Can't Breathe...Must...Connect to...Internet

I thought that, being "thirtysomething," that I was the one who was supposed to freak out by lack of access to technology, but I do believe that my poor mother is more dependent on it than me! My head is still ringing from her visit, with all of the "ding-dings" signaling e-mails and various ringtones emanating from her cellphone. As my husband marveled, neither of us remember our home telephones ringing that much during high school! Hopefully, she won't discover the joys of texting anytime soon, or there won't be enough ice in Georgia to soothe her thumbs.