What's black and white but not read much anymore? If you said newspapers then you not only remember the old riddle but also the fact that many are going bust.
Brief disclaimer: I usually do extensive research prior to blogging (one reason that it takes me awhile to do it), but have decided against that. After all, a blog isn't a scientific paper. That said, please do not expect the exact facts, figures, quotations, etc. that you have grown to know and love. There will be plenty of guestimates and a whole lotta conjecture.
Who reads the paper anymore? We get a free, compact version of it on the subway but is it effective? Are we just wasting trees and paper? Is there anything interesting anymore? We can read our news online or watch news channels that stay on around the clock or even rely on our friends on FaceBook. Who is still around to waste time devising catchy headlines and bargaining about what goes "above the fold"?
I'll admit that I never was a heavy newspaper reader -- cover to cover NAH! -- but I appreciate certain sections. I don't know what to do without book reviews or the weekender or the letters to the editor. The Op-Eds are always interesting and I find something new to learn in the Obits as well. Yeah, that may be morbid but at least I'm reading.
I wish there were something I could do to save our nation's newspapers. A part of me feels like this is just life, the growth and change that we all must face as we get older. That whole "out with the old, in with the new" mentality. Maybe I'm just old enough to have something I'd like to hold on to without a care about all the new-fangled gadgets. I don't want to read the paper on my Kindle or my iPad or even online. But, what really matters....
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
40 Adventures Before 40
At the close of another birthday celebration, I realize that I'm barely 365 days away from 40. Wow! Whatever shall I do? Well, I've decided to enjoy a Disney cruise for my 40th birthday but there are quite a few other things I want to enjoy on the way there. So, here goes -- I'll keep you posted.
- Blog once/week
- Rock Climbing Wall
- Make a quilt
- Jump off cliff at Rick’s Café
- Read the Bible
- Indoor Water Park
- Meditate
- Extreme Stock Car Driving
- Complete writing a novel
- Hot Air Balloon Ride
- Send a secret to PostSecret
- Kayak Tour
- Try Yoga
- Monument Photo Safari
- Join a book club and attend meetings
- Indoor Karting
- Belly dancing class
- White Water Rafting
- Complete design boards
- Glass Fusion
- Hot Stone Massage
- Diabetes – get involved and Step Out event
- Pottery
- Hang Gliding
- Lighthouse Tour Cruise
- Seaplane Adventure
- Discovery Helicopter Flight
- Murder Mystery Dinner
- Broadway Show
- Jet ski riding
- AIDS Walk
- Finish a puzzle book
- Complete writing a play
- 100 snapshot challenge
- Relay for the cure
- Complete scrapbook
- Plant a tree
- 200 sit-ups challenge
- 50 questions to free your mind
- Write about these experiences.
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