you and me

On behalf of the kids, this is a gift for Elaine on Mother's Day.

I can't bake a cake, but I can make a clip....

10 justifications for an iPad....

1. It is a nice PDF reader, and I have hundreds of pdfs to read. The iPad will increase my productivity by 48.8%. I will publish papers faster and complete my PhD program sooner.

2. Buying an iPad helps a friend. He just bought Apple's share.

3. There are times I want to pull out my laptop to read some papers on my bus rides. But it is too big. However, with a iPad, ahhh.....

4. I don't have a iPhone or a iPod Touch. They have small screens.

5. My 2001 iBook just went kaput.

6. The IRA is going to refund me some tax money.

7. The principle of social proof is working on me.

8. I just bought a 2nd-hand laptop bag off eBay. That bag is huge and it feels kinda empty. An iPad would utilize the space.

9. Randomly select one reason from #1 to #4.

10. Randomly select one reason from #5 to #8.