There wasn't much to do back in 2011; we all agree on that. Oh, there were malls and taxicabs and alcoholic drinks sold in cans at the corner store, but none of that was sufficient to quell our thirst for adventure. We stayed inside most days, back in 2011, just to hide our boredom from the rest of the world.
And then the Internet truck came. The Internet truck! We had heard of such a thing, but we had never experienced it, and not having experienced it, it was completely beyond our imagination. But here it was, in all of its yellow and blue glory, slowly -- brazenly, even -- driving down the center of the street. The exact center, right over the double yellow line. The local police looked on in awe, never even considering pulling the thing over (was that even possible?) to give it a ticket or a good talking-to. No, the Internet truck ambled on its way, more show than anything else, and we were all left to marvel.
Just as quickly as it arrived it was gone, but it had left in its wake a marvelous present: The Internet. Now, we could see the rest of the world -- or at least that portion of it that was presented to us -- from the comfort of our own bedrooms and offices and living rooms and verandas, or even from the local public library. There were movies, movies right there on the Internet, free to watch, free with the click of a button! There were things to buy, articles to read, and -- best of all, according to Martha -- pictures of cats!
Yes, 2011 turned out to be a wonderful year in the end, and all was not lost.
