I admit that I first decided to watch this because I'm fascinated by obsessed with everything iPad. (No, I don't have one yet -- waiting for the 3g edition.) But a few seconds into it, my reptilian tech brain got bored and my emotional hug-somebody brain lit up. In just 112 seconds, this film says an awful lot about the spirit and humility of Virginia and her family. I find it very moving.
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Virginia has limericks in her.
Though only an ipad beginner,
Her debut was divine.
While her family drank wine
She proved she was still a word-spinner.
Posted by: JenMcGahan | May 12, 2010 at 11:55 PM