Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Matt's got a new iPad

Her hair is naturally curly, Grandpa says.
He just got back home to Shakopee after four weeks at the fish camp in the Canadian wilderness. They got it buttoned up for the winter, tanks drained, bear boards in place. Matt's retired, stays in great shape, and serves as a handyman at the camp. Not sure how much fishing gets done.
Matt can do most anything, install a toilet, paint a fence, grow potatoes and tomatoes -- but he doesn't do computers. His wife Anne bought him an iPad anyway and he flew in to Canada with it, thinking he could watch the news on it once in a while, even if it was taped and a day old. They've got a solar-powered satellite connection up there and others use it, but Matt's frustration with the whole doggone deal was quite evident.
No, this is not the successor to Steve Jobs...
despite the black turtle neck.
"I don't know why she bought this thing for me, I just use it as a camera, that's about it," he confided to Stan today over coffee at his kitchen table. Sure enough, upon examination, there were 122 photos in it, many beautiful cabin and lake views, evidence of woodchopping and other camp chores. Then there were also a batch of photos of his grandchildren. . . which may have been taken by the grandchildren, they enjoy using it with their grandpa.
Just for the heck of it, Stan showed Matt that he can email those photos at will, anywhere in the world. Matt didn't seem all that impressed, said there was no point in telling him how to do it. So call it magic, but the email came through to us and here is a picture of Emma, helping out with a pumpkin. She's in first grade.
Okay, Grandpa, now type in www.........