{"id":757,"date":"2008-03-07T05:13:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-07T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/03\/07\/2008-3-7-notes-suitable-for-a-nine-inch-screen-html\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T01:27:38","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T01:27:38","slug":"2008-3-7-notes-suitable-for-a-nine-inch-screen-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/2008-3-7-notes-suitable-for-a-nine-inch-screen-html\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes Suitable For A Nine-Inch Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Friends,<\/p>\n

Here are a couple things that just made me smile. You’ll note that there’s nothing here about work. There’s a reason for that.<\/p>\n

One Laptop Per Nephew<\/b> – I was finally able to deliver the tiny laptop to my six-year old nephew’s Charge d’Affaires<\/i> and gave her a little instruction on its operation. No real manual is available and my help was minimal, but the printed Quick Start guide give a nod toward serendipity. She sent this note:<\/p>\n

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I just had to write you a quick note about the laptop. So Maxi was eating his breakfast as I jumped into the shower. I could hear him shout, “YES!” I finished up and he yelled to me, “Mama, I got on the internet!”<\/p>\n

He was sitting on the couch with the computer in his lap and sure enough, he was on the net. He was so proud of himself. He said, “Mama, I figured it out before you could.” Then he showed me a map of Europe. “Here’s Sweden.” He went on and on exploring different countries.<\/p>\n

I think in a way it is good that there is no instruction b\/c he was really excited to figure it out on his own and then show me how to use it.<\/p>\n

Thanks so much.This is really an amazing present.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Here’s Sweden.” Good gravy, he’s already smarter than the rest of us. I always thought that Sweden was a county in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

The Mighty Road Racing Dakota<\/b> – I out-drove and out-handled a guy in a late model Porsche Carrera 4 running down the hill this morning. In a crappy (but free) ten year old, four-cylinder mid-size American pickup. I found it a completely bizarre and hilarious development. It’s so wrong.<\/p>\n

Primaries<\/b> – Obama won Texas after all by three delegates? Breaks the narrative of Hillary as comeback kid, doesn’t it? Dad’s already bored by this thing though. We usually have a long chat about the latest results on the phone, but this week he couldn’t care less. And he watches fishing shows—on purpose!<\/p>\n

The Mollusk Channel<\/b> – The Clam has been doing very well with the weather predictions lately. Everyone else (except for Yahoo!, who we don’t track regularly) has been wildly inaccurate. Your winning lottery numbers are forthcoming…<\/p>\n

Your pal,<\/p>\n

– bob<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends, Here are a couple things that just made me smile. You’ll note that there’s nothing here about work. There’s a reason for that. One Laptop Per Nephew – I was finally able to deliver the tiny laptop to my six-year old nephew’s Charge d’Affaires and gave her a little instruction on its operation. No … <\/p>\n

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