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Watching time, the only true currency // A journal from John B. Roberts

Day: June 28, 2003

  • Beautiful Saturday

    Start with visiting the farmers market at the Ferry Building to start the day. Visit CompUSA (which I hate) to see a Tablet PC in person with my father. Only one Tablet PC available, and so anti-theft-proofed that it was impossible to really demo. Oh well… but wandering around, we found the Logitech Io digital pen, which I’ve been curious about. I explained it to my father, and he was interested enough to buy it right away… it helps that it is 1/10th the price of the cheapest Tablet PC! Ride the 31 Balboa bus home, then move to a slow, careful reading of the sports pages while lying on the grass in the backyard in the pleasant sun (not too hot). Demo the Io (it works… more later). Then, just as Benjamin settles down for his nap, get a surprise call from friends of my parents to join them at the Giants-As game in one hour… in their luxury box, to boot. Needless to say, the nap was abbreviated, and we arrived in the third inning. Giants behind 5-0 at that point, but end up winning 8-7 in 10 innings, with one Barry Bonds home-run along the way. Come home to dinner with friends, and now get ready to collapse. I hope Paton is exhausted and sleeps a bit tonight. Somewhere along the way I need to find time to nap. Or run. Or both!?