Every night I bore Janie to sleep, reading aloud from some book. I've managed to read about a dozen full-length books this way during the first 9 years of our marriage. Lately though, I've had trouble coming up with things to read.
She suggested I read the New Yorker. I tried, but the article put me to sleep - something about a scientific study on why investors are adverse to losing money. It was terrible, at least to me. I can't identify with being risk adverse.
And then it dawned on me that Gather presents an opportunity. I'm busy managing my groups, writing my own articles, responding to comments. I don't really get around to reading the top rated articles. Why am I reading books when I could just print off a swath of Gather's best (or are they the luckiest) articles?
Tonight I'm reading about 7 articles I've printed off - 4 pages worth.
I don't know why I didn't think of it before.
At least for now, I'm setting "Ragtime" aside. Let's see how it goes. See you tomorrow morning . . .
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Thanks, William.
My favorite thing from last night's readings was Carol Roach's Joyful Day. In spoke to my experience, as the Quakers would say. She lays the groundwork for a wonderful day by telling the reader all the long days of misery that enabled her to see it's ordinariness for the great experience it was. There was also a mantra-like quality I much appreciated.