I
managed to get several chunks of multi-hour reading in over the last several
days. This is an all too rare occurrence for me lately. Readers of this blog
know how much I love to delve into books. To my consternation, there is so
little time to do it!
I
have a job that requires fairly long hours from me. In addition, as much as I
love the practice of reading and feel that it is my most important hobby, there
is also more to life. I love the outdoors, food culture and cooking, keeping
abreast of current events and various technical interests and so much more. I
devote time to family and friends. All this leaves me insufficient time to
pursue the ingestion of the written word.
Of
course, reading is indeed a very high priority! I often irresponsibly do without
sleep in my determination to conquer pages. I have also forsworn virtually all
television in an effort to gain reading time. OK, I do watch a little
television while eating breakfast and preparing for the day. This time is not
time that I would be reading anyway. Ironically, a fair amount to this
television time is spent watching Book TV!
Of
course everything is relative. I spend more time with books than do the great
majority of family, friends and coworkers. It is a priority in my life. Yet,
when I look at the rapidity that some of my fellow bloggers move through books,
I am positively green with envy!
If I
ever get to retire, and that is a long, long way off, I hope to return to the
long stretches of unfettered reading that I enjoyed in the days of my youth!
