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Thursday, March 30

Almost humble

by Mike on Thu 30 Mar 2006 10:47 PM EST

It seems I have been a bit harsh on someone over the past few months. My dear, dear older sister recently pointed out that I have a tendency to poke fun at her from time to time when she calls me with a computer-related question. It’s not that I am a computer whiz myself, but I guess one could accurately say that I might be a bit above average when it comes to the "ins and outs" of home computers. But I supposedly have a tendency to chide my dear sister now and again with comments like, "Gee, Anne...It sure is a good thing that computer skills weren't a prerequisite for your cushy, cushy job" or "Grab a crayon and write this down" and so forth.

Well, it just so happens that I was struggling with the setup on my new router/firewall earlier this evening and I vented a bit to my sister during a phone chat. Anne shared that she had recently made a call to a technical support outfit when she was having trouble with her own wireless router and that the tech had recommended that she shut down all her components in "reverse order" and then bring them back up. A bit later, I applied the tip to my own setup and — wouldn't you know it — everything is working just perfectly now. Anne has advised me that the only thing that can make up for my weeks and months of ridicule is public acknowledgment of her deed, so here it is:

For a fleeting instant on March 30, 2006, Anne knew more about computers than I did.

There...is that good enough?

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Monday, March 20

Ευχαριστώ

by Mike on Mon 20 Mar 2006 08:33 PM EST

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Αγαπητοί Χρήστο και Σάκη

Σας ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ για το δώρο. Είναι μία θαυμάσια προσθήκη στη συλλογή μου. Οι γονείς της Θωμαί το πήραν από το Θέμη το σαββατοκύριακο. Με έβαλαν να το δοκιμάσω να δουν πως δείχνει πάνω μου. Είπαν ότι μου πάει, αλλά κάτι μου λέει ότι δεν θα γινόμουν πολύ καλός αστυνόμος!

Ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ και πάλι γι'αυτή την ευγενική χειρονομία. Ελπίζω να σας επισκεφτώ και τους δύο όταν ξανάρθουμε στην Ελλάδα σε μερικά χρόνια.

Ο φίλος σας,
Μιχάλης

Extra-special thanks to Antonis for translating the above message. He is probably the smartest Greek person I know.

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Friday, March 17

Parenting tips from Dr. Mike

by Mike on Fri 17 Mar 2006 11:13 PM EST

The other night, we were sitting at the table eating dinner and our older daughter was once again lagging behind everyone else, eating slowly and picking at her food. But instead of getting upset and making a big deal about it, this time I tried a new technique in hopes of speeding things along. I produced my library-loaned copy of Susanne Langer’s “Introduction to Symbolic Logic” (the revised second edition from 1953) and I told my daughter that I would proceed to read aloud from the book until she had finished eating. Then I started to read:

“All science tries to reduce the diversity of things in the world to mere differences of appearance, and treats as many things as possible as variants of the same stuff...”

After only two pages of reading, my daughter was completely finished with her dinner.

I am now waiting to receive my “Father of the Year Award” in the mail.