It used to be that my wife liked to sit up in bed at night and read those silly paperback romance novels before falling asleep. Last year, however, she decided to further her education online by taking a few courses. Now she studied her lessons in bed using a small laptop computer with a wireless Internet connection. If I happen to fall asleep before her, it’s no problem — she can spend a few hours working on her coursework and then shot her laptop down for the evening and get some well-deserved rest. It may not sound like much of an effort on our part, but she has managed to pass several courses with flying colors — and I’m very proud of her.