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Are You Still Reading the Paper?
Lugging 2 huge bags of newspapers to the recycling bin, I wondered, why can’t I quit?
Woman with a Newspaper by Richard Diebenkorn
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You didn’t offer the “sort of” option. I feel bad for the folks who distribute the free papers at the subway, and take one even though I have no intention of reading it. They’re so insistent that people take one I have to believe that they’re paid per paper, and they’re out there no matter how terrible the weather. I just toss it in the recycling bin at work.
I’m not sure that’s reading the paper. But it’s being a considerate person.
The morning paper is such a ritual with that warm cup of coffee. Electronic news is not the same, It’s a good substitute but visually too much on a page and the annoying ads that pop up with the accidental flick of a finger. I like going out in the morning to get the paper, greet my cat, geta feel for the weather and get my crossword going at the end of my read.
I’m in love with my iPad, but I’m keeping the paper.