chapter 3: "i can train my computer like a dog!"

certain things get certain people really excited. for me, it's ice cream and brownies. tonight i discovered one of the things that makes jo really excited.

we are technologically challenged as a general rule. we do not understand how to make computer programs work. on many an occasion i have called up friends to help me make my email work or facebook work for me. in fact, it is probably a miracle i can even make this blog post. pretty much we're grandmas.

because of our predicament we are constantly searching for new ways to improve our computer skills. tonight as i was getting ready for bed jo starts yelling at me about all her nifty programs that she found on her computer. what she found was the speech recognition.

upon discovering this new gadget, she got really excited and yelled, "Ooh! I can train my computer like a dog! it can understand me! this was made for me. it was made for jo." and then she got up and started doing a victory dance; the classic hand circle one. she continued to squeal in excitement and dance around the room.

because of her computer's increased intelligence, she decided to name her brilliant computer. her first thought was to name it after herself but "it is way to smart to be a jo." therefore the chosen name is "shark-bait-ooh-haha." way more intelligent.

she has now been alternating between freaking out about how cool it is and talking to her computer and making it type things that she doesn't really need typed.

tonight, we celebrate our progression. tonight, we took a giant step. tonight, we bridged one of the gaps between technology and our challenges. tonight, we made progress.