As my fare settled into the taxi he let out a long sigh of relief. I asked him, "Need to get away?" My question led to a story of work and worry.
He told me that his company supplies Apple with components for the new iPhone. Getting ready for today, June 29, had taken him many worrisome hours of conference calls and meetings with the Apple elite. Though exhausted he said with enthusiasm, "This is so big." When I asked if he had an iPhone he said, "No, I have to buy one like everyone else."
He was on his way to Atlantic City for a much needed break, and where he could find one (iPhone) at a small obscure Apple Store. I laughed at that notion - an obscure Apple Store!
I drove away from the airport with a greater appreciation of the work that went into the iPhone production. I also learned the number of available iPhones. Think, 'Tickle Me Elmo!'
I got my first computer early in the Summer of 2004, and began blogging almost immediately. Thanks to blogging I have been a part of several newspapers and online blogs. By that August I was featured in the lead story of the Tech Section in the San José Mercury News. Then what a pleasant surprise it was to find that my blog, "Taxi Vignettes" was the reason I was chosen as the best local blogger of the year (2006) by the Metro Newspaper. Fall of '06, I was contacted by a reporter, asking if I would be willing to be the topic of her next story in The Willow Glen Resident. It was a cool two pages including photos. Am I having fun yet?
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Happy 4th Joann!!
Posted by Aaron the Truck Driver | Wednesday, July 4, 2007 1:57 PM
Posted on July 4, 2007 1:57 PM
"Obscure" Apple store indeed! There's a new one in the middle of Midtown (NYC) that is VERY visible even though it's underground. Open 24/7 and has turned out to be a good place to wait for a fare, even at 3 am.
Posted by G.S. | Friday, July 20, 2007 2:58 AM
Posted on July 20, 2007 2:58 AM