On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:54:14 -0700 Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Michael M. wrote: > > > > > Well, my mom asked me what a "blog" was a few months ago because > > she heard some newsmodels talking about blogs on TV. So I > > guess these things can filter down eventually. But she lived > > in Hillsboro, one town west of Beaverton, and I daresay she had > > not heard of Linux. My cousin, a Machead from way back, lives > > in Aloha (kind of wedged in between Hillsboro and Beaverton), > > and I don't think she's any more than vaguely aware of Linux. > > I'll have to ask her. I'm in Portland, on the other side of > > the center of the Linux universe from Hillsboro, so I guess you > > could say my family revolves around Linux, geographically > > speaking, like the planets around the sun (except that we don't > > actually change positions). I think I'm the only one who knows > > what it is, let alone uses it. > > > > Now Nike and Intel, on the other hand ... everyone here knows > > them! > > > I, also, live in Aloha, only about 3 miles from the 'center of the > > universe'. I frequently pass within site of OSDL when I am out > shopping. I wonder how many of us on this list are in the > immediate local? > > -- > Marc Shapiro > I grew up in Hillsboro several years ago. I'm going back for our (mumble-mumble)-year high school reunion in August. I also have a son and a granddaughter who live in Hillsboro. -- Raquel ============================================================ If you think you're too small to make a difference, you've obviously never been in bed with a mosquito. --Michelle Walker -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
