Welcome Back Tod. I'm surprised that you didn't seek a temporary position as a substitute teacher in your area.... on a day to day basis. I'm not overly impressed with the Kindle as it wasn't designed for those that lack functional movement. Is it a nice instrument ? Well Yes. I'm sure that some can work it ok and others with have finger issues. Like cell phones, computers are getting smaller and smaller. Now cell phones are getting bigger because of text messaging and keyboards. I don't believe that you can print off the Kindle yet. Best Wishes In a message dated 12/18/2010 12:31:53 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi Everybody out in the Land of Q's! Many of the old-timers here probably remember me. I kept getting kicked out by _eskimo.com_ (http://eskimo.com/) because my email was listed as a spammer (?? NO Idea why!) so I decided to re-join a while back using Gmail. So far-So good (fingers crossed). My info... My name's Tod, age 43, C5-6, 27yrs post from falling from a tree. I moved to Tucson, AZ, after 6 unhealthy years in the cold PA climate. AZ's warm, dry weather helped a lot but as I get older it seems to be getting cooler here (just getting spoiled, mostly). LOVE to travel! Been to Costa Rica 4-5 times, took public busses and ferrys to get from Seattle to the Olympic Penninsula to Victoria and Vancouver and an accessible Amtrak back to Seattle (interesting with no scheduled transports), and this summer I got my SCUBA certification and used frequent flyer miles/points (mostly from strategic credit card spending) to go to Thailand and Indonesia for my first ocean dives while touring around Bali for 3 weeks!! DAMN COOL! I taught high school biology from '96 to 2010. (Curently deciding whether to continue or change course.) Now I'm thinking abouta Kindle and decided to come out of lurking mode to get the advice of those I consider Experts... You All. I'm wondering how many of you use them. Are they useful for anything besides just "book reading" without the book? Also, I notice they have Wifi or Wifi/3G... is there a major benefit to the 3G if al you can do is load books and/or newspapers? Wouldn't you already have what you're reading loaded to memory? Or is there a web surfing capability I haven't heard about? So... It's good to see so many friends still hanging around! And I'm happy to say Hi to the "new" folks in the past year/year-point-five I haven't yet met. And Thanks A Bunch to anyone who might be able to offer Kindle insights or answers! Best wishes & Happy Holidays, friends! --Tod Santee
