What do you make of this story?

[OWC Jamie]

"Amy Ridenour is a mother of three and the president of The National Center for Public Policy Research. Her husband David is vice president of the National Center"

An education, career and title doesn't preclude mom from being a spoiled brat with kids. :-)

[renderingrocks]

Not all kids beat up on computers. Some are raised not too. I have a 4 yr old daughter that uses my powerbook. She plays some simple games, and likes to type numbers in spreadsheets. Her trackpad skills amaze me, and she never abuses it. It would not be tolerated. So I am with Dennis, he should have accommodate them.

[DaviDC.]

I think I ran into this family at the grocery store recently.

[Gutenberg]

From Source Watch:

While NCPPR is keen to scrutinise the fundraising and advocacy of organisations it disagrees with it has come in for criticism itself. In 1998, the San Francisco Examiner reporter Diana Walsh reviewed the rise of direct mail campaigns using scare tactics to raise funds from senior citizens. Walsh reported that in one four month period, 86 year old senior citizen, Faye Shelby, received 685 letters from 78 organizations. 160 of the fundraising pitches were from NCPPR.

Amy Moritz Ridenour told the Examiner that anyone receiving more than a dozen solicitations in a month probably was on mailing lists the National Center "rented" from other organizations, which she said were outside her control. When lists are rented, a group pays to use the list but for proprietary reasons isn't allowed to look at individual names or cross reference for duplications on their own lists. Ridenour also said an emotional pitch was vital to raising funds. "People seem to respond better to emotion than they do with letters that have lots and lots of facts. You have to give something that is light enough that people will be willing to read it upon receipt. . . . If they don't read it right at that moment, all the studies show they never will."

[Effin Haole]

Not sure about other Apple Stores, but the Century City store has a kids section with tables and "chairs" (the big rubber ball type) and various machines there for them to test drive.

To quote from above, just another "psychotically overzealous parent" to be sure.

Nothing wrong with being a psychotically overzealous parent, just don't expect the rest of the world to part the seas for you and yours..

[BigGuynRusty]

[quote Dennis R] Rusty, It was the mom and I'm glad you agree with me. I thought it was just ridiculous.
I use the word "Guys" as a male/female catch-all because some gals get all huffy when I use the word "Gal".

BGnR