First
We talk about “firsts” all of the time but if you think about it a “first” is really something special. In all of time a “first” is something without precedent. The “first” may happen again, but it has never happened before. Never!
Last week my wife was playing with my (at the time) 9 week old grandson, Jonah. He’s just starting to respond to his environment. He’s too young yet to know that funny faces, or tickles are things to respond to. But my wife had him standing on her lap while she held his hand and it was a cute pose so I took out my camera phone and lined up a shot when seemingly out of nowhere he broke out in a huge laugh; his “first” laugh; and I was lucky enough to be able to record this momentous “first”. It is a “first” that I’m sure will be repeated many times in Jonah’s life.
This was an instance where a “first” was not simply a “first”. It was magic!
Jonah's first laugh at about 9 weeks
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love and appreciate technology. Latest gadget, latest website sign me up! So when I received an email from PC Magazine telling me that their print addition was dead and they were moving totally to a digital format my first thought was “That’s kinda cool”. I probably align with those who feel that the future of publishing is on the web or on electronic devices like a