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One K. Miller informs us that "Miller" occupies seventh place on the list of most popular U.S. surnames. Whittle that horde down by a large factor to include only those whose first name begins with the letter "K," and that's still a whole lot of folks. This leaves a big pool of K. Miller email potentially sent to the wrong K. Miller, i.e. our K. Miller, who likes to post misaddressed missives that wind up in his inbox. A few:

• Someone queries a K. Miller about his experience with a recommended colon cleanser.
• A Harvard psychology professor writes a K. Miller using the phrases "Hey man" and "Congrats dude."
• A K. Miller seems reluctant to end his relationship with a woman who requests he leave her stuff on his patio for pick-up.

So if you're a K. Miller with MIA email, check with K. Miller. 'Kay, Miller?

We're usually guilty of saying the Internet should be saved from itself. But even on its most imbecilic days, the World Wide Web and its various junctions help us gain access to information, connect with people, and share ideas. That's why the idea of Net Neutrality needs to be shared far and wide. As Save the Internet.com details, we've been taking for granted open access on the Internet for decades. But big cable and telecom companies are all lobbying Congress for deep control over the express lanes on the Information Superhighway. This is about more than the freedom to share LOLs on MySpace. Hundreds of millions of people work, communicate, and connnect online every minute. The threat is real to the open exchange that helped the Web blossom in the first place. Even though it's only just little old you versus a billion-dollar cartel, you can act. No matter who or what the Internet needs to be saved from, shouldn't it be we the people who do the saving?

When Ryan Jones instant messaged with some young people and couldn't understand a "thing they were typing," it made him mad -- and inspired him to create the Internet Slang Dictionary and Translator. The site, a resource for those who find themselves befuddled or enraged by what masquerades as language on the Web today, offers translations, a dictionary, a "Website Validator," and a "Guide to Netspeak." So when you walk in the room and catch your child feverishly typing "p911," you won't be in the dark. And when you're joking with a friend who suddenly writes, "c|n>k," you'll be able to laugh knowingly and shoot back, "lawlz!"