Just got connected to Comcast's Triple Play service: Digital phone, HD TV (including On Demand and DVR), and the Intarweb thingy, which on first play seems nice and fast. I feel connected to civilization again!
Coincidentally our new TV also arrived.
P.S. My SSN finally arrived, so I'm a bona fide American worker now and can start earning (and paying tax)... (I have already memorized the number - it's '5'... (Iron Man joke.)).
P.P.S And I found a Starbucks coffee that I like - the fresh drip Pike Place Roast - stronger and cheaper than the Americano.