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Sunday afternoon, for the first time ever, I bellied up to the Apple Genius Bar.<\/p>\n

Now don\u2019t get the wrong idea, silly. I wasn\u2019t on the genius side of the counter, though I\u2019m flattered by your faulty thinking. No, I was on the side where the ignoramuses sit, the side upon which the rays of genius fall rather than emanate.<\/p>\n

So why was I schlepping to the Genius Bar on a sunny June, Sunday afternoon?<\/p>\n

Looking for some genius to perform some techie CPR on my MacBook Pro which was dead, dead, dead. I mean really dead. No lights twinkling anywhere. Not even on the power cord. No matter which outlet I plugged into. No matter how much I fiddled with the cord or pushed buttons. Yep, my sweet, little laptop was a goner. Until the genius at the Genius Bar (did I mention the nearest Apple Store is 45 minutes away) plugged it in. Then it started charging like crazy and powered up without a hitch.<\/p>\n

Confirmation that I was appropriately seated on the ignoramus side of the Genius Bar.<\/p>\n

The genius was really nice about it. He ran some diagnostics to be sure my turncoat of a laptop was functioning properly. It was. And he gave me a new prong thingy for my adaptor cord, since the prongs on the old one were acting funky. So the trip wasn\u2019t a complete waste.<\/p>\n

But I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to recommend I join him on his side of the Genius Bar.<\/p>\n

Which is perfectly fine by me. Because the Apple Store was absolutely packed, even on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in June. Kids working the iPads, iPods, and computers with ease. Geeks in blue shirts patiently showing people our age how a touch screen works. Think Sesame Street and Big Bang Theory meet Grumpy, Old Men and The Golden Girls.<\/p>\n

Who would want to work in a place like that anyway?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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