Day 215 - Chillen with the future

I love my new TOY!! I love to read which by the way is not something I did at ALL until I got married and my wife slowly introduced me to novels. Growing up I saw my parents read one book the Bible and ONLY the Bible. I remember reading a few books as kids but I was never taught how to enjoy a book - to slowly let the words create a play in your mind --- My wife encouraged me to TRY - I avoided it mainly because I was a slow reader, I had a big vocab range but slow reader - Once I tried it I was hooked - Now 16+ years later I can out read my wife by almost double when just sitting and reading - I love to devour books -

 Once they started coming out with digital books I was LIKE OH YEAH!!! my wife LIKE OH NOOO - I understand her reason a old book or page on a book has it's appeal and enjoyment - There is a scene (paraphrased best of my memory sorry Trekkies ) in Star Trek the Next Generation where the captain Picard is reading a book when the Data walks in and needs him - he puts the book under a protective glass and Data asks "why not just read it on the screen?" Captain - "There is something about the feel and smell of a real book Data that just makes it more real." --

I knew then and even more so now books, papers, and magazines that are printed in paper are only a few years from extinction - sad on may accounts but understandable on many other accounts - Well I love mine and will continue to buy and I am even working on writing a E-Book - Let the future be now (Engage) - Trekkie reference :)