Oh where, oh where did my modem go?

So the old cliche is true - you don't truly realize how much you value something until it's gone, or at least missing in action. So this morning I try to log onto the internet and I keep getting a message that my modem can not be detected. It was there when I went to bed and now it is gone? Did it possibly go to Floriday to aviod the impending snow storm? Who knows, all I do know is that I had to find another place to complete my assignments for the week. Luckily I had planned on doing laundry at my parents house so I am using their computer while my clothes are being spun and tumbled. In short, I think the computer has become a bigger part of our lives then many people may recognize or want to admit. Fortunately I'm able to complete my work on a different computer, however, it did result in modifying my plans for the day - as if the weather hadn't already altered them enough.