[svnbook commit] r3187 - trunk/src/en/book

[cmpilato]

Author: cmpilato
Date: Tue Jul  1 09:25:19 2008
New Revision: 3187

Log:
Update my acks.

Modified:
   trunk/src/en/book/ch00-preface.xml

Modified: trunk/src/en/book/ch00-preface.xml
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--- trunk/src/en/book/ch00-preface.xml	(original)
+++ trunk/src/en/book/ch00-preface.xml	Tue Jul  1 09:25:19 2008
@@ -581,23 +581,18 @@
     <sect2 id="svn.preface.acks.cmpilato">
       <title>From C. Michael Pilato</title>
 
-      <para>Special thanks to Amy, my best friend and wife of nearly
+      <para>Special thanks to Amy, my best friend and wife of over
         ten incredible years, for her love and patient support, for
         putting up with the late nights, and for graciously enduring
         the version control processes I've imposed on her.  Don't
         worry, Sweetheart—you'll be a TortoiseSVN wizard in no
         time!</para>
 
-      <para>Gavin, you can probably read half of the words in this
-        book yourself now; sadly, it's the other half that provide the
-        key concepts.  But when you've finally gotten a handle on the
-        written form of this crazy language we speak, I hope you're as
-        proud of your Daddy as he is of you.</para>
-
-      <para>Aidan, what can I say?  I'm sorry this book doesn't have
-        any pictures or stories of locomotives.  I still love you,
-        son.  (And I recommend the works of Rev. W. V. Awdry to fuel
-        your current passion.)</para>
+      <para>Gavin, you're able to read half of the words in this book
+        yourself now; sadly, it's the other half that provide the key
+        concepts.  And sorry, Aidan — I couldn't find a way to
+        work Disney/Pixar characters into the text.  But Daddy loves
+        you both, and can't wait to teach you about programming.</para>
 
       <para>Mom and Dad, thanks for your constant support and
         enthusiasm.  Mom- and Dad-in-law, thanks for all of the same