Can You Say, "Mountain View"?

Here's the truth about living in northern Indiana: it's flat. No mountains. And if there's a hill, it's just that - a hill. A speed bump in some parts of the country.

Even though I love the mountains and water, I'm not complaining about living in northern Indiana. The South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger area is a great place to raise our daughter, there's convenient eating and shopping opportunities, and if they run thin, it's not too far to Indy or Chicago. Heck, there's even water near Chicago.

Anyway... all that to say, this caught my attention: Google's bringing FREE wireless internet service to its hometown of Mountainview, California (read it here).

I love the convenience of free wireless internet access at places like Panera Bread, Fuddrucker's (no kidding!), and... let's see, Granger Community Church. But, the whole city - whether at a coffe shop, church or a stoplight (yep, I've been known to read while driving) - now, that'd be too cool!

Of course if you were in Google's hometown, you could be wireless AND view the mountains.

Even so, I'm content to sip a cup of coffee, surf the net... and watch the corn grow.