Foreword

I think we owe my Aunt Sarah a big thank you. After all, she’s the one who inspired the book that’s about to change your computer life forever.

It was at one of those big get-togethers that occur frequently in ethnic families like mine. Hundreds of relatives gather, taking over the neighborhood and local markets to play, feast, and talk for days. Kids with parents and elders clustered around an ongoing buffet of Armenian goodness (my stomach still is full to this day), making the joyous racket that is life in motion.

Anyway, I wander into the kitchen, and there is Sarah, standing with her belly pressing against the edge of the sink, her dark hair pulled back into a bun of sorts, sleeves rolled up, elbows deep in a tub of dishes, with ...

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