I understand that sales are brisk on Kindles – electronic books. And as old fashioned as I am I just don't see the point. To me it's like playing air guitar. Sure it has all of the words – but little of the satisfaction of reading. There is a woman here at work that's able to read at her desk when it's slow and it's pretty easy to cover up the "book" when management walks into the room. But that's the only advantage I can see. Maybe if I were on the space shuttle or on a boat or a desert island where space was limited I could understand owning one. And they cost hundreds of dollars.

I'm sure there are other folks who love them. If so – feel free to express yourself. Myself – I'll be over in the corner with a good book.