One day last month I sat down at my computer, intending to write an E-mail to a friend, and saw something so astonishing my mouth literally dropped open.

My internet access is through AOL.com and AOL features celebrity news as soon as you open the site, even if you simply sign on to write e-mails or check the weather.

So I read (before I knew what I was doing) that Britney Spears had spread her legs and flashed her genitals at a crowd of celebrity watchers. She was sitting in a car.

The woman doesn't wear underwear.