Comments on The Life of a Father of Five: I Used to Read

NEVER read anything by Steven King. NEVER watched...

2012-01-22T22:04:52.513-06:00

NEVER read anything by Steven King. NEVER watched a horror movie... unless you count "Psycho". I scare easily!

But, I do love to read, and consider myself somewhat avid through most of my adult years, although sometimes sporadic.

The key... always keep a book available, and keep the TV off as much as possible.

I try to continually stretch my interests, by mixing in some books, ocassionally, that aren't at the top of my interst level, but that I feel makes me a better person in some way. For example, the last Presidential election, I read a book (or at least part of a book) written by both candidates. Not my favorite reading, and it didn't sway my vote, but I felt like I "knew" the candidates better. Check out my "Reading List" tab on the blog... pretty ecclectic, I think.

May I suggest such a tab on your blog? I find it interesting to chronicle my reads over the past several years... I think you would, too, if you're reKINDLEing your practice of reading!

I have enjoyed this post to the fullest. There is ...

2012-01-19T10:47:11.776-06:00

I have enjoyed this post to the fullest. There is no place in my for anything horror-ish. I switch off very fast as soon as I see appearances of it in a distance. I however have found "hounded" on discovery I.d quite tolerable.

I remember when we watched that Salem's Lot mo...

2012-01-18T22:54:23.117-06:00

I remember when we watched that Salem's Lot movie... and I was scared for YEARS!!! I STILL won't watch that movie, and hate anything vampire!!! I remember sleeping with the sheets wrapped up around my neck to protect me from vampire bites!!!

How wonderful that you rediscovered your joy of reading!!! I can't wait (or can I???!!!???) to find out about some of the things you are reading!

Sis

David, Why is Wikipedia (and 3,000 other web site...

2012-01-18T10:45:58.711-06:00

David,
Why is Wikipedia (and 3,000 other web sites) off for 24 hrs in protest of SOPA, and your blog is still up? What gives? Why do you hate America?
Co-Worker

Ahhh... DFB - you may have been much closer to the...

2012-01-18T06:55:13.400-06:00

Ahhh... DFB - you may have been much closer to the answer than you realized when you said you hope this post will reKINDLE your reading flame!!

Bwa-ha-ha-ha!!

Stay tuned!

I'm with you and Idaho Dad. I used to love to...

2012-01-17T15:01:40.347-06:00

I'm with you and Idaho Dad. I used to love to read as a kid, when the scholatic book fair came, I was begging my parents to let me buy 10-20 books at a time and would read each one of them. Now, reading is more of a chore than anything and after a long day, zoning out with a mindless TV show is such an easy alternative to actually reading. It sucks, hopefully I'll rekindle the flame because of this post.

I actually did read Catcher in the Rye. Complete ...

2012-01-16T23:07:42.073-06:00

I actually did read Catcher in the Rye. Complete waste of time.

Anyway, I'm like you. I gobbled up books as a kid. During the summer I'd read 20 or 30.

Now? Too little time and energy. And I'm only a Father of Two! I find it far too enticing to watch a short TV show at bedtime rather than read for 20 minutes. It's all my energy levels can handle at that time of night.

I keep meaning to have a "Reading Day" where all the kids and I do is read. No computer, no TV, no games. Just books. Hmmm... Maybe this week.