Dear Hard-drive,

I think I finally understand this whole need to blog .  (Given enough time I can figure lot's of things out.)  This is cyber-worlds answer to writing in a diary as a teenager.  But, instead of writing in a little flimsy book with a lock (so nobody could peek)  now we put our thoughts on a computer and welcome the country, the world....even animals and outer space to observe our deepest thoughts!  Wow!  What a revelation!  Now you understand my blog title for the day.  Maybe!  Perhaps!  Now if I could only understand why I use so many exclamation points!  Seriously!!  Just a need to be noticed, I'm sure.

I didn't have to even put any thought into what my blog for the day would be.  My pal, my buddy, my Mr. Bob was my inspiration for todays musings.  He often is, but this is like a biggy.  Big I'm telling you.  Huge!  (There I go again!!)   The man is a crazy reader.  Has been for years, but....his idea of fun reading is to read a huge book on computer technology front to back.  Back to front.  Sideways.  He will spend hours on his laptop reading cyber newspapers from a half dozen major publishers.  He can recommend the best prices on anything because he studies sales on a variety of different sites and I think....though I'm not sure about this.....in several different languages.  I on the other hand do not read to learn anything.  I'm all learned out.  I want to be entertained.  Nothing more.  I have more books than a modern day library stashed all over the house to indulge my passion for learning nothing.  I have tried my hardest over the years, and more so since he retired 6 or 7 years ago to just read.  Simply read for the heck of it!  His excuse has always been, "I can't start a book because I get 

to interested in it and can't stop till I've finished it."  I've heard him say that at least a trillion times!  This man is retired!  We don't do anything except go run errands and shop once a week.  We do nothing!  It's winter....he doesn't even have a weed to pull.   Remember the Rolling Stones song, "Time Is On Our Side, yes it is....timeeee...ee...mmmmmee is on our side

....ohhh, I guess nobody can hear me singing.  Well, anyhow...I was making a point.  Soooooo, last night while he was "studing" his laptop, I slipped a book in front of him titled "Whiskey Sour" by J.A. Konrath.  It's a nice little mystery/thriller with a drink name.  What man could resist that.   This time I didn't even bother suggesting, I optained his attention the way wives have done husbands for zillions of years.  I ordered him to read it.  Than I walked away.  So easy!  He started reading and lo & behold, he even took it to bed with him.  He fluffed up several pillows to make his nesting/reading spot quite comfortable and proceeded to read for at least another hour or so.   Myself, I'm a very simple bedtime reading.  I don't fluff anything.  I lay on my side in my basic sleeping position, prop my book on the bed, try not to drool on my arm and when I get sleepy all I have to do is turn my light off and drop my book.  No rearranging anything, no needless fluffing, no rearranging covers.  I just nod off.  But, since he's a novice bedtime reader, I allow him his own system.  I'm proud to say, old dogs CAN learn new tricks.  At least my old dog can.

Speaking of reading.....there's several books with my name on them calling out.   So, dear hard-drive, until tomorrow.  Good-day and good luck.