From Digital to Physical

By Catherine Ratliff
6/11/2015

The world has changed! We are now doing everything online. Yes, it is very high tech. I have no complaints. Today's brief comment is just a reflection from myself and my feelings about something as simple as reading a book. No, I'm not knocking reading. I am merely recognizing that the way we read now has certainly changed.

I am a true supporter of digital reading, via Kindle, Nook, etc. However, I fear that the physical nature of picking up an actual hard or soft copy might be a faint memory in the not so distant future. Now, do I know this as factual? No! But, I just was taken back when I drove to the local Borders in the neighborhood and it was not there anymore. Okay, perhaps I am just exaggerating the true factors of why it was gone.

It can be a convenient to just open your handheld device and start reading and then closing it back up and sticking it back into your purse for later. You don't have to worry about the darn placeholder falling out of the last page your read into your purse; wondering where you left off. You don't have to worry about the pages getting warped on the edges. Sure, I understand that. But tell me this....don't you just love the smell of the pages when they are flipped over again and again? Don't you just love to smell that literary aroma? Okay, yes...it may be getting a little weird. Sounds like a love affair with books. So today, I opted to touch a physical copy and read it. My choice is In the Bag by Kate Klise. It is a nice traveling and short to the grasp book.

The Synopsis reads: A Tale of Two Suitcases. Three Cities. Four People. And One Big Mix-up.

Hold on to your knickers...here we go!

Comments

PF Chang's

I ate out at PF Chang's with a friend this past weekend. The food was delicious. This restaurant is located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island in the mall complex. It is a perfect location for tourist when they visit. They are going to get really good business during the Waterfire Celebrations Providence hosts a few times a year. For those of you who don't know what Waterfire is....it is when art lovers or hopeless romantics from all over come through to watch the gondolas pass in the Providence River, visit local art museums and galleries, sit outside and dine at fine restaurants, etc. So since PF Chang's establishment arrived, I think it will add some extra cuisine to the already fabulous selections downtown. I grew to love PF Chang's for the first time when I visited Atlantic City, New Jersey. I went there many times when I lived in New Jersey and still frequent it now that I live in Rhode Island. I can't get enough of AC....

Rise and Shine

This was my breakfast this morning. I got tired of the traditional bagel or the two slices of white toast with peanut butter that seemed to become the norm. I was in the market early in the morning looking for a change; a new flavor to stimulate my palate and at the same time fill my body with essential vitamins and minerals. I'm not so ready to jump buildings in single bounds but this good choice of breakfast helped me tackle my eventful day. I will just leave the tall leaps and metal bending for Clark Kent (S-man).

My Cracker Jack

Hey, remember this wonderful snack? Cracker Jack . Wow. I remember when I was a kid. This snack came in a small rectangular shaped box. There was always a prize inside. Well, this bag says that you have a chance to win a diamond. All you have to do is open the bag. Needless to say, I wasn't a winner because if I was a winner, I would have started this blog off with (Whoopie!!). Well, my bag only contained a little insert with information on Susan B. Anthony. Okay. Nice. She was the nice lady on the front of golden dollars issued by the mint a few years back. I guess it will come in handy when my son does his next research report. So, to recap, I had a nice snack and learned something new at the same time.

LIFE NTERTWINED

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