50 iPods that hold more music than you could listen to in a week, so I don't feel that bad for 'em...

That is all.