About three weeks after Brian  had left Texas and at least one week after Noah had stopped talking incessantly about him. I and Noah returned home one afternoon to find two large brown cartons on the front porch. They were both addressed to Noah, and the return address was a high-tech sounding company that I was not familiar with. The boxes were heavy, and Noah could barely contain his excitement long enough to get them inside. When they opened them up, they found a computer complete with a monitor and printer. I didn't  Know much about computers, but from what I'd leaned researching my purchase for Naoh  Christmas present, this...