Wednesday September 27th 2017

Today was a real do nothing kind of day and it’s all because of my current binge reading trend. I finished the book I was reading in the middle of the night or should I say today’s early morning hours. It was after ten this morning before I got the day started in slow motion. I’m not complaining. I enjoyed the book and I enjoyed today’s do nothing day.

Motorhome as evening arrives.

I used to be an avid reader. Before surfing the Internet became a thing I’d pick up a novel after supper and read until bedtime. The TV was always on and sometimes it would steal my attention, but the book was always nearby. I probably read one new and a couple of old books per week. Once the Internet stole my attention, I became a binge reader. Whenever I start reading a book I seem to dedicate more than all the available time to reading it until I’m finished. When the book is several hundred pages long, like the one I got into the last few days, that can eat up a lot of time. Once I’m near the end of the book, sleep is optional.

It is interesting to me that I haven’t really gotten into binge TV watching. I think that’s because TV has always been a secondary activity for me. The TV is always on, but it only keeps my attention for short periods of time. I have to be doing something else. On the other hand, when I’m fully into a book the TV background noise isn’t necessary. Last night the TV timed out and shut off after four hours without any changes to the controls. I knew it happened, but I didn’t stop reading.

All of this boils down to I didn’t do anything today. I was dragging for the first part of my waking day. After I woke up from an impromptu nap, I had more energy, but the usable part of the day was just about over. The next few days should be more active. I have a few things that I want to see before I leave here on Sunday. This should be the last blog entry about reading books for awhile.