You opened the door to this cyberworld in which I have now lived for the better part of my years on this planet. You introduced me to this life of tech-savvy geekery that captured me in its Web and helped lead me to who, what, where, why, and how I am today. <\/p>\n

Computers were always our starting point, our common ground, our shared language. I think for a while, you were close to giving up on me and my timid, clumsy ways around a computer. It wasn’t long, though, before I fell into the binary rhythm and began to hold my own in our conversations about the bigger-better-faster computer bug that had now bitten us both. You always indulged me, custom-meeting my every CPU craving, from 286 right through to dual core Athlon-ed gigs of geeky gamer goodness. I’m forever a PC Girl because of your influence. <\/p>\n

You indulged us all regardless of how silly our passions, welcomed us into your home (whether for a dinner or a summer), accepted us for all our familial weirdness (with minor ribbing, of course; that’s what family does). Fleetwood Mac owed you huge for turning me into another of their lifelong fans. So did Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart.<\/p>\n

You also fathered and helped raise two of my absolute favorite people in this whole universe. <\/p>\n

You were a great big guy with an even greater, bigger heart. You’ll always be the Tech Guru in my Geek Pantheon. <\/p>\n

I love you, Uncle E<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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