Sometimes the most unexpected things happen when you’re on vacation. Some people look for out of the way cafes that serve a coffee or French wine that is unmatched any-where else that they have been. Others look for unexplored European castles or under-water caverns in the Caribbean. Maybe they take all day setting up their 35-mm camera for that perfect sunset shot off the beach. Me, I look for stores that sell Apple Macintosh gear.

I know that might seem a little strange. Spending your vacation looking for retail outlets that sell computer stuff, but look at it this way. I can’t spend 24 hours a day looking for fun things to do with my family. I would be certifiable by the time I got back from my va-cation. Especially considering where I’m spending the bulk of my vacation this year.

Some people go to the beach, some go to the mountains, Europe, or the islands of the Caribbean. This year, we’re going to visit my mother-in-law in Boise, Idaho. Before you start with all the jokes, let me say this; my Mother-in-law and her husband are wonder-ful, patient, very low key people. All they want is for us to have fun and spend a little time with them. My wife is extremely giving all year (she would have to be considering she has me for a husband) and when vacation plans come up, we have a system. She tells me where we are going and I arrange for it to happen. I get us to the designated vacation area, all in one piece along with my two rambunctious children who have diffi-culty with the words, “Stop whatever you are doing and behave”. Once we are here, we spend a lot of time together, but occasionally I need a break, and therefore, I look for stores that interest me. Obviously since I write for MyMac.com, the Macintosh platform is one of those interests.

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