As a social activity I really enjoy sitting in my gazebo with someone, sharing a glass of wine, looking at the sky, hearing my garden fountain and watching and feeling the breeze.
--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > I don't mean to sound negative about all of this. I enjoy > > TV and movies from time to time. Just rented True Grit, > > take two, and will probably enjoy it. I have purchased DVDs > > for the "Castle", "Burn Notice", and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" > > TV shows in the past year. Also really enjoyed Ricky > > Gervais' "Extras". > > I was just wondering, because the older I get, the less > compelling I find most TV fare and most films compared to > good reading. Reading seems more involving somehow than > passively sitting in front of a screen. Even as a social > activity, I'd far rather read to someone or have them > read to me than watch TV or a film with them (although > that can be fun once in a while). > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I haven't figured > > > > out why people seem to be obsessed with reading books. I > > > > can't recall the last time I read one cover to cover - it > > > > has easily been years. Perhaps they are a fun distraction > > > > for overactive minds - I don't know. > > > > > > Just out of curiosity, do you feel the same way about TV > > > and films? >
