I have two Dads. That sounds strange doesnt it? One is my genetic father, and the other is my geneticist father. The genetic Dad Ive only ever lived with for one year when I was an infant, while the geneticist Dad is what you would call a step-father, but Ive lived in close proximity with him for more than 20 years. I feel close to them both. I connect differently with each of them but on a pretty much equal level. The reason Im sharing my personal information with you is because Ive just had a realisation about my fathers in relation to the area that I work in: computers and the Internet. Its really quite interesting.
One father is a computer maniac. Whenever a new technology, software, gadget, or website emerges he is one of the first to grab it up and evaluate it. My other father has an old piece-of-crap box that looks something like a computer, with a tediously slow dial-up connection to the World Wide Web. Compared to the wireless, broadband Mac personal computer and mobile-connected Mac laptop of the enthusiast, they couldnt be from further parts of the galaxy.
Then theres me. I could be construed as being a walking paradox, an enigma, or just plainly...