My first car was a 1980 Chevrolet Chevette that my father had won in a raffle contest. I was still too young to drive it but when I finally got my license I shared it with my brother. I could finally drive to high school instead of taking the trolley. This was in Philadelphia.
I remember the Chevette fondly. It was my first car so I didn't know any different. It was small, easy to park for a newbie, and had FM radio! It was a special edition with two-tone black and silver paint. It actually wan't a bad looking car. The picture above is not mine but that's pretty much what it looked like.
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As you probably know by now, we installed a rotary lift in our testing studio. We sometimes sit around the office and talk about what we would love to have in our home garages? This ranges from cars to equipment.
One of my younger cousins is just learning to drive and he asked me for some advice. I said "Eyes up. Look further ahead than you think you need to; things move fast."
I was fascinated by a Datsun 280ZX TV commercial. It was a special edition in Black Gold. I remember almost crying telling my Dad that it was a limited run so he needed to buy it for me now because it wouldn't be available by the time I was old enough to drive. He didn't go for it but I still think about the effectiveness of that commercial. "Very few will possess its limited number."
Of course, I found it on YouTube. The car looks awesome but the commercial? I must have been into disco at the time.
I can't imagine a day without using my Apple products. The iPod changed the way we listen to music in our cars and everywhere else.
At home I plug my iPod into my speaker system to fill my living room with music. It helps me unwind after work. At night, I put it in another set of speakers beside my bed. I can set my alarm to wake me to my iPod.
When I leave for work in the morning I connect my iPod to the car. In the picture above you can see that Hyundai's designers thought about the iPod when making the Equus.
I listen with earbuds while writing and editing at work.
I use the Apps on my iPhone to check the weather, my Twitter account, and to see if you responded to my Facebook posts. At 9:00 p.m. I use it to connect to the Internet and check on the Inside Line nightly update. I also check the Web site on my Mac laptop.
Those little Apple devices have become a huge part of my life.
I want to thank Steve Jobs for taking one eye off the competition to focus on the customer and his needs and wants.
What do you want to say about Steve Jobs? Let's discuss in the comments section.
