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Retro Moment
Having arrived early for a lunch date with a friend, I waited in the car, catching up on the Home section of the NY Times. I was absorbed by a hand-carved shelf, thinking it would be perfect in my dining room (except for its $12,000 price tag), when I heard a rap on the window. My friend had spotted me on her way to the restaurant. There I was, caught, as the last person in L.A. reading a hard copy of the newspaper. I have got to move on.
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In your defense: I’m out of sorts all day if I don’t start off with a giant mug of hot tea and a hard copy of The New York Times. Scanning each page for stories and photos of interest … is not the same on a small screen. (The environmental issues give me pause, but I do help to keep a delivery person, dispatcher and truck driver employed.) And I think reading a real newspaper makes you look smart — you could be reading any dumb thing, as people do, on your iPad.
Zissen Pesach, Wendy!
That’s a good perspective to bear in mind.
I have a giant pot of chicken stock simmering on the stove, and am about to tackle matzo balls for the Seder. Happy holiday to you, too!
Jody, a paper paper is tres chic!
So much sexier than all of the electronics in everyone’s hands. Yummy Seder, Wendy!
I’m a gadget girl, and generally an early adapter when it comes to electronics, which is why it’s surprising to be clinging to the old school.
Probably more environmentally productive to worry about living in a city where driving is the only reliable means of transportation than reading a hard-copy newspaper. The newspaper is shipped and delivered efficiently, millions of people driving their autos everywhere they need to is most definitely not efficient or environmentally friendly. America’s dependence on cars worries me greatly. While the environmental damage from driving is real and profound, what scares me the most is that there’s only so much oil out there, and more people want it these days. I’m not sure how we’re going to cope with that reality, and we appear to be moving glacially towards a less oil-dependent future. If people thought the last few years were economically terrible, imagine what the economy will look like if oil hits $200, $300, $400/barrel…
There is nothing wrong with reading a newspaper. Heck, if I could afford a Times subscription, I’d be buying one too!
So what if you’re the last person in L.A. reading an actual newspaper…who the hell cares what other people think (which is one of the great things about being single and independent anyway). Be a trendsetter…do you know how much mercury there is in our electronics, and, as mentioned earlier, isn’t it great to support the employment of others in this tough economy???
Since you’ve all been commenting on this, I have a new appreciation of the workforce that my subscription supports. Thanks!