There was a time a couple of decades ago when I was able to spend an entire Saturday doing nothing but reading for hours upon hours -- and not even realize that the time was gone.  But I was single, my office hours ended at 5:00 in the afternoon, and I had few outside interests.

Nowadays -- reading usually consists of snatching the time between the demands on my time from this source and the demands on my time from that source and the demands on my time from the other source.  I might get the chance to read for a few minutes just before bed, or at other times.  And I look forward to those moments.  I wish that sleeping wasn't a necessity.  Ebooks on the Palm helps enormously with this situation.

Most days, I am able to spend time in the forums.  But that's because I'm chained to a computer for approx. 10-12 hours / day.

Quote - I just think that a Conservative with a sense of humor is rare enough to observe...;)

Actually, in my experience it's been the other way around.

((I started to type in more details, and then stopped myself.  This isn't C&D.  ))

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