I first met Steve Jobs years ago at a yard pool party. I was 1.excited and embarrassed by the chance to meet him in person that I could hardly whisper my name when we 2.(introduce). I watched as he swam in the pool with his son, like a regular guy, a good dad 3.(have) fun with his kids.

The second time I met him was when our children started going to school together. He was sitting in the classroom while 4.rest of us were pretending that having Steve Jobs in the room was 5. (total) normal. It was one Halloween when I realized he actually knew my name, 6. made me a little surprised. 7.(dress) like a monster, he was decorating a scary house with his wife. As I walked by with my son, Steve smiled and said, “Hi, Lisen”, My son thought I was the 8.(cool)mom in town when he realized Steve Jobs knew me.

9. then on, when I saw him holding his meetings in our neighborhood, I didn’t hesitate to smile and say hi. Steve always 10. (return) the greetings, proving that while he may have been a genius, he was also a good neighbor.

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