I didn't tell the story about how I messed with my dad for his 60th birthday, did I?
Well, of course, none of us celebrate our birthdays; they just aren't a big deal. So he didn't want anything special for his 60th. Well, I decided it would be fun to remind him how old he is...so I programed Alexa so that when he woke up it said "Good morning. You are sixty years old today. Do you feel old? You were born in 1960. The year is 2020. And a computer is talking to you." Then he would find sticky notes all day that just had "60" written on them. In random places. His coffee maker, his steering wheel, his iced tea pitcher, his keyboard, his closet door, his bed, his chair...just everywhere. And then I got ahold of his iPad that morning, found a picture that said "60" and left that up in Chrome, so when he unlocked it, that was the first thing he saw, and then when we were eating dinner, I'd set a reminder on the Echo saying "Hey, you're 60!"
So basically I have to actually figure out something nice to do for their 35th anniversary this year.
Anyway, I enjoy messing with people.