iPhone 4 arrives today
23 Jun
Yes, I was one of those crazy fools who waited in line for the iPhone two years ago. I waited in line and was disappointed because they sold out before I could get one. I ended up driving to two other AT&T stores before coming home empty handed. I did finally receive one about 10 days later, and have been a happy iPhone carrier ever since.
If you have seen me at any point in the past two years, the iPhone has been there. And I’m sure I pulled it out and used it to get directions, find out when a business closes, check the weather radar, access current traffic details, read scripture, retrieve a Spanish translation, get a recipe, compare prices, find the closest gas station/restaurant/store/alternate route, figure out what song we just heard, play scrabble, get/send email, check facebook, take a picture, check my calendar, or just to find the answer to some pointless piece of trivia. And those are mostly just the items on my home screen…
The iPhone has become part of our culture. Recently, my daughter’s elementary school sent home a newsletter that included the phrase “there’s an app for that.” Yup, it’s everywhere.
So, earlier this month, when Apple announced the next iPhone would be available for pre-order on June 15th, I got in line (electronically this time). And yes, it took a bunch of refreshing, but I finally received that confirmation message. And this morning, at 5:45am, I received a message that my iPhone was on the UPS truck and would be delivered today. Ummm… who cares that I have to have surgery at some point today? Thank you Steve Jobs for keeping me distracted from that with my new toy 
[Here are some early reviews for the iPhone 4 in case you don't know what all the hype is about.]
