A Better Mouse

Blowing my parents mind has become almost too easy. Myspace, Ipods, You Tube, Wikipedia--come to think of it, my mind has been thoroughly blown these past five years as well. The difference is that, while my parents admire and comprehend, for the most part, these recent developments of the on-line age, they have absolutely no interest in ever utilizing any of it. I don't blame them. Who needs a laser screen/music library to fit in your pocket, when you're still constantly struggling to work the DVD player? They've had one for five years and I still get this:

Dad- Allright, I've got it on channel three. That's the first thing!
Me- No, Dad you don't need to do that. Channel three was for VHS tapes.
Dad- Oh. Well, I've hit the menu button now and...

It's not that they're senile, it's that they don't really watch movies anymore. Hollywood, much like the internet, is not catering to people in their seventies. If I ever find my father on Myspace, I'll have a nervous breakdown.
I just like keeping them abreast of new technology. They still kick my ass in Jeopardy and I need things to make myself feel smart around them. But, like i said, it's becomming too easy to simply make them say "wow". I want to impress them with something they can use. That's why I've come up with this years Christmas gift: A wireless mouse!

Don't worry, I'm already patting myself on the back, for you. My parents may not be the most computer savy people around but they manage to use the thing everyday, without fail. For thirty bucks I can switch their surfing experience from Hundai to a Cadillac. They come out of it encouraged to continue exploring the web, and I come out looking like I spent way more money than actually have.