So my Mom calls me yesterday and tell me she has bought the Internet.

"Cool," I replied, "Did it come in a box?"

After I calmed down a bit, she explained that she didn't actually purchase the entire Internet, just the cellular connection service though Alltel.  They live out in the boonies and the closest thing to Internet connectivity they have access to is dial-up.

While cellular connected Internet is not as nearly as cool as the thought of purchasing the entire Internet, it does bring civilization just a bit closer to my parent's house.  So in a nutshell, I'll take what I can get.