Peter: Maybe my favorite comment in the thread, Peter. Thanks.

Peter: Maybe my favorite comment in the thread, Peter. Thanks.

There is also the way we use computers to consider. We are used to BROWSING, not necessarily reading. We surf the web with 20 windows open, CTRL Tab jumping from one to another. When you are used to using a medium one way, the habit carries over to sites rich with text.

Then of course, reading on a screen can be tiresome and an eye strain. I’d love to get a Kindle and try that out, it seems to offer the best of both worlds, but I’ll have to wait till its in my price range.

Very thought provoking post, Sean.
And oh yeah, a VERY subtle diaper reference :)

There is also the way we use computers to consider. We are used to BROWSING, not necessarily reading. We surf the web with 20 windows open, CTRL Tab jumping from one to another. When you are used to using a medium one way, the habit carries over to sites rich with text.

Then of course, reading on a screen can be tiresome and an eye strain. I’d love to get a Kindle and try that out, it seems to offer the best of both worlds, but I’ll have to wait till its in my price range.

Very thought provoking post, Sean.
And oh yeah, a VERY subtle diaper reference :)

Kwek: I think it’s infinitely more comfortable to read a book, just not nearly as convenient (for me right now). My eyes are never as tired.

Tammy: No doubt, it is all about balance.

Maya: Thanks for telling me about growing up, Maya. That’s really interesting. When I was little, my parents had a flower shop next to a bookstore. I used to spend entire afternoons in the bookstore getting lost in words. I’d probably be a different person today without such easy access.

Ruth: That’s true, Ruth. Successful blogging calls for reading the material of others, and that is most often morsels rather than meals (well said). I’ve been trying to be better, and am halfway through my third book of the year, so I think I’m doing well.

Bamboo: You’re awesome, Bamboo. Hats off. i’ve started following far less blogs myself because, I too, want to start absorbing every word rather than simply allowing them to fall in front of my eyes.

Lisa: I couldn’t agree more. It’s sad with the amount of quality literature available, we’re still fixed on the same old same old. I love the classics, but if I had been exposed to only them, I wouldn’t ever have been the reader, or the writer, that i am today.

Randi: Very true. Books are far more tangible than online text is. For now. I can only imagine what’s just past the furthest horizon we can see, but I have a feeling they’ll find a way to add a more tactile experience to online reading.

Patricia: Sigh. The Kindle never worked out, but I’m looking forward to maybe getting one by the holidays this year. Even at its best, I don’t think the technology’s there yet, but I think it will be soon.

Kristin: I’d never heard Chuck say that, but I love it! It’s true to the core. I have those two types of reading myself. I never curl up with my laptop. I would call myself a sit back writer on a sit forward writing device as well.

Kwek: I think it’s infinitely more comfortable to read a book, just not nearly as convenient (for me right now). My eyes are never as tired.

Tammy: No doubt, it is all about balance.

Maya: Thanks for telling me about growing up, Maya. That’s really interesting. When I was little, my parents had a flower shop next to a bookstore. I used to spend entire afternoons in the bookstore getting lost in words. I’d probably be a different person today without such easy access.

Ruth: That’s true, Ruth. Successful blogging calls for reading the material of others, and that is most often morsels rather than meals (well said). I’ve been trying to be better, and am halfway through my third book of the year, so I think I’m doing well.

Bamboo: You’re awesome, Bamboo. Hats off. i’ve started following far less blogs myself because, I too, want to start absorbing every word rather than simply allowing them to fall in front of my eyes.

Lisa: I couldn’t agree more. It’s sad with the amount of quality literature available, we’re still fixed on the same old same old. I love the classics, but if I had been exposed to only them, I wouldn’t ever have been the reader, or the writer, that i am today.

Randi: Very true. Books are far more tangible than online text is. For now. I can only imagine what’s just past the furthest horizon we can see, but I have a feeling they’ll find a way to add a more tactile experience to online reading.

Patricia: Sigh. The Kindle never worked out, but I’m looking forward to maybe getting one by the holidays this year. Even at its best, I don’t think the technology’s there yet, but I think it will be soon.

Kristin: I’d never heard Chuck say that, but I love it! It’s true to the core. I have those two types of reading myself. I never curl up with my laptop. I would call myself a sit back writer on a sit forward writing device as well.

Of course, websites are the classic “sit forward” medium, while print is the classic “sit back” one. For a long time I resisted starting a blog for this very reason: my content didn’t seem to fit the form. But here I am now, 100+ posts later—a “sit back” writer relying on a “sit forward” delivery device. Sigh. It seems like the two will gradually become more and more compatible—they have to, don’t they?—but sometimes it’s hard to imagine.

P.S. Deep down, I’m still a book person. I love to read them, I long to write them, and there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing my three girls devour one book after another, reminding me of my own childhood.

Kristin T. (@kt_writes)’s last blog post..A magic morning (and a realistic outlook)

Of course, websites are the classic “sit forward” medium, while print is the classic “sit back” one. For a long time I resisted starting a blog for this very reason: my content didn’t seem to fit the form. But here I am now, 100+ posts later—a “sit back” writer relying on a “sit forward” delivery device. Sigh. It seems like the two will gradually become more and more compatible—they have to, don’t they?—but sometimes it’s hard to imagine.

P.S. Deep down, I’m still a book person. I love to read them, I long to write them, and there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing my three girls devour one book after another, reminding me of my own childhood.

Kristin T. (@kt_writes)’s last blog post..A magic morning (and a realistic outlook)