- and for giving me the ability to check my email 555 times a day :)
- for freeing my friends from having to live exclusively inside the computer :)
- for putting amazon in my pocket so i can price-check everything with my fancy scanner ;)
- and for yelp (how did we ever find wonderful new places to eat without it?!)
- for maps that tell you "you are here!" and how many miles/minutes it is to Graceland no matter where in the world you are (walking or by car :)
- for always having a camera with me when something wonderful happens by surprise
- for the video camera too at school award ceremonies :)
- for shazam and tune wiki
- for access to an encyclopedia, no matter what my kids want to know
- and for giving me the answer to all my lame celebrity questions at 3am :)
- for always having the correct time (even when the clocks change and i can't remember if it's fall forward or spring forward...)
- for the weather report (in all my favorite cities :)
- for the calculator
- for tetris in very boring waiting rooms
- and for helping my littlest son learn to write his number and letters neatly
- and for those angry birds he loves so dearly
- for fascinating and inspiring Sam (he's a fan.. a trip to the Apple store is the ONLY way i get him to come with me to the mall:)
- for iTunes - 5460 songs in perfect alphabetic order
- for iPods in beautiful white boxes with heartfelt words inscribed on the back and free apple stickers for the kids' pencil boxes
- for 7 years of wonderful music in my ears and at my fingertips - life post-walkman was so very quiet - the iPod brought music back into my everyday :) and the iPhone, so much more besides :)
"The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device* he invented." — President Obama
perfectly perfect. love. :)
ReplyDeleteRest in Peace Mr Jobs. Can't imagine what his family must be going through.
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