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I’m a couple of days late, but someone we all know and love (the other half of this duo, as it were) had a birthday, and doggone it, I need to say something about that.
Being his mother and all and being around him off and on for over 31 years, I thought I knew UltraBob pretty well. Well, mostly I did, and mostly I do, but during my recent trip to Japan I saw him in a whole new light, and what I saw blew my socks off. He functions extremely well in a country where a whole lot of things are different than they are in the region where he was born, including the language. When I commented on how impressed I was he said “Well, I have lived here for six years.” But you know and I know people who are transplants into our country and have been there a whole lot longer than 6 years who make no effort to learn the language or customs of their adopted country, so my kudos stand. But what really made me ask myself, “Does this kid really get his genetic makeup from UltraDad and me?” is his utter genius with computers. He liberally shares his knowledge, but UltraMom seems to have reached a place in her life where she must be told and then experience an instruction a minimum of 3 times before she can lay claim to it in her memory banks at some future date. And if she hasn’t used it for a week or so, the process has got to start all over again. I know there are lots of times when UltraBob would like to say, “But you did this yesterday. I explained it and you said you understood. Are you a moron?” What he actually says is, “Just remember the advice from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Don’t panic.” and then he proceeds to patiently explain it to me all over again.
I called UBob on his Bday and was fortunate enough to have a long talk with both him and Tomoko. It reminded me of how much I miss them and of all the reasons they are, currently, topping the Oriko Leaderboard.
So, Happy Birthday, my sweet son. And many, many, many more.
Your favorite Mom,
UltraMom
Meeting of Minds
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Listening to daddy
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Happy birthday, UB. You were probably too busy to notice, but I did remember on the day: http://www.mediatinker.com/40x365/2007/01/280_ultrabob.html
Thanks Mom! I’m not that proficient at anything but faking it, and sometimes, as seen in the ‘uncertain embarrassment’ part of Kristen’s post, I’m not all that proficient at faking it either. We miss you too, and loved talking to you on the phone.
Happy (late) Birthday UltraBob!!!
Happy Birthday Bob-a-Lou. I love and miss you!