Last night, I spent about an hour and a half helping my littlest brother choose songs from my music collection to upload to his new mp3 player. He's 10 and a total technology junkie. He's wanted an mp3 player for ages, in spite of the fact that he owns all of one CD and wouldn't recognize a Top 40 song if it ran over our cat.

In spite of his general musical obliviousness, he knows what he likes: strong beats, fun hooks, and songs about pirates. Lucky for him, Big Sister was able to deliver in all three areas.

So far, there haven't been any complaints on the parental front. This is probably due to the fact that Mom likes The Pirate Song as well and Dad gave up on my taste in music around the time I started listening to Japanese pop.