As I suspected, the cell reception hasn't improved much since last year's week on the lake. The family just went to tour homes in Tamarack, so I had them drop me at the local Moxie Java which is, I think, the easiest place in town to get free wifi. I've got a couple hours before they return to get some work done and maybe even read a few news stories.

Sometime during the past year I read a story that talked about increasing levels of internet addiction...sadly, I think I might be borderline in trouble. It's amazing how disconnected I feel when I can't check my e-mail. I'm having a wonderful time on the lake and it's been quite relaxing, but I want to be able to check every night to make sure I haven't got THE e-mail from O'Reilly or Oprah or whatever... Last night I was holding my computer in all kinds of awkward positions against the window, trying to pick up even the slightest hint of a signal. :p

And now I'm going to copy one of the first blogging gurus, the Evangelical Outpost, and repost a couple of my favorite entries from the past year since I'm technically on 'vacation' and that's what I saw him do when he was in the same position...