iGot an iPhone!!!

Posted on the June 29th, 2007 under Goin' to Town by Jeff

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It was one of those sublime moments of life. I was at Mazzio’s eating dinner with the Wegley’s (Mark & Angela) as a sendoff party for their kids, when Sam came in and said Caro wanted to show me something she’d just bought from a garage sale. I groaned. I envisioned a couch made from chamille or some old wooden thing. I just didn’t know.

When I got outside to the car, I was handed an AT&T bag. Caro began circling like a hawk, with a camera. I knew something was up, and my little brain raced. Surely not.

Surely so.

Inside the bag was an Apple iPhone. I pretty much freaked out.

In my euphoria, I ripped off my clothes and began to dance naked across the Mazzio’s parking lot. Or not.

Caro informed me over my excitement that my dad had purchased the iPhone for me. Wow. It was better than Christmas. (Actually, after visiting with him on the phone - the first call I made - I found it was Christmas, and birthdays for several years…) Also, in my initial enthusiasm and overflowing gratitude, I made a rash commitment that I’ll have to live up to… not to put Dad in the nursing home.

It’s amazing what one will do in a moment of emotional mushiness. ;)

By the way… all the hype over the iPhone… it’s all true. It works EXACTLY like you see on Apple’s site and in the commercials. The form factor is extremely small and comfortable. It’s much easier to work than my Treo 650 was. It’s just… well, Apple.

I stand by my earlier post that predicted the iPhone will revolutionize the cell world like the iPod did the music world.

14 Responses to 'iGot an iPhone!!!'

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TJ said, on June 29th, 2007 at 10:16 pm

OH MY GOSH!!! You make me sick. LOL! Congratulations. I’m really only sick that I can’t meet you at Dad’s Place tomorrow to play with it!

Keep me posted on the experience.
Mike said, on June 30th, 2007 at 1:33 am

Thats cool Jeff… I wondered if you already had one. A new coworker of mine bought or at least was trying to buy apple stock this am just b/c of that phone. call me on it anytime.
iWant and iPhone « tj’s miscellaneous thoughts said, on June 30th, 2007 at 8:31 am

[...] talking about an iPhone. I don’t have a dad who’s old enough that he needs to be buying bribes to keep him out of the nursing home, so I’m turning to the rest of the world. [...]
Lou said, on June 30th, 2007 at 8:44 am

Thanks Jeff. You know Michael has to try to get up with your technology. THANKS A LOT!
Josh R said, on June 30th, 2007 at 10:16 am

Pretty darn cool!

I have to keep repeating the mantra:
Thou shall not covet.
Thou shall not covet.
Thou shall not covet.

;-)
Marylee Noble said, on June 30th, 2007 at 11:29 am

I’d better be in on that nursing home promise!!!
Jeff said, on June 30th, 2007 at 12:08 pm

Josh, hang in there!

Mom, I’ll, of course, include you. Cause I’m sweet like that.
Shelley said, on June 30th, 2007 at 8:10 pm

if it rings during church you are soooo in trouble.

I had just told Michael, somewhere in Monticello, the mac daddy himself is toooo tickled over a new phone. That Carolyn’s a keeper, huh!
dean said, on June 30th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

well, aint you somethin! i was sitting there with you at dads place friday morning, ever so nervous, when those guys were telling you they hadnt read one GOOD review of the iPhone… “this is NOT cool,” i thought to myself. “these dudes have no idea the blasphemy they speak.” YOU showed THEM! i bet they wouldnt think twice about putting THEIR parents in a nursing home…
dawn said, on July 2nd, 2007 at 9:51 pm

2????? surely you jest? Is the other one for Caro or for you to make a profit it on?
Jeff said, on July 3rd, 2007 at 7:58 pm

We did get two, and have not yet sold the second one on Ebay. Still working on it.

And all the iPhone hype? Understated. There is no way they could have prepared us for how amazing this device is!
Mo’ love through a moped said, on August 1st, 2007 at 9:47 pm

[...] town and doesn’t have the same use for it. Many thanks, Kevin! I was reminded of another recent gift in my iPhone (have I told you that I have an iPhone?) from my dad. Then I remembered receiving this unexpectedly [...]
iPhone price drop said, on September 6th, 2007 at 4:18 pm

[...] all those wondering if I’m disappointed… I’m not. You may recall, I received one as a gift and also made some money off a second one we bought. I just hope my dad doesn’t find out. And [...]
Apple’s slippery slope said, on October 1st, 2007 at 3:51 pm

[...] please, get your grubby hands off my iPhone! I still love it, but I want to be able to do more with it - and I know it’s possible! In today’s [...]