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...squandered a golden opportunity to fix our crumbling infrastructure and stimulate the U.S. economy. The next time you are stuck in traffic on an interstate highway, just say, "$1.35 trillion." Because some of those revenues would have upgraded many interstate freeways, improved air and rail travel and so on. RAYMOND FREEMAN Thousand Oaks, Calif...
...next day, I read a critique of my speech by parents Raymond and Kristine Hebert in the Palo Alto Weekly's letters section: "Any mature adult, chosen at random and speaking extemporaneously ...would have likely had a more positive effect on the audience than Mr. Stein." Mr. Stein. That sounded cool...
...they are resistant to some options. Ashley still goes out to shop: she wants to touch the fruit in the market herself. When she is in a rush, she sends Raymond a short message via cell phone saying what she'd like him to pick up. She refuses to use the virtual Post-it note system on the home's portal - which is accessed only via the computer (a similar product features prominently in the plans of many appliance makers). The first and last time the Tangs tried their home videoconferencing equipment was during the crowded press conference held...
...without their consent. And they have had terrible luck trying to switch on their home air-conditioning over the Net before leaving the office. The feature was blocked by their companies' firewalls. Otherwise, it would have been a nice touch, as would the digital video cameras that could allow Raymond to beam up his wife's image over the Internet while on one of his frequent business trips. Raymond has never tried to tackle that complicated system, either...
...Tangs say they try more of their home's snazzy features when guests drop by than when they are on their own - which gets at another downside of living in a futuristic home. "Since the official launch, we've spent every weekend entertaining," Raymond says with a sigh. "I'm tired of showing the demo...