The still to be destroyed "beauty" of the internet is that every now and again you run into a brilliant mistake. On a google search for a free laptop (yeah right) I found istartedsomething.com and I was amazed to see that as the site implied something had indeed been started. On December 27, 2007 Microsoft started handing out these. Apparently Microsoft is testing these bad boys out and a bunch of bloggers got one to be the test-ee so to speak. Bloggers who had wrote about Microsoft in their blogs and who as techy-types, were qualified to really run these nice toys through their paces.
But Mr. Gates knows that I am an average person who has an extraordinary job. I'm an advocate for kids and an artist who is still in search of the ultimate job/s and I need to test your product out too! Who better than me or one of my readers who are forced to have the Microsoft brand thrown at us on a regular? We deserve to try the product out too. The kids at Kuumba Lynks should have one. The kids in the Saturday Scholars program at Columbia College should all get one to test. Myra Bradwell elementary school on Chicago's southside, they all need one Mr. Gates.
Here is the deal...Bill Gates if you ever read this I want a laptop from you. The same ones the bloggers got and a nice one. Not one that you dropped on the floor. If you don't give one to me, give them to one of my concerns that I mentioned. Myra Bradwell is where I went to school and when I was there all we had was each other...Kuumba Lynks - those are good kids and they can use a boost, ya know? The Saturday Scholars are heading through the most challenging time in any of our lives certainly they could benefit...
I must admit, you are a great listener Mr. Gates and even though the cpu's and laptops that we use are falling apart, they contain your software which gives us the ability to tell and share. Technology, entertainment, sports, politics, spirituality, films, social commentary, internet radio whatever it is it has Microsoft in it - your software that we've been using...
and before anybody start goin' to town with the "why you runnin' to the white man to help you" bullshit understand that if Microsoft can lend a hand considering the billions of dollars that people of color spend on computers and their software - better than that, you start a company that makes zillions of dollars from sales of software that makes our computers run efficiently and we'll get shit from you - shut up.
Happy New Year you wacky Gregorians, can't wait for 2008!
and I got those addresses for you Mr. Gates whenever you need them.
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