KnitKnacks

Why not?

So I'm still pretty well excited about having used a Segway. I've been thinking of all the times I would use one if I had one.....okay maybe it isn't practical for , say, a Costco run, but a trip to the Grand union for milk would be fine. Yes I've even been on eBay to see if they have any ...3 at the moment. I can see me running around South Burlington on one...now we just have to get the price down to make it a little less um...er...ah...geeky. Nahhhh.

I prefer to think of my geekiness as the ability to think outside the box which is a good thing, in my opinion. We were discussing this since Seway-ing and I agree that Greg gets credited to a large part for my ability to think outside the box but I also have to say there was something in me to begin with that allowed for it to "take". Sure some things were resisted: "Sure, go ahead and get a computer, just don't except ME to use it" Famous last words that I am still chewing on 24 years later. But for the most part, being exposed to many different things and fortunate enough to be able to experience different things, may not be enough for some people. Someone else has to be there close enough to suggest and encourage and just say "Hey, it's not only ok to do (whatever), it's a good thing!" That would be Greg...thanks!

I think my father tried some with me...of course I was raised with the girlie girl shoulds and ought tos but my father also made sure I could use a hoe and mow the lawn, use the right end of a hammer and screwdriver, know what an allen wrench is ( even if I can't spell it right) and let me have a pet raccoon. I was also the only one of my friends who could drive a standard transmission...and well. I'm not sure I was thrilled with some of techniques he employed nor even appreciated until now what he did for for me.....helping repair the transmission because I stripped the gears in the first place was not my idea of a fun way to spend a weekend.

Hopefully, thinking outside the box..the norm...is something we passed on to our kids ( I'm sure it is) and we can help do the same for our grandchildren. There may be enough things restricting us in our lives, we don't need to self inflict more out of fear of being seen as something other than "normal"

Hello, my name is Fran, and I'm a Geek....;-D

Posted by frani at November 13, 2003 11:23 AM