We operate in a Web-based, XML-enabled, E-Services-conscious, Peer-Collaboration-friendly, Grid-forward-looking atmosphere. We are tormented by such questions as "Where on the Internet can I order a reliable replacement for the blade of my pencil sharpener?", or "Am I sharing music files with a convicted felon?". Anyway, my talk will only be about querying data that is distributed across a network. More specifically, about designing languages that we can use to program (and re-program) the behavior of such distributed systems. We will discuss what features are expected and beneficial in such languages. We will also discuss how to put to use past experience in distributed and concurrent software, such as work on process calculi and distributed database systems.