To Suzanne and her bright and caring captain, Ralph J. Roberts, the great-grandson of Alice in Wonderland, and commander of a gigantic tanker
Suzanne Roberts and her husband Ralph J. Roberts,
founder of Comcast.
What an honor to receive an invitation to the home of the great-grandson of Alice in Wonderland, the man who, back in 1963, gave us lots of mad hatters and hares, first from Harrisburg and Tupelo, then from Philly and expanding into Sacramento and New York, growing faster than Alice after she drank from that little flask, but also the man who married Suzanne Roberts, the sweetest girl in town, and built a beautiful house on Broad Street with burgundy curtains for her and all the good people in the city of brotherly love who like to follow Alice into mysterious worlds.
These days, one no longer has to fall into a rabbit hole and get one’s clothes dirty. Today, one can see that mad, mad wonderland through a cable looking glass, night after night, and observe curious objects, rabbits of all colors that race by, and animals and cards and kings and queens who confuse and delight, who teach and preach, and who beckon everyone to open up to smart zones, to new worlds which, in reality, are older than the hills of Mississippi, Maryland, and the Mountains of Doubt.
Alice, I promise, Ralph and Suzanne and I and all the other mad hatters will think of you and toast all those who gave us delight and the chance to think outside the box.
With thanks,
Dr. Henrik Eger
These days, one no longer has to fall into a rabbit hole and get one’s clothes dirty. Today, one can see that mad, mad wonderland through a cable looking glass, night after night, and observe curious objects, rabbits of all colors that race by, and animals and cards and kings and queens who confuse and delight, who teach and preach, and who beckon everyone to open up to smart zones, to new worlds which, in reality, are older than the hills of Mississippi, Maryland, and the Mountains of Doubt.
Alice, I promise, Ralph and Suzanne and I and all the other mad hatters will think of you and toast all those who gave us delight and the chance to think outside the box.
With thanks,
Dr. Henrik Eger
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