FedEx has added a note to my online tracking that I’ve never noticed before (or I just haven’t received a FedEx package in a long time):

Oct 3, 2008 9:50 pm Departed FedEx location BROOKLYN, NY
Next scheduled tracking update: Oct 4, 2008

In other words, “This thing is on a truck.  We won’t be scanning it again until tomorrow.  Go to bed.”

Of course, once October 4th rolled around, I still spent all day refreshing the tracking page and staring out the window until I saw the truck.  This still doesn’t quite solve the “Aww, still in Memphis.” problem, but it’s a step.