So Noted

The last time I visited home, in Florida, my Grandfather cornered me in my parents' kitchen and pulled this note from his pocket:

He'd been compiling questions for me in anticipation of my visit and answers were required, post haste. The note stands on its own, so I won't go into the details of the conversation - Suffice to say it was animated, especially on the topics of gay marriage, the intellectual wasteland of AM talk radio, and the laws of physics as they apply to email. This note has easily become one of my favorite keepsakes, because it epitomizes a man who is more spry, charming, and inquisitive in his 80s than most people in their 20s.

And I'm grateful for the opportunity to explain how it is that an email is capable of traveling from Florida to London in 20 seconds. Science!