How has the Internet changed your way of life.

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I know we all get on our computers and surf the internet highway. But it has definitely changed my way of life. I now send e-mails instead of writing letters or making phone calls. It has stopped me from developing my film and buying pictures. Now I just buy them on CD and bring it home and download it. But I guess the biggest thing I am grateful for is it's communications. When my son was in Iraq we communicated almost daily (when he was in an area he could) and we instant messaged back and forth. It saved so much money over the international calls. And I didn't have to sit and wait weeks and months for a letter from him. I remember thinking about my maternal grandmother then. She had 11 children and 8 of them were sons. All 8 served in the military. She could only sit and wait for a letter and even after receiving it she didn't know if anything had happened to them since they mailed it. I just can't imagine what I would have done without the internet while my son was gone. It made me realize what a strong and courageous woman my grand mother was. My son is going back to Iraq in January for a second tour and you can believe that I will be putting the internet to good use. Oh yes, All 8 of my uncles came home from their wars. One uncle received 2 purple hearts.