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MacBIRTHDAY

I am celebrating the Mac's birthday with a copy of an email from Dave.

Today is January 24th, 2004. On January 24th, 1984, a new personal computer called the Macintosh was sold for the first time. 20 years. And the first Mac I ever used was yours! The big thing I remember about it was the sounds. PCs just made these pathetic beeps. There was some kind of adventure game you had that made actual sounds. Wow. I have (for better or worse) become a mac fanatic. Every day I read 3 or 4 web sites that cover macs. I watch all of Steve Jobs keynote speeches on the web. It is a little pathetic. But, I still say "Happy Birthday, Mac!".

It is nice when the next generation carries on in the same religion that I have. I believe in Mac. Here is the first meeting of the newly devoted; held at, of all places, a Super Bowl game:
THE FIRST macMERCIAL!

I have to admit that I do not share the level of devotion that Dave does: attendance at services; reading the tracts and literature; following the wit and wisdom of our leader Steve.

I am more of a practitioner in the belief system. For example, I had the faith to build a desk-top publishing business around the Mac back when it was not clear whether Mac would make it or not. We did and they did.

I still have the newest Mac that I can get every two years (or sometimes less) so I am giving my share to the cause; even in retirement. That is sort of like a tithe in other beliefs.

I love my Macs; one Titanium G4 lap and a 1GHz Power G4 eMac (and another eMac for John)--my Mac that is three of 'em. They still make better sounds and will kick any PC ass, on any day, that they have to. Higher powered indeed.

Happy Birthday.

MOUSING

Let me put it this way. Don't use the glue strips to catch your mouse. It is not good for the mouse; nor the person who has to remove it mid-struggle; nor the dog whose breeding dictates that mice be prey (glued in place or not). And, let's not forget the husband of the remover who gets up at 4AM to monitor the struggle and take the dog out during the removal process. And so on. The guy at the hardware store was right; glue strips do not work.

Last seen, the mouse, less some hair, was sailing over the wall in a white towel wrap used to extract him from the situation. It must have been a soft landing, as there was no body when the towel was retrieved. Somewhere there is a lucky little mouse, less some hair, who has a story to tell his friends and loved ones.

Happy ending. Now, should we get the mechanical trap? Or do the humane trap thing? To be continued.