UNWIRED
I came back to L.A. from San Diego only to find that my phone line wasn't working. Neither, it turns out, are some of my neighbors' phones. The only thing worse than dial-up Internet access is no dial-up Internet access. I'm posting from Starbucks, using their Wi-Fi access, and I can pick up my email. I can't, however, reply. Thank God for cell phones.
Update: Apparently that T-Mobile service in Starbucks does let you send email. I just had some settings wrong yesterday. [Posted 3/18.]