AlphaSmart

I’m sitting on an AlphaSmart accessory (courtesy of my mother) hitherto neglected in our Group: it provides supreme mobility in old age, an area to sit and write on, and a basket which seems to be tailored for AlphaSmart devices or, as here, just the neoprene sleeve.

Have I told you I’m the proud owner of a digital camera now?

The hand on the top left is my daughter’s, and so is the chewing gum.

“What the ... am I doing here?” Yes, indeed. At least, this is a nice clean piece of grass. No dog would dare to trespass...

The AlphaSmart 3000 changing trains in Duisburg, Germany. The insert shows an enlargement of its display, and allows to date the picture in the Summer of 2004. My scanner doesn¹t work as well as I¹d wish. So I¹ve manipulated the original color photo a bit. The screen shot, however, is true to nature.

This is the tag I keep on my working bag, an ideal solution for anyone who wants to pass for an AlphaSmart salesman. ;-) In a strange fit of discretion I’ve removed the address. But don’t think you’re not welcome to visit us: just send me a PM...

View through one of our garden house’s windows (yes, it needs cleaning). The AlphaSmart is the 3000 US model, for ol’ times’ sake. It was awarded to me for my participation in the long defunct AlphaSmart Community Center, an honor I share with quite a few members of the AlphaSmart Group on Flickr.

This is “Merry Christmas!” in Klingon... To be quite PC, I’d have to wish you all “Happy Holidays” or something like that, but I don’t like it when political correctness leads to saying nothing at all. Be assured: With “Christmas” I mean whatever you choose to celebrate, this time of the year. Besides, what is right for Klingonians can’t be wrong for human beings, can it? BTW, this is one of the angels made by our daughter’s class to be sold at a Christmas bazaar: they used penne for bodies, maccheroni for arms, farfalle for wings... But don’t think it was an inexpensive affair: the white paint smudged Cora’s black jacket; we couldn’t get it off, and she demanded a replacement.

Illustration to the thread “ new neo case ” in the AlphaSmart Group.