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Nancy Young[_2_] Nancy Young[_2_] is offline
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pavane wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote


>> 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.


I enjoyed reading that. Even on the computer.

nancy