pavane said...

>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
>| notbob wrote:
>| > On 2009-10-07, Nancy Young > wrote:
>| >
>| >> I don't find magazines to be expensive, for the most part. Between
>| >> $10 and 20 for a year doesn't seem like a lot to me, considering
>| >> it's mailed to my door. No wonder they have so many ads, the
>| >> subscription price doesn't cover the shipping, I don't think.
>| >
>| > That may be the case, but I never subscribed. Too many periodicals
>| > start repeating after a few years, so I just bought what I wanted at
>| > better newstands. They have a few great ones in the SFBA. Literally
>| > hundreds of titles.
>|
>| Yeah, I miss the newsstands in the city. Still, buying by the
>| issue, yes, magazines are very expensive.
>|
>| > dozen mags for under $20. Besides, the internet is right here at my
>| > fingertips and it is what is really killing hard print. Ask any
>| > newspaper.
>|
>| I'm one of those dinosaurs, I love getting my newspapers and
>| my magazines to read, not online.
>
> There is no comparison with anything else we have. The
> pleasure of spreading out a newspaper and spending the first
> few minutes of one's morning existence, perhaps with some
> tea or coffee, is beyond any realm of electronic inducement.
> I can scritch the Cat when she appears, sip the tea, talk to those
> who are boorish enough to call during this ritual, and read the
> meanderings of humanity through the tactile medium of newsprint
> and absorb, without the obnoxiously brilliant glare, the stories of
> the day. Great commentary, long live Paper.
>
> pavane


My folks got the daily paper and a few other magazines but since before I
was born they subscribed to National Geographic.

When it arrived, after they went through it, we got to read it and pick a
favorite story each and read it out loud, which served as part of our
education. It taught us pronunciation, diction and definition, historic and
current events and an appreciation of nature, science and photography.

We probably had 50+ years of the issues when our folks passed on. Even
though the issues had fallen into some measure of obsolescence, we
regretted seeing them go, to the town library. We laughingly figured that
that must've made their day! NOT!

Andy