Work and Life

I happened to be near Austin's Apple Store last Saturday when hanging out at the Domain with some friends for a girls evening out. At 7:30 pm, 12 hours after it became available, I see a huge line in there and the place was packed with men, mostly young (20s to 30s) all jostling each other for a chance to play with demo i-pads. All of us decided it was too weird to go in and went our way. I must admit I was a bit disappointed at the experience. As much as I'd like to think we live in times when gender stereo types aren't true anymore and women are as interested & into technology as men, that store sort of brought me back to reality. Why aren't we out there in droves reviewing it? Maybe its because we've got a better way. After all what's the point in standing in line for hours for a few minutes worth of "I got to play with the I-Pad the day it was released"? There are enough videos and reviews online that give you a sense of what it is about and e

There was this article in TIME last year about " Helicopter parenting ", their term for the kind of parent that constantly hovers & worries about every detail in their child's developmental milestones. In my opinions, some of the other things they do are: Constantly reads parenting articles and books and follows whatever the experts recommend. Keeps up to do date on all crime statistics in their neighborhood. Starts reading ISD reports on their elementary school even before their child turns one, just to watch out for performance lapses, if so its time to move, although they did originally decide to live wherever they are for the school district. Enrolls their kids in atleast five different classes before they turn 5. Their pediatrician always sets aside extra time for them because they tend to ask many questions. I've always felt guilty that I was never like this..Then from time to time someone in my friends circle would mention something along the lines of the