Is That an iPad?

I was looking for some paper for the printer in my drawer last night when I noticed my old iPad.   Although at this point that’s not specific enough, I saw my first iPad.   I remember when the iPad was first announced and how we discussed our thoughts on the name of the device, most of which were uncomplimentary.    Was it really going to be “magical and revolutionary”?   And more to the point, did I need (read “want”) one?

The initial release was for the wifi version only iPad.  My nephew got one and was therefore the earliest adopter of iPad technology in our family.   I decided I wanted to get one, but I was going to wait until the 3G version came out so I could use it anywhere.

A few months later I waited in line on release day and walked out with what was a that time the slickest technology I’d ever held in my hands.    It became suddenly useful everywhere and was so indispensable that to this day I will only carry a purse that facilitates easy storage and access to my iPad.

Last night when I saw my old, discharged, larger and less sleek iPad 1 in the drawer the interesting experiences I had carrying it around.   I would pull it out to look up things, navigate places, do iPad-based tasks and would invariably be asked, “is that an iPad?”   People were entranced by it.  I had a demo of things I would show people and they were always impressed.   Heck, I was impressed too and I was the one doing the demo.

Now it seems tablet technology is omnipresent in our lives, on television, in the schools, as interactive devices for adults and children alike.    I think I’m going to keep my original iPad and see if I can charge it up again some day in future years and compare it to the latest technology then.

The Big Boy Update:  My daughter told me something the other day while she was sitting on the potty and I was kneeling in front of her.   Tonight my son had his turn.   I told him, “you’re very handsome.”   He said back, “you’re cute.”   I said, “I am?”   He replied, “your body’s cute, not your face.”

The Tiny Girl Chronicles:  My daughter has these large bumps on her bottom.   She had a rash thing that went on for some time which we had checked by her general practitioner as well as a dermatologist.   That largely resolved, but there have been some strange bumps that looks sort of like deep seated acne that don’t come to the surface.   She has one that’s gotten a bit too large for comfort (ours as concerned parents and hers as a child who finds it uncomfortable) so we took her to her general practitioner today.    Our favorite doctor said, “I’m going to send you to a dermatologist again because this isn’t anything immediately obvious.   She thought they might be cysts but it would make sense to have a specialist look at them.   Tomorrow she’s going to have another doctor’s appointment (because this child can not get enough of doctors, am I right?) and hopefully we’ll know more.