So the momster and step dad were down in San Antonio for Thanksgiving. And, of course, I get the normal questions...."What do you want for x-mas?" Now, honestly, I don't need anything. I have a great wife, a beautiful daughter, and a nice house. But mom being mom (and my step-dad, Mario), they wont take no for an answer.
The day after turkey day, Mario and I, are at the local watering hole grabbing a beer while we wait for our take out. Some guy next to us has an Amazon kindle. He asked me, and I quote, "What the fuck is that thing?" So, I explain to him that it is Amazon's e-book reader and how they work.
They next day, they leave for home and 2 days after that...a package from UPS shows up at the door. Now, I am at work when it gets there and I spoke to my mom that morning. She says that a package will be coming and don't open it. Being the good son that I am, I say OK. That night, my wife says UPS dropped something off so I take a peak. Now, nothing against online shopping for x-mas, but when the package that comes says the name of the contents inside, it kinda ruins the surprise. I mean Kindle was splattered all over the outside of this box.
Being the little shit that I am, I call mom and tell her what just arrived. She was a little upset but that didn't stop me. "Since I know what it is.....can I start using it?" Well, after a few please, please's...she said yes. I felt just like the kid and his Red Rider B-B gun from a Christmas Story. I tore ass into this thing and started downloading books. Let me tell you, this thing is SO COOL.
I always wanted to read more non-medical books but never bought anything because 99% of my reading life is learning about surgery and critical care. You can download almost anything you want...and the best part, a lot of the good stuff is FREE.
Even though this thing was a gift, I highly recommend it. Well worth the money. Get one.
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