Thursday, February 16, 2012

Rediscovering reading



Lately I have noticed that Im in a rut with my use of my 'toys', my iPad, iPhone, computer and TV. I realized that Im kind of desperate for entertainment. I waste time watching meaningless drivel. I find myself going to the same sites on the internet, news sites, Facebook etc and then can't think of anyplace else I want to explore. This may be just part of the chemo malaise. A friend said recently that she doesn't like to spend a lot of time on the net. She prefers a good old fashioned book in her hands. That inspired me to spend a couple of hours at Barnes and Noble. I picked up four bargain books and came home and settled in to one of my forgotten favorite pass times... reading.
I got lucky. The first book I opened was a very well written book called The Daily Coyote by Shreve Stockton.http://www.dailycoyote.net/ It is about a woman who when traveling back to her home in New York City from San Francisco, discovered Wyoming and decided to move there.  A friend gave her a new born Coyote pup who's family had been killed by coyote hunters. This woman is a very good writer. I felt like I had lived that year with her. She not only described the coyote raising experience, she also described the experience of living in a town of 300 people in the middle of Wyoming.  I finished the 263 page book in 2 days.
I can't wait to start the next one. 

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