tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35408181.post1670993893763170988..comments2023-05-06T09:21:25.424-04:00Comments on Probably Because I Have To HAS MOVED: Tonight I'm Not Texting, Chatting, Clicking, Flipping, Typing, Watching or Screen-touchingJonathan Mendelsohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10841420446081494306noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35408181.post-12969738862359836022010-11-21T20:41:43.927-05:002010-11-21T20:41:43.927-05:00R, Bill Clinton was on Elvis Costello's wonder...R, Bill Clinton was on Elvis Costello's wonderful TV show "Spectacle" tonight (though I think it was a repeat) and he was talking about the value of music in school, for creativity, for discipline, for all kinds of things. I'm feeling that way about reading these days. If I ever had that kind of influence I'd love to make that my mission - to get more folks reading. And I think it would be fun (ie. challenging) to aim at the group that reads fiction least: grown men!Jonathan Mendelsohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841420446081494306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35408181.post-76633861235120577472010-11-21T20:34:57.870-05:002010-11-21T20:34:57.870-05:00But still... you know? My point exactly!But still... you know? My point exactly!Jonathan Mendelsohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841420446081494306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35408181.post-23637187909957855632010-11-21T20:29:52.286-05:002010-11-21T20:29:52.286-05:00Thanks Jon...your reasons may just inspire me to r...Thanks Jon...your reasons may just inspire me to read tonight. (Although, admittedly, it will be after watching Desperate Housewives, and I'll likely fall asleep before I've completed nary a chapter. But still...!)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738371856610949583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35408181.post-7421360542122314502010-11-07T00:37:19.587-04:002010-11-07T00:37:19.587-04:00like drinking red wine or sitting by the sea. tota...like drinking red wine or sitting by the sea. totally. so peaceful. good one!Jonathan Mendelsohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841420446081494306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35408181.post-89042137409938862392010-11-06T23:59:14.901-04:002010-11-06T23:59:14.901-04:00i love it. going to put it on the fridge. yup. ver...i love it. going to put it on the fridge. yup. very well said. i'm trying to think of another reason, but i can't. all of mine are just variations on yours. except maybe i would add that is is peaceful. ahh.johannanoreply@blogger.com