I'm not going to go so far as to say Hell has frozen over, or that I've witnessed the first sign of the coming apocalypse. But President-elect Obama's goal to make broadband accessible to every American seems much more likely given the recent news that . . . MY PARENTS HAVE DSL!!!
It's crazy. They've had dial-up since the Internet was invented! Well, probably since the mid-90's. And they have recently decided that it's desirable to go a little faster. Desirable enough to pay extra! If my parents can no longer suffer with dial-up, no American can!
This is exciting news because, in the past, I would send a big picture and it would take a half an hour to download. I was sending them funny Tina-Fey-as-Sarah-Palin videos, and they probably took an hour to download, if they even bothered.
And now, when I visit home, I won't have to refrain from checking my e-mail. I can just check it!
So Mom and Dad, congratulations and thank you! You bravely held out for years, but I don't think you will be disappointed with the speed.
Oh, and they got a fancy new iMac too!
5 comments:
Cool Blog!!! Congratulations.
Thanks . . . Uncle Panda? Is this my father?!?
um, i dont think my parends even KNOW what imac MEANS!
your parents are DEFINITELY more progressive than my clan.
Uncle Panda huh? Interesting.
Yay for George and Kathy! I am sure they are loving it! And now you can blog from your parents too!
I love that your dad is "surfing".
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