Tethered

This morning I woke up early to write on the computer. It's a daily routine for me: wake up a few hours before everyone, do some reading, do some writing, get ready, do a few loads of laundry, pay bills if needed, etc.

Most of these things I do on the computer.

My new computer.

The one that's all mine.

(PS: I just got my own laptop for the first time. Until now, I've been sharing a computer with the kids. Our 6 kids. Not super easy, I might add.)

Only this morning my computer wouldn't connect/identify the wireless router.

I can't stand computer problems.

But you know what's worse than having computer problems?

Having someone else use your computer and then having computer problems.

You see, Dave was the last one to use my computer. (Did I mention it's MY computer? Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine!!!!!!!!)

So somewhere between Dave's use and this morning, my computer decided to stop connecting to our wireless router, aka THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

In other words, I could use my computer just fine . . . if I wanted to write an essay in WORD!

But otherwise, I was without an internet connection . . .

to THE WORLD WIDE WEB!

Which, in 2010, is pretty much like having a dead phone line OR no electricity. (And that's not hyperbole/overstatment/drama people!)

I guess it's not really all that bad though. Our internet connection is still "live" or working. 

I'm not without a phone line or electricity.

I can still connect to the WORLD WIDE WEB.

I just have to LITERALLY connect to it--AKA "run a 16-inch cord from my computer to the WALL near our computer desk (yes, 16 inch)."

So as I sit here and write this morning--tethered to the internet and wall, I realize that I have never fully appreciated the whole "wireless" concept.

Phones without cords.

Game controllers without cords.

Computers without cords.

Really, think about it: wireless technology may be one of the greatest inventions known to humankind--EVER!

Well, aside from Lucha wrestling . . .