Dog-gone Internet

I may be young, but I do remember a time without internet. I remember the green (or orange) screens with the big block type. And while a part of me thinks that things were simpler before the world wide web, there is another part that does not know how I would survive without it. In fact, not so long ago, I had to spend two whole days without internet in my apartment. I was one phone call away from badgering some IT guy when I realized that my modem has a “Stand by” button. I am sure there is a good reason why modems have stand by buttons, but at that point, I really could not think of any (besides driving people insane). I kept wondering how on earth the button got pressed. Then as I looked over to my quadruped friends and the light bulb went off in my brain.

About two days ago, Justin and Amber were rough housing throughout the apartment. They took turns chasing and running and pouncing. I thought nothing of it since this is a common occurrence. However, I did hear a loud thud. I turned around to find Justin under my desk with stars in his eyes. Amber, apparently (although she looked quite innocent at the time) had pounced and knocked Justin into the desk. Unbeknownst to me, Justin must have hit the modem in just the right spot to hit the stand by button but not actually knock the whole thing over. If I didn’t know better, I would almost swear that they did this on purpose so I would be forced to spend more time with them at night rather than with my computer. Well played dogs….well played!