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June 21^st is Dad’s Day.  Although my grandfather is no longer with us, every year my mom and I would get him a new electronic gadget.  My grandfather was the genesis of my love for technology.  All his life he struggled with vision problems.  In his later years it was difficult for him to read his favorite electronics magazines and technical journals, so I would read them to him.  He loved his big television and his reel-to-reel audio player.  Together we would watch my two favorite movies, The Sound of Music and the Wizard of Oz, over and over again.  I never grew tired of watching the same movies with him and he was happy spending time with me.  We wore out several VHS tapes!  Fortunately, today we have blu-ray DVDs which are far more durable.

For Dad’s day this year Best Buy is having a special sale that starts today and runs through Monday.  There are several great televisions ranging from about 37” to 52” inches on sale and a couple blu-ray players.  When I was growing up in South Florida, Best Buy didn’t have any store down there.  Due to his failing eyesight, my grandfather was always looking for bigger televisions with sharp pictures for both himself and he was paranoid that poor picture quality would hurt my eyes.  I know of no medical information that would support that, but those were his fears. 

I wish he were here today to see the successful woman I have become and to see all the awesome technology advances that have occurred in the last two decades.  If he was here today I know he would have a 50”+ HD television, blu-ray player and slick sound system.  But tucked away in a corner, I know he would still have his old reel-to-reel audio player…at least I still do.

Message Edited by Gina-BBY on 06-11-2009 11:03 AM