I am THE Technology PRO!

I have told people for years that I am not a geek, that I am a guru with geek tendencies. Yes, it is true that I worked in the audio visual department in college and I did work for Radio Shack for several years. Yes it is true that I have 6 computers for my personal use and there are computer parts in every room in my house. I even got paid once to program a VCR – a Beta Max no less.

But I am not, I repeat, I am not a GEEK!

Though, maybe I really am at heart.

Utah, where I live, has always been a hotbed for technology. WordPerfect and Novell were both started here. Recently, I became aware of a new company Fusion IO. The have a way cool storage drive that just blows away the competition.

Somewhere I had read that Steve Wozniac, WOZ, an APPLE founder, was involved with the company. I thought (geek moment here) that it would be interesting to meet WOZ and primarily thank him for founding the industry that keeps my wife happy and the family fed. And that was the end of my geek moment.

Time goes by as it always does and I was chatting with my friend Kellie and she shared with me that her husband had just hired on at Fusion IO. I mentioned that I knew of the company and that if WOZ ever came to town, I would like to meet him. And that was that.

A few weeks ago, while dining at my favorite local Chinese place, I ran into Kellie and her husband Mike, whom I had not met. We chatted and I mentioned to Mike that I thought it would be cool(though not geeky) to meet Woz, and suggested that if he ever came to town, maybe Mike could set something up. And that was that.

Friday morning Kellie calls and asks me what I am doing at 5:00 that evening. I was hesitant with my answer, thinking that Kellie needed me to do some project for her. Who works at 5:00 on a Friday? Who works on Friday? Kellie informed me that I would be having dinner with WOZ at 5:00 if I didn’t have any other plans.

Plans, geeks don’t have plans……

I was going to have dinner with Steve Wozniac – WOZ !!!

It seems that Woz was in town for some meeting with the Fusion IO folks. Mike(Kellie’s husband) sat next to Woz and told him that I wanted to meet him. He, Woz, suggested that we have dinner together.

And that is exactly what we did. One on One – just me and Woz….. My finest geeky hour, actually 2 hours.

Tomorrow, I will share more details about our diner. The conversation, not the meal.