my dad was an avid reader. my mom, at almost 91, still reads 2-3 books a week. my brother and i both ended up loving to read. it's wonderful exercise for the brain and you get to visit so many different worlds and learn so many different things without ever leaving your comfortable chair. best part is that we still have libraries so anyone can afford to read as much as they want. what scares me is that so many kids don't seem to have any interest in books. there is something about the printed word that can't be replaced by technology - the comfort of a book that you can read over and over is not something that can be replaced. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 6/25/2010 7:46:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: I too read two to three books a week. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================